Kiribati

GDP (PPP) per capita (2023): 3,546.92 Int. Dollar Population (2023): 132,530 HDI (2023): 0.64
ND-GAIN Country Index rank 119
Score: 42.8
Vulnerability 0.557
Readiness 0.413

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 23rd most vulnerable country and the 83rd 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
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99
95
101
98
97
95
97
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96
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117
112
124
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132
120
129
134
112
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119
117
127
112
124
123
125
119
Denotes worst scores
Indicator 2004 to 2023 Score
Vulnerability
0.557
Food
0.555
Projected change of cereal yields
0.781
Projected population change
0.331
Food import dependency
0.661
Rural population
0.455
Agriculture capacity
0.955
Child malnutrition
0.145
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
0.582
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
0.523
Slum population
-
Medical staff
0.879
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
0.562
Projected change of warm periods
0.110
Projected change of flood hazard
0.977
Urban concentration
0.545
Age dependency ratio
0.616
Quality of trade and transport infrastructure
-
Paved roads
-
Infrastructure
0.529
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
0.041
Disaster preparedness
0.075