Myanmar

GDP (PPP) per capita (2023): 5,953.36 Int. Dollar Population (2023): 54,133,798 HDI (2023): 0.61
ND-GAIN Country Index rank 163
Score: 36.1
Vulnerability 0.514
Readiness 0.237

The high vulnerability score and low readiness score of Myanmar 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. Myanmar is the 43rd most vulnerable country and the 167th 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 22 23
Ranking
177
178
177
172
173
172
169
168
172
177
163
137
136
138
137
126
126
112
169
165
160
150
145
147
147
150
158
162
163
Denotes worst scores
Indicator 2004 to 2023 Score
Vulnerability
0.514
Food
0.550
Projected change of cereal yields
0.926
Projected population change
0.185
Food import dependency
0.187
Rural population
0.732
Agriculture capacity
0.962
Child malnutrition
0.306
Water
0.399
Projected change of annual runoff
0.563
Projected change of annual groundwater recharge
0.304
Fresh water withdrawal rate
0.028
Water dependency ratio
0.141
Dam capacity
0.927
Access to reliable drinking water
0.432
Health
0.709
Projected change of deaths from climate change induced diseases
1.000
Projected change in vector-borne diseases
0.892
Dependency on external resource for health services
0.433
Slum population
0.588
Medical staff
0.943
Access to improved sanitation facilities
0.398
Ecosystem Services
0.556
Projected change of biome distribution
0.529
Projected change of marine biodiversity
0.562
Natural capital dependency
-
Ecological footprint
0.171
Protected biome
0.686
Engagement in international environmental conventions
0.830
Human Habitat
0.503
Projected change of warm periods
0.198
Projected change of flood hazard
0.808
Urban concentration
0.268
Age dependency ratio
0.427
Quality of trade and transport infrastructure
0.772
Paved roads
0.547
Infrastructure
0.369
Projected change of hydropower generation capacity
-
Projected change of sea level rise impacts
0.248
Dependency on imported energy
0
Population living under 5m above sea level
0.411
Electricity access
0.234
Disaster preparedness
0.950