Mongolia

GDP (PPP) per capita (2021): 12,818.88 Int. Dollar Population (2021): 3,347,782 HDI (2021): 0.74
ND-GAIN Country Index rank 60
Score: 54.2
Vulnerability 0.375
Readiness 0.460

The low vulnerability score and high readiness score of Mongolia places it in the lower-right quadrant of the ND-GAIN Matrix. Adaptation challenges still exist, but Mongolia is well positioned to adapt. Mongolia is the 126th most vulnerable country and the 74th 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
Ranking
63
62
60
62
63
67
62
60
60
60
61
68
70
73
71
74
75
72
70
64
64
62
60
57
58
60
60
Denotes worst scores
Indicator 2002 to 2021 Score
Vulnerability
0.375
Food
0.307
Projected change of cereal yields
0
Projected population change
0.267
Food import dependency
0.218
Rural population
0.336
Agriculture capacity
0.982
Child malnutrition
0.041
Water
0.285
Projected change of annual runoff
0
Projected change of annual groundwater recharge
0
Fresh water withdrawal rate
0.011
Water dependency ratio
0
Dam capacity
0.981
Access to reliable drinking water
0.716
Health
0.393
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
0.262
Slum population
0.180
Medical staff
0.710
Access to improved sanitation facilities
0.454
Ecosystem Services
0.416
Projected change of biome distribution
0.600
Projected change of marine biodiversity
0
Natural capital dependency
0.666
Ecological footprint
0
Protected biome
0.479
Engagement in international environmental conventions
0.753
Human Habitat
0.641
Projected change of warm periods
0.111
Projected change of flood hazard
0.774
Urban concentration
0.664
Age dependency ratio
0.578
Quality of trade and transport infrastructure
0.744
Paved roads
0.973
Infrastructure
0.206
Projected change of hydropower generation capacity
0.437
Projected change of sea level rise impacts
-
Dependency on imported energy
0
Population living under 5m above sea level
0
Electricity access
0.019
Disaster preparedness
0.575