Micronesia

GDP (PPP) per capita (2022): 4,074.04 Int. Dollar Population (2022): 114,164 HDI (2022): 0.63
ND-GAIN Country Index rank 165
Score: 37.2
Vulnerability 0.621
Readiness 0.365

The high vulnerability score and low readiness score of The Federated States of Micronesia 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 Federated States of Micronesia is the 4th most vulnerable country and the 116th 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
Ranking
173
173
173
173
175
172
173
169
171
168
165
159
161
164
165
163
166
165
165
163
166
165
167
166
166
169
166
165
Denotes worst scores
Indicator 2003 to 2022 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
0.828
Agriculture capacity
0.720
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
0.660
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
0.892
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
0.524
Projected change of warm periods
0.382
Projected change of flood hazard
0.671
Urban concentration
0.172
Age dependency ratio
0.568
Quality of trade and transport infrastructure
-
Paved roads
0.827
Infrastructure
0.681
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
0.149
Disaster preparedness
0.575