Nauru

GDP (PPP) per capita (2022): 12,246.79 Int. Dollar Population (2022): 12,668 HDI (2022): 0.70
ND-GAIN Country Index rank 68
Score: 53.3
Vulnerability 0.508
Readiness 0.574

The high vulnerability score and high readiness score of Nauru places it in the upper-right quadrant of the ND-GAIN Matrix. It is on the road to responding effectively to climate change, but the adaptation needs and urgency to act are greater. Nauru is the 46th most vulnerable country and the 33rd 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
Ranking
44
45
46
47
46
48
49
58
54
61
59
58
83
92
89
81
90
88
106
119
92
73
83
64
69
72
70
68
Denotes worst scores
Indicator 2003 to 2022 Score
Vulnerability
0.508
Food
0.311
Projected change of cereal yields
0.878
Projected population change
0.139
Food import dependency
-
Rural population
0
Agriculture capacity
0.495
Child malnutrition
0.041
Water
-
Projected change of annual runoff
-
Projected change of annual groundwater recharge
-
Fresh water withdrawal rate
-
Water dependency ratio
0
Dam capacity
-
Access to reliable drinking water
-
Health
0.456
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
0.362
Slum population
-
Medical staff
0.711
Access to improved sanitation facilities
-
Ecosystem Services
-
Projected change of biome distribution
-
Projected change of marine biodiversity
1.000
Natural capital dependency
-
Ecological footprint
-
Protected biome
-
Engagement in international environmental conventions
0.931
Human Habitat
0.653
Projected change of warm periods
0.117
Projected change of flood hazard
0.808
Urban concentration
1.000
Age dependency ratio
0.688
Quality of trade and transport infrastructure
-
Paved roads
-
Infrastructure
0.613
Projected change of hydropower generation capacity
-
Projected change of sea level rise impacts
1.000
Dependency on imported energy
-
Population living under 5m above sea level
1.000
Electricity access
0
Disaster preparedness
0.450