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| GDP (PPP) per capita (2021): 16,484.08 Int. Dollar | Population (2021): 87,923,432 | HDI (2021): 0.77 |
ND-GAIN Country Index rank
83
Score: 50.1
Vulnerability
0.379
Readiness
0.381
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 121st most vulnerable country and the 106th 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ranking | 88 | 88 | 88 | 88 | 88 | 87 | 86 | 83 | 82 | 80 | 79 | 82 | 74 | 70 | 79 | 83 | 80 | 80 | 80 | 72 | 70 | 63 | 65 | 79 | 81 | 83 | 83 |
| Indicator | 2002 to 2021 | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Vulnerability | 0.379 | |
| Food | 0.443 | |
| Projected change of cereal yields | 0.708 | |
| Projected population change | 0.197 | |
| Food import dependency | 0.405 | |
| Rural population | 0.255 | |
| Agriculture capacity | 0.899 | |
| Child malnutrition | 0.195 | |
| 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 | 0.868 | |
| Access to reliable drinking water | 0.062 | |
| Health | 0.435 | |
| 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 | |
| Slum population | - | |
| Medical staff | 0.870 | |
| 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 | 0.326 | |
| Protected biome | 0.453 | |
| Engagement in international environmental conventions | 0.895 | |
| Human Habitat | 0.456 | |
| Projected change of warm periods | 0.121 | |
| Projected change of flood hazard | 0.604 | |
| Urban concentration | 0.745 | |
| Age dependency ratio | 0.435 | |
| Quality of trade and transport infrastructure | 0.572 | |
| Paved roads | 0.259 | |
| Infrastructure | 0.164 | |
| 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 | 0.400 |