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| GDP (PPP) per capita (2024): 4,346.84 Int. Dollar | Population (2024): 113,160 | HDI (2024): 0.61 |
ND-GAIN Country Index rank
159
Score: 37.0
Vulnerability
0.621
Readiness
0.361
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 9th most vulnerable country and the 118th most ready country.
ND-GAIN Ranking since 1995
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| Ranking | 159 | 159 | 159 | 158 | 155 | 155 | 154 | 156 | 155 | 153 | 148 | 147 | 149 | 161 | 156 | 158 | 162 | 160 | 159 | 158 | 157 | 159 | 160 | 160 | 161 | 162 | 162 | 162 | 161 | 159 |
| Indicator | 2005 to 2024 | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Vulnerability | 0.621 | |
| Food | 0.619 | |
| Projected change of cereal yields | 0.923 | |
| Projected population change | 0.176 | |
| Food import dependency | 0.441 | |
| Rural population | 0.835 | |
| Agriculture capacity | 0.719 | |
| 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 | 0.661 | |
| 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 | 0.894 | |
| 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 | 1.000 | |
| Engagement in international environmental conventions | 0.976 | |
| Human Habitat | 0.526 | |
| Projected change of warm periods | 0.382 | |
| Projected change of flood hazard | 0.671 | |
| Urban concentration | 0.165 | |
| Age dependency ratio | 0.584 | |
| 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 | 0.132 | |
| Disaster preparedness | 0.590 |