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| GDP (PPP) per capita (2020): 13,338.01 Int. Dollar | Population (2020): 83,992,953 | HDI (2020): 0.78 |
ND-GAIN Country Index rank
78
Score: 50.0
Vulnerability
0.389
Readiness
0.389
The low vulnerability score and high readiness score of Iran places it in the lower-right quadrant of the ND-GAIN Matrix. Adaptation challenges still exist, but Iran is well positioned to adapt. Iran is the 125th most vulnerable country and the 102nd most ready country.
ND-GAIN Ranking since 1995
| Year | 95 | 96 | 97 | 98 | 99 | 00 | 01 | 02 | 03 | 04 | 05 | 06 | 07 | 08 | 09 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ranking | 87 | 87 | 87 | 88 | 88 | 86 | 85 | 80 | 77 | 75 | 78 | 80 | 73 | 69 | 79 | 80 | 80 | 81 | 79 | 70 | 68 | 62 | 64 | 75 | 77 | 78 |
| Indicator | 2001 to 2020 | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Vulnerability | 0.389 | |
| Food | 0.441 | |
| Projected change of cereal yields | 0.708 | |
| Projected population change | 0.197 | |
| Food import dependency | 0.405 | |
| Rural population | 0.260 | |
| Agriculture capacity | 0.895 | |
| Child malnutrition | 0.182 | |
| Water | 0.302 | |
| Projected change of annual runoff | 0 | |
| Projected change of annual groundwater recharge | 0.206 | |
| Fresh water withdrawal rate | 0.611 | |
| Water dependency ratio | 0.068 | |
| Dam capacity | 0.866 | |
| Access to reliable drinking water | 0.062 | |
| Health | 0.400 | |
| Projected change of deaths from climate change induced diseases | 0.212 | |
| Projected change in vector-borne diseases | 0.659 | |
| Dependency on external resource for health services | 0.001 | |
| Slum population | 0.259 | |
| Medical staff | 0.868 | |
| Access to improved sanitation facilities | - | |
| Ecosystem Services | 0.474 | |
| Projected change of biome distribution | 0.565 | |
| Projected change of marine biodiversity | 0.361 | |
| Natural capital dependency | 0.245 | |
| Ecological footprint | 0.324 | |
| Protected biome | 0.453 | |
| Engagement in international environmental conventions | 0.895 | |
| Human Habitat | 0.457 | |
| Projected change of warm periods | 0.121 | |
| Projected change of flood hazard | 0.604 | |
| Urban concentration | 0.740 | |
| Age dependency ratio | 0.445 | |
| Quality of trade and transport infrastructure | 0.572 | |
| Paved roads | 0.259 | |
| Infrastructure | 0.261 | |
| Projected change of hydropower generation capacity | 0.459 | |
| Projected change of sea level rise impacts | 0.071 | |
| Dependency on imported energy | 0.564 | |
| Population living under 5m above sea level | 0.074 | |
| Electricity access | 0 | |
| Disaster preparedness | 0.400 |