Nauru

GDP (PPP) per capita (2023): 13,831.81 Int. Dollar Population (2023): 11,875 HDI (2023): 0.70
ND-GAIN Country Index rank 62
Score: 52.6
Vulnerability 0.509
Readiness 0.560

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 23
Ranking
107
108
109
111
109
108
115
119
116
119
110
112
129
131
138
108
110
110
152
137
72
55
69
62
62
58
64
61
62
Denotes worst scores
Indicator 2004 to 2023 Score
Vulnerability
0.509
Food
0.314
Projected change of cereal yields
0.878
Projected population change
0.139
Food import dependency
-
Rural population
0
Agriculture capacity
0.498
Child malnutrition
0.054
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
0.464
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
0.371
Slum population
-
Medical staff
0.734
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
0.647
Projected change of warm periods
0.117
Projected change of flood hazard
0.808
Urban concentration
1.000
Age dependency ratio
0.661
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