Mongolia

GDP (PPP) per capita (2020): 12,366.95 Int. Dollar Population (2020): 3,278,292 HDI (2020): 0.74
ND-GAIN Country Index rank 64
Score: 53.5
Vulnerability 0.391
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 120th most vulnerable country and the 73rd 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
71
73
70
75
76
81
79
67
65
75
70
78
78
83
77
77
79
74
70
64
67
63
63
63
60
64
Denotes worst scores
Indicator 2001 to 2020 Score
Vulnerability
0.391
Food
0.304
Projected change of cereal yields
0
Projected population change
0.267
Food import dependency
0.195
Rural population
0.338
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
0.980
Access to reliable drinking water
0.716
Health
0.415
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
0.184
Slum population
0.393
Medical staff
0.709
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
0.635
Projected change of warm periods
0.111
Projected change of flood hazard
0.774
Urban concentration
0.662
Age dependency ratio
0.548
Quality of trade and transport infrastructure
0.744
Paved roads
0.973
Infrastructure
0.289
Projected change of hydropower generation capacity
0.437
Projected change of sea level rise impacts
-
Dependency on imported energy
0.124
Population living under 5m above sea level
-
Electricity access
0.019
Disaster preparedness
0.575