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GDP (PPP) per capita (2021): 28,929.47 Int. Dollar | Population (2021): 33,573,874 | HDI (2021): 0.80 |
ND-GAIN Country Index rank
49
Score: 56.9
Vulnerability
0.369
Readiness
0.507
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 54th 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 |
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Ranking | 49 | 49 | 52 | 53 | 54 | 55 | 50 | 48 | 47 | 47 | 52 | 54 | 53 | 53 | 54 | 48 | 49 | 44 | 43 | 37 | 37 | 43 | 45 | 47 | 47 | 48 | 49 |
Indicator | 2002 to 2021 | Score |
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Vulnerability | 0.369 | |
Food | 0.446 | |
Projected change of cereal yields | 0.972 | |
Projected population change | 0.258 | |
Food import dependency | 0.136 | |
Rural population | 0.240 | |
Agriculture capacity | 0.627 | |
Child malnutrition | 0.441 | |
Water | 0.290 | |
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 | 0.827 | |
Access to reliable drinking water | 0.063 | |
Health | 0.355 | |
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 | 0.794 | |
Access to improved sanitation facilities | 0.230 | |
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 | 0.302 | |
Protected biome | 0.347 | |
Engagement in international environmental conventions | 0.729 | |
Human Habitat | 0.511 | |
Projected change of warm periods | 0.564 | |
Projected change of flood hazard | 0.663 | |
Urban concentration | 0.760 | |
Age dependency ratio | 0.410 | |
Quality of trade and transport infrastructure | 0.474 | |
Paved roads | 0.193 | |
Infrastructure | 0.242 | |
Projected change of hydropower generation capacity | 0.417 | |
Projected change of sea level rise impacts | 0.103 | |
Dependency on imported energy | 0.105 | |
Population living under 5m above sea level | 0.612 | |
Electricity access | 0 | |
Disaster preparedness | 0.213 |