Maldives

GDP (PPP) per capita (2020): 13,443.48 Int. Dollar Population (2020): 540,542 HDI (2020): 0.74
ND-GAIN Country Index rank 106
Score: 45.6
Vulnerability 0.525
Readiness 0.436

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 39th most vulnerable country and the 83rd 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
Ranking
145
145
145
145
137
133
129
124
118
124
116
98
106
114
112
115
116
114
119
110
110
108
109
109
106
106
Denotes worst scores
Indicator 2001 to 2020 Score
Vulnerability
0.525
Food
0.488
Projected change of cereal yields
0.864
Projected population change
0.284
Food import dependency
0.307
Rural population
0.639
Agriculture capacity
0.421
Child malnutrition
0.414
Water
-
Projected change of annual runoff
-
Projected change of annual groundwater recharge
-
Fresh water withdrawal rate
0.132
Water dependency ratio
0
Dam capacity
1.000
Access to reliable drinking water
-
Health
0.546
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
0.059
Slum population
0.309
Medical staff
0.706
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
0.414
Projected change of warm periods
0.475
Projected change of flood hazard
0.826
Urban concentration
0.361
Age dependency ratio
0.241
Quality of trade and transport infrastructure
0.585
Paved roads
0
Infrastructure
0.634
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
0.538