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| GDP (PPP) per capita (2021): 4,430.22 Int. Dollar | Population (2021): 53,798,084 | HDI (2021): 0.58 |
ND-GAIN Country Index rank
160
Score: 37.7
Vulnerability
0.504
Readiness
0.257
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 45th most vulnerable country and the 178th 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 |
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| Ranking | 168 | 168 | 166 | 166 | 167 | 168 | 166 | 164 | 168 | 172 | 157 | 130 | 129 | 130 | 132 | 124 | 123 | 117 | 171 | 169 | 163 | 156 | 152 | 154 | 155 | 154 | 160 |
| Indicator | 2002 to 2021 | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Vulnerability | 0.504 | |
| Food | 0.560 | |
| Projected change of cereal yields | 0.926 | |
| Projected population change | 0.185 | |
| Food import dependency | 0.280 | |
| Rural population | 0.739 | |
| Agriculture capacity | 0.924 | |
| Child malnutrition | 0.305 | |
| Water | 0.398 | |
| 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 | 0.929 | |
| Access to reliable drinking water | 0.422 | |
| Health | 0.671 | |
| 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 | 0.210 | |
| Slum population | 0.588 | |
| Medical staff | 0.937 | |
| Access to improved sanitation facilities | 0.401 | |
| Ecosystem Services | 0.556 | |
| Projected change of biome distribution | 0.529 | |
| Projected change of marine biodiversity | 0.562 | |
| Natural capital dependency | - | |
| Ecological footprint | 0.172 | |
| Protected biome | 0.686 | |
| Engagement in international environmental conventions | 0.830 | |
| Human Habitat | 0.505 | |
| Projected change of warm periods | 0.198 | |
| Projected change of flood hazard | 0.808 | |
| Urban concentration | 0.261 | |
| Age dependency ratio | 0.443 | |
| Quality of trade and transport infrastructure | 0.772 | |
| Paved roads | 0.547 | |
| Infrastructure | 0.332 | |
| 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 | 0.299 | |
| Disaster preparedness | 0.700 |