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| GDP (PPP) per capita (2021): 6,549.62 Int. Dollar | Population (2021): 42,050 | HDI (2021): 0.64 |
ND-GAIN Country Index rank
150
Score: 39.6
Vulnerability
0.573
Readiness
0.365
The high vulnerability score and low readiness score of The Marshall Islands places it in the upper-left quadrant of the ND-GAIN Matrix. It has both a great need for investment and innovations to improve readiness and a great urgency for action. The Marshall Islands is the 16th most vulnerable country and the 113th 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 | 162 | 162 | 163 | 162 | 159 | 157 | 156 | 155 | 152 | 151 | 151 | 144 | 143 | 144 | 147 | 149 | 146 | 148 | 144 | 140 | 141 | 148 | 145 | 149 | 149 | 150 | 150 |
| Indicator | 2002 to 2021 | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Vulnerability | 0.573 | |
| Food | 0.364 | |
| Projected change of cereal yields | 0.900 | |
| Projected population change | 0.160 | |
| Food import dependency | - | |
| Rural population | 0.235 | |
| Agriculture capacity | - | |
| Child malnutrition | 0.159 | |
| Water | - | |
| Projected change of annual runoff | - | |
| Projected change of annual groundwater recharge | - | |
| Fresh water withdrawal rate | - | |
| Water dependency ratio | 0 | |
| Dam capacity | - | |
| Access to reliable drinking water | - | |
| Health | 0.654 | |
| 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 | 1.000 | |
| Slum population | - | |
| Medical staff | 0.866 | |
| Access to improved sanitation facilities | - | |
| Ecosystem Services | - | |
| Projected change of biome distribution | - | |
| Projected change of marine biodiversity | 0.869 | |
| Natural capital dependency | - | |
| Ecological footprint | - | |
| Protected biome | - | |
| Engagement in international environmental conventions | 0.850 | |
| Human Habitat | 0.594 | |
| Projected change of warm periods | 0.333 | |
| Projected change of flood hazard | 0.685 | |
| Urban concentration | 0.765 | |
| Age dependency ratio | 0.593 | |
| Quality of trade and transport infrastructure | - | |
| Paved roads | - | |
| Infrastructure | 0.680 | |
| 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 | 0.008 | |
| Disaster preparedness | 0.713 |