Nepal

GDP (PPP) per capita (2021): 4,209.76 Int. Dollar Population (2021): 30,034,989 HDI (2021): 0.60
ND-GAIN Country Index rank 125
Score: 43.5
Vulnerability 0.490
Readiness 0.361

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 51st most vulnerable country and the 116th 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
Ranking
137
138
139
141
146
148
151
150
149
152
145
144
139
139
139
139
139
138
132
122
123
120
122
122
123
125
125
Denotes worst scores
Indicator 2002 to 2021 Score
Vulnerability
0.490
Food
0.627
Projected change of cereal yields
0.885
Projected population change
0.225
Food import dependency
0.331
Rural population
0.851
Agriculture capacity
0.924
Child malnutrition
0.545
Water
0.416
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
0.844
Health
0.638
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
0.377
Slum population
0.406
Medical staff
0.851
Access to improved sanitation facilities
0.525
Ecosystem Services
0.553
Projected change of biome distribution
0.741
Projected change of marine biodiversity
0
Natural capital dependency
0.915
Ecological footprint
0.216
Protected biome
0.670
Engagement in international environmental conventions
0.773
Human Habitat
0.456
Projected change of warm periods
0.037
Projected change of flood hazard
0.823
Urban concentration
0.149
Age dependency ratio
0.542
Quality of trade and transport infrastructure
0.721
Paved roads
0.465
Infrastructure
0.251
Projected change of hydropower generation capacity
0.310
Projected change of sea level rise impacts
-
Dependency on imported energy
0.282
Population living under 5m above sea level
0
Electricity access
0.102
Disaster preparedness
0.563