Japan

GDP (PPP) per capita (2020): 42,390.38 Int. Dollar Population (2020): 125,836,021 HDI (2020): 0.92
ND-GAIN Country Index rank 19
Score: 65.5
Vulnerability 0.379
Readiness 0.690

The low vulnerability score and high readiness score of Japan places it in the lower-right quadrant of the ND-GAIN Matrix. Adaptation challenges still exist, but Japan is well positioned to adapt. Japan is the 133rd most vulnerable country and the 11th most ready country.

ND-GAIN Ranking since 1995

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19
Denotes worst scores
Indicator 2001 to 2020 Score
Vulnerability
0.379
Food
0.248
Projected change of cereal yields
0.798
Projected population change
0.047
Food import dependency
0.163
Rural population
0.089
Agriculture capacity
0.388
Child malnutrition
0
Water
0.379
Projected change of annual runoff
0.868
Projected change of annual groundwater recharge
0.290
Fresh water withdrawal rate
0.160
Water dependency ratio
0
Dam capacity
0.939
Access to reliable drinking water
0.015
Health
0.217
Projected change of deaths from climate change induced diseases
0
Projected change in vector-borne diseases
0.658
Dependency on external resource for health services
0
Slum population
0
Medical staff
0.451
Access to improved sanitation facilities
0.190
Ecosystem Services
0.470
Projected change of biome distribution
0.659
Projected change of marine biodiversity
1.000
Natural capital dependency
0.008
Ecological footprint
0.413
Protected biome
0.261
Engagement in international environmental conventions
0.482
Human Habitat
0.526
Projected change of warm periods
0.365
Projected change of flood hazard
0.763
Urban concentration
0.911
Age dependency ratio
0.685
Quality of trade and transport infrastructure
0.192
Paved roads
0.241
Infrastructure
0.436
Projected change of hydropower generation capacity
0.435
Projected change of sea level rise impacts
0.350
Dependency on imported energy
0.977
Population living under 5m above sea level
0.731
Electricity access
0
Disaster preparedness
0.126