We are interested in your feedback about the index. We are also interested in your feedback about the website and/or any issue you have found navigating it:
Contact usMalaysia
| GDP (PPP) per capita (2023): 36,416.54 Int. Dollar | Population (2023): 35,126,298 | HDI (2023): 0.82 |
ND-GAIN Country Index rank
50
Score: 55.4
Vulnerability
0.367
Readiness
0.474
The low vulnerability score and high readiness score of Malaysia places it in the lower-right quadrant of the ND-GAIN Matrix. Adaptation challenges still exist, but Malaysia is well positioned to adapt. Malaysia is the 136th most vulnerable country and the 57th 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 | 55 | 53 | 53 | 53 | 54 | 55 | 55 | 55 | 54 | 52 | 61 | 56 | 56 | 68 | 64 | 56 | 57 | 48 | 46 | 39 | 44 | 49 | 54 | 49 | 47 | 50 | 51 | 50 | 50 |
| Indicator | 2004 to 2023 | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Vulnerability | 0.367 | |
| Food | 0.473 | |
| Projected change of cereal yields | 0.972 | |
| Projected population change | 0.258 | |
| Food import dependency | 0.127 | |
| Rural population | 0.229 | |
| Agriculture capacity | 0.797 | |
| Child malnutrition | 0.455 | |
| Water | 0.291 | |
| Projected change of annual runoff | 0.512 | |
| Projected change of annual groundwater recharge | 0.326 | |
| Fresh water withdrawal rate | 0.010 | |
| Water dependency ratio | 0 | |
| Dam capacity | 0.837 | |
| Access to reliable drinking water | 0.061 | |
| Health | 0.342 | |
| 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 | |
| Slum population | - | |
| Medical staff | 0.818 | |
| Access to improved sanitation facilities | 0.142 | |
| Ecosystem Services | 0.369 | |
| Projected change of biome distribution | 0.376 | |
| Projected change of marine biodiversity | 0.374 | |
| Natural capital dependency | 0.085 | |
| Ecological footprint | 0.303 | |
| Protected biome | 0.347 | |
| Engagement in international environmental conventions | 0.729 | |
| Human Habitat | 0.488 | |
| Projected change of warm periods | 0.564 | |
| Projected change of flood hazard | 0.663 | |
| Urban concentration | 0.771 | |
| Age dependency ratio | 0.380 | |
| Quality of trade and transport infrastructure | 0.359 | |
| Paved roads | 0.193 | |
| Infrastructure | 0.239 | |
| Projected change of hydropower generation capacity | 0.417 | |
| Projected change of sea level rise impacts | 0.103 | |
| Dependency on imported energy | 0 | |
| Population living under 5m above sea level | 0.612 | |
| Electricity access | 0 | |
| Disaster preparedness | 0.300 |