Malaysia

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
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
Denotes worst scores
Indicator 2002 to 2021 Score
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