Marshall Islands

GDP (PPP) per capita (2023): 7,532.17 Int. Dollar Population (2023): 38,827 HDI (2023): 0.73
ND-GAIN Country Index rank 132
Score: 40.5
Vulnerability 0.590
Readiness 0.400

The high vulnerability score and high readiness score of The Marshall Islands 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. The Marshall Islands is the 11th most vulnerable country and the 89th 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
165
164
162
160
161
157
158
159
158
149
148
147
149
146
147
149
141
140
129
129
108
109
109
118
134
131
130
130
132
Denotes worst scores
Indicator 2004 to 2023 Score
Vulnerability
0.590
Food
0.358
Projected change of cereal yields
0.900
Projected population change
0.160
Food import dependency
-
Rural population
0.228
Agriculture capacity
-
Child malnutrition
0.145
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
0.650
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
0.851
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
0.601
Projected change of warm periods
0.333
Projected change of flood hazard
0.685
Urban concentration
0.772
Age dependency ratio
0.617
Quality of trade and transport infrastructure
-
Paved roads
-
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