Iran

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
Denotes worst scores
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