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| 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 | 64 | 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 |
| 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 |