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| GDP (PPP) per capita (2022): 4,959.88 Int. Dollar | Population (2022): 30,547,580 | HDI (2022): 0.60 |
ND-GAIN Country Index rank
124
Score: 43.3
Vulnerability
0.494
Readiness
0.359
The high vulnerability score and low readiness score of Nepal 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. Nepal is the 52nd most vulnerable country and the 118th 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 |
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| Ranking | 139 | 141 | 142 | 144 | 149 | 152 | 158 | 153 | 154 | 157 | 150 | 145 | 142 | 142 | 142 | 143 | 144 | 142 | 139 | 127 | 128 | 122 | 128 | 120 | 119 | 121 | 121 | 124 |
| Indicator | 2003 to 2022 | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Vulnerability | 0.494 | |
| Food | 0.574 | |
| Projected change of cereal yields | 0.885 | |
| Projected population change | 0.225 | |
| Food import dependency | 0.282 | |
| Rural population | 0.847 | |
| Agriculture capacity | 0.919 | |
| Child malnutrition | 0.287 | |
| Water | 0.417 | |
| Projected change of annual runoff | 0.235 | |
| Projected change of annual groundwater recharge | 0.320 | |
| Fresh water withdrawal rate | 0.041 | |
| Water dependency ratio | 0.057 | |
| Dam capacity | 0.999 | |
| Access to reliable drinking water | 0.851 | |
| Health | 0.645 | |
| Projected change of deaths from climate change induced diseases | 1.000 | |
| Projected change in vector-borne diseases | 0.671 | |
| Dependency on external resource for health services | 0.441 | |
| Slum population | 0.406 | |
| Medical staff | 0.850 | |
| Access to improved sanitation facilities | 0.500 | |
| Ecosystem Services | 0.552 | |
| Projected change of biome distribution | 0.741 | |
| Projected change of marine biodiversity | 0 | |
| Natural capital dependency | 0.915 | |
| Ecological footprint | 0.210 | |
| Protected biome | 0.670 | |
| Engagement in international environmental conventions | 0.773 | |
| Human Habitat | 0.455 | |
| Projected change of warm periods | 0.037 | |
| Projected change of flood hazard | 0.823 | |
| Urban concentration | 0.153 | |
| Age dependency ratio | 0.530 | |
| Quality of trade and transport infrastructure | 0.721 | |
| Paved roads | 0.465 | |
| Infrastructure | 0.320 | |
| Projected change of hydropower generation capacity | 0.310 | |
| Projected change of sea level rise impacts | - | |
| Dependency on imported energy | 0.276 | |
| Population living under 5m above sea level | 0 | |
| Electricity access | 0.088 | |
| Disaster preparedness | 0.925 |