Maldives

GDP (PPP) per capita (2022): 22,900.06 Int. Dollar Population (2022): 523,787 HDI (2022): 0.76
ND-GAIN Country Index rank 117
Score: 44.3
Vulnerability 0.564
Readiness 0.451

The high vulnerability score and high readiness score of Maldives 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. Maldives is the 20th most vulnerable country and the 77th 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
156
159
153
153
142
139
134
132
127
131
121
108
113
122
118
120
124
122
125
117
117
114
115
115
116
116
118
117
Denotes worst scores
Indicator 2003 to 2022 Score
Vulnerability
0.564
Food
0.456
Projected change of cereal yields
0.864
Projected population change
0.284
Food import dependency
0.312
Rural population
0.630
Agriculture capacity
0.274
Child malnutrition
0.373
Water
-
Projected change of annual runoff
-
Projected change of annual groundwater recharge
-
Fresh water withdrawal rate
0.134
Water dependency ratio
0
Dam capacity
1.000
Access to reliable drinking water
-
Health
0.642
Projected change of deaths from climate change induced diseases
1.000
Projected change in vector-borne diseases
0.658
Dependency on external resource for health services
0.446
Slum population
0.352
Medical staff
0.755
Access to improved sanitation facilities
-
Ecosystem Services
0.541
Projected change of biome distribution
-
Projected change of marine biodiversity
0.672
Natural capital dependency
0.077
Ecological footprint
-
Protected biome
0.577
Engagement in international environmental conventions
0.838
Human Habitat
0.429
Projected change of warm periods
0.475
Projected change of flood hazard
0.826
Urban concentration
0.370
Age dependency ratio
0.316
Quality of trade and transport infrastructure
0.585
Paved roads
0
Infrastructure
0.750
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
Disaster preparedness
1.000