Japan

GDP (PPP) per capita (2022): 47,118.39 Int. Dollar Population (2022): 125,124,989 HDI (2022): 0.92
ND-GAIN Country Index rank 18
Score: 66.5
Vulnerability 0.360
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 142nd most vulnerable country and the 13th 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
Ranking
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16
16
17
16
17
17
19
16
17
16
13
14
14
14
10
11
11
11
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
18
Denotes worst scores
Indicator 2003 to 2022 Score
Vulnerability
0.360
Food
0.244
Projected change of cereal yields
0.798
Projected population change
0.047
Food import dependency
0.136
Rural population
0.087
Agriculture capacity
0.394
Child malnutrition
0
Water
0.322
Projected change of annual runoff
0.868
Projected change of annual groundwater recharge
0.290
Fresh water withdrawal rate
0.156
Water dependency ratio
0
Dam capacity
0.607
Access to reliable drinking water
0.014
Health
0.190
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
0.474
Access to improved sanitation facilities
0.009
Ecosystem Services
0.466
Projected change of biome distribution
0.659
Projected change of marine biodiversity
1.000
Natural capital dependency
0.008
Ecological footprint
0.387
Protected biome
0.261
Engagement in international environmental conventions
0.482
Human Habitat
0.531
Projected change of warm periods
0.365
Projected change of flood hazard
0.763
Urban concentration
0.913
Age dependency ratio
0.696
Quality of trade and transport infrastructure
0.205
Paved roads
0.241
Infrastructure
0.406
Projected change of hydropower generation capacity
0.435
Projected change of sea level rise impacts
0.350
Dependency on imported energy
0.898
Population living under 5m above sea level
0.752
Electricity access
0
Disaster preparedness
0