Micronesia

GDP (PPP) per capita (2023): 4,313.63 Int. Dollar Population (2023): 112,630 HDI (2023): 0.61
ND-GAIN Country Index rank 155
Score: 37.4
Vulnerability 0.621
Readiness 0.370

The high vulnerability score and high readiness score of The Federated States of Micronesia 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 Federated States of Micronesia is the 4th most vulnerable country and the 101st 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
177
178
179
177
177
177
175
174
174
173
178
167
171
170
171
169
171
165
166
145
147
149
151
151
150
151
163
163
155
Denotes worst scores
Indicator 2004 to 2023 Score
Vulnerability
0.621
Food
0.618
Projected change of cereal yields
0.923
Projected population change
0.176
Food import dependency
0.441
Rural population
0.826
Agriculture capacity
0.723
Child malnutrition
-
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
0.662
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
0.900
Access to improved sanitation facilities
-
Ecosystem Services
-
Projected change of biome distribution
-
Projected change of marine biodiversity
0.880
Natural capital dependency
-
Ecological footprint
-
Protected biome
-
Engagement in international environmental conventions
0.976
Human Habitat
0.528
Projected change of warm periods
0.382
Projected change of flood hazard
0.671
Urban concentration
0.174
Age dependency ratio
0.585
Quality of trade and transport infrastructure
-
Paved roads
0.827
Infrastructure
0.677
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
0.132
Disaster preparedness
0.575