Moldova

GDP (PPP) per capita (2020): 13,000.40 Int. Dollar Population (2020): 2,620,495 HDI (2020): 0.75
ND-GAIN Country Index rank 76
Score: 50.2
Vulnerability 0.431
Readiness 0.434

The low vulnerability score and high readiness score of Moldova places it in the lower-right quadrant of the ND-GAIN Matrix. Adaptation challenges still exist, but Moldova is well positioned to adapt. Moldova is the 92nd most vulnerable country and the 85th 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
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64
65
66
73
84
66
80
73
70
64
78
74
77
88
85
83
84
85
85
85
80
79
79
78
76
Denotes worst scores
Indicator 2001 to 2020 Score
Vulnerability
0.431
Food
0.445
Projected change of cereal yields
0.840
Projected population change
0.043
Food import dependency
0.234
Rural population
0.616
Agriculture capacity
0.851
Child malnutrition
0.086
Water
0.491
Projected change of annual runoff
0.189
Projected change of annual groundwater recharge
0.253
Fresh water withdrawal rate
0.438
Water dependency ratio
0.868
Dam capacity
0.931
Access to reliable drinking water
0.265
Health
0.443
Projected change of deaths from climate change induced diseases
0.061
Projected change in vector-borne diseases
0.658
Dependency on external resource for health services
0.123
Slum population
0.607
Medical staff
0.765
Access to improved sanitation facilities
-
Ecosystem Services
0.442
Projected change of biome distribution
0.647
Projected change of marine biodiversity
0
Natural capital dependency
0.494
Ecological footprint
0.219
Protected biome
0.314
Engagement in international environmental conventions
0.976
Human Habitat
0.436
Projected change of warm periods
0.159
Projected change of flood hazard
0.800
Urban concentration
0.384
Age dependency ratio
0.372
Quality of trade and transport infrastructure
0.764
Paved roads
0.139
Infrastructure
0.327
Projected change of hydropower generation capacity
-
Projected change of sea level rise impacts
0.046
Dependency on imported energy
0.967
Population living under 5m above sea level
0.034
Electricity access
0
Disaster preparedness
0.588