Maldives

GDP (PPP) per capita (2023): 24,735.08 Int. Dollar Population (2023): 525,994 HDI (2023): 0.77
ND-GAIN Country Index rank 118
Score: 43.0
Vulnerability 0.550
Readiness 0.411

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 25th most vulnerable country and the 85th 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
171
171
169
167
162
153
147
142
140
137
134
124
125
125
122
120
123
128
134
122
122
126
127
122
111
117
122
115
118
Denotes worst scores
Indicator 2004 to 2023 Score
Vulnerability
0.550
Food
0.468
Projected change of cereal yields
0.864
Projected population change
0.284
Food import dependency
0.312
Rural population
0.625
Agriculture capacity
0.346
Child malnutrition
0.376
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
0.576
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
0.094
Slum population
0.352
Medical staff
0.775
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
0.417
Projected change of warm periods
0.475
Projected change of flood hazard
0.826
Urban concentration
0.375
Age dependency ratio
0.244
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