Iran

GDP (PPP) per capita (2023): 17,659.87 Int. Dollar Population (2023): 90,608,707 HDI (2023): 0.80
ND-GAIN Country Index rank 87
Score: 48.2
Vulnerability 0.376
Readiness 0.341

The low vulnerability score and low readiness score of Iran places it in the lower-left quadrant of the ND-GAIN Matrix. Relative to other countries, its current vulnerabilities are manageable but improvements in readiness will help it better adapt to future challenges. Iran is the 122nd most vulnerable country and the 111th 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 21 22 23
Ranking
78
78
80
79
80
76
68
63
63
58
63
67
64
61
72
74
73
72
71
67
65
60
61
75
79
80
84
85
87
Denotes worst scores
Indicator 2004 to 2023 Score
Vulnerability
0.376
Food
0.451
Projected change of cereal yields
0.708
Projected population change
0.197
Food import dependency
0.468
Rural population
0.245
Agriculture capacity
0.910
Child malnutrition
0.178
Water
0.304
Projected change of annual runoff
0
Projected change of annual groundwater recharge
0.206
Fresh water withdrawal rate
0.620
Water dependency ratio
0.068
Dam capacity
0.875
Access to reliable drinking water
0.059
Health
0.444
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
0.014
Slum population
-
Medical staff
0.889
Access to improved sanitation facilities
-
Ecosystem Services
0.473
Projected change of biome distribution
0.565
Projected change of marine biodiversity
0.361
Natural capital dependency
0.245
Ecological footprint
0.319
Protected biome
0.453
Engagement in international environmental conventions
0.895
Human Habitat
0.469
Projected change of warm periods
0.121
Projected change of flood hazard
0.604
Urban concentration
0.755
Age dependency ratio
0.405
Quality of trade and transport infrastructure
0.667
Paved roads
0.259
Infrastructure
0.117
Projected change of hydropower generation capacity
0.459
Projected change of sea level rise impacts
0.071
Dependency on imported energy
0
Population living under 5m above sea level
0.056
Electricity access
0
Disaster preparedness
-