Kiribati

GDP (PPP) per capita (2022): 3,314.94 Int. Dollar Population (2022): 131,232 HDI (2022): 0.63
ND-GAIN Country Index rank 122
Score: 43.6
Vulnerability 0.572
Readiness 0.444

The high vulnerability score and high readiness score of Kiribati places it in the upper-right quadrant of the ND-GAIN Matrix. It is on the road to responding effectively to climate change, but the adaptation needs and urgency to act are greater. Kiribati is the 17th most vulnerable country and the 80th 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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122
Denotes worst scores
Indicator 2003 to 2022 Score
Vulnerability
0.572
Food
0.556
Projected change of cereal yields
0.781
Projected population change
0.331
Food import dependency
0.661
Rural population
0.463
Agriculture capacity
0.954
Child malnutrition
0.143
Water
-
Projected change of annual runoff
-
Projected change of annual groundwater recharge
-
Fresh water withdrawal rate
-
Water dependency ratio
0
Dam capacity
-
Access to reliable drinking water
0.868
Health
0.628
Projected change of deaths from climate change induced diseases
0.091
Projected change in vector-borne diseases
0.658
Dependency on external resource for health services
0.764
Slum population
-
Medical staff
0.869
Access to improved sanitation facilities
0.761
Ecosystem Services
-
Projected change of biome distribution
-
Projected change of marine biodiversity
1.000
Natural capital dependency
-
Ecological footprint
-
Protected biome
0.532
Engagement in international environmental conventions
0.951
Human Habitat
0.570
Projected change of warm periods
0.110
Projected change of flood hazard
0.977
Urban concentration
0.537
Age dependency ratio
0.654
Quality of trade and transport infrastructure
-
Paved roads
-
Infrastructure
0.533
Projected change of hydropower generation capacity
-
Projected change of sea level rise impacts
1.000
Dependency on imported energy
-
Population living under 5m above sea level
1.000
Electricity access
0.057
Disaster preparedness
0.075