Micronesia

GDP (PPP) per capita (2020): 3,553.32 Int. Dollar Population (2020): 115,021 HDI (2020): 0.62
ND-GAIN Country Index rank 151
Score: 38.5
Vulnerability 0.585
Readiness 0.354

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 12th most vulnerable country and the 123rd 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
Ranking
169
169
171
172
172
172
170
170
170
158
151
148
145
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151
149
151
153
148
146
148
148
148
148
150
151
Denotes worst scores
Indicator 2001 to 2020 Score
Vulnerability
0.585
Food
0.593
Projected change of cereal yields
0.923
Projected population change
0.176
Food import dependency
0.441
Rural population
0.831
Agriculture capacity
-
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
0.668
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
0.922
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
0.520
Projected change of warm periods
0.382
Projected change of flood hazard
0.671
Urban concentration
0.169
Age dependency ratio
0.553
Quality of trade and transport infrastructure
-
Paved roads
0.827
Infrastructure
0.558
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
0.486
Electricity access
0.173
Disaster preparedness
0.575