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| GDP (PPP) per capita (2020): 4,008.51 Int. Dollar | Population (2020): 29,136,808 | HDI (2020): 0.60 |
ND-GAIN Country Index rank
126
Score: 41.7
Vulnerability
0.521
Readiness
0.356
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 42nd most vulnerable country and the 120th 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 |
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| Ranking | 146 | 149 | 151 | 152 | 155 | 157 | 160 | 154 | 160 | 165 | 157 | 152 | 145 | 146 | 145 | 141 | 141 | 140 | 138 | 130 | 130 | 124 | 127 | 126 | 127 | 126 |
| Indicator | 2001 to 2020 | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Vulnerability | 0.521 | |
| Food | 0.616 | |
| Projected change of cereal yields | 0.885 | |
| Projected population change | 0.225 | |
| Food import dependency | 0.264 | |
| Rural population | 0.856 | |
| Agriculture capacity | 0.920 | |
| 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 | 0.040 | |
| Water dependency ratio | 0.057 | |
| Dam capacity | 0.999 | |
| Access to reliable drinking water | 0.844 | |
| Health | 0.664 | |
| 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 | 0.430 | |
| Slum population | 0.506 | |
| Medical staff | 0.851 | |
| Access to improved sanitation facilities | 0.525 | |
| Ecosystem Services | 0.552 | |
| Projected change of biome distribution | 0.741 | |
| Projected change of marine biodiversity | 0 | |
| Natural capital dependency | 0.915 | |
| Ecological footprint | 0.214 | |
| Protected biome | 0.670 | |
| Engagement in international environmental conventions | 0.773 | |
| Human Habitat | 0.453 | |
| Projected change of warm periods | 0.037 | |
| Projected change of flood hazard | 0.823 | |
| Urban concentration | 0.144 | |
| Age dependency ratio | 0.529 | |
| Quality of trade and transport infrastructure | 0.721 | |
| Paved roads | 0.465 | |
| Infrastructure | 0.426 | |
| Projected change of hydropower generation capacity | 0.310 | |
| Projected change of sea level rise impacts | - | |
| Dependency on imported energy | 0.728 | |
| Population living under 5m above sea level | - | |
| Electricity access | 0.102 | |
| Disaster preparedness | 0.563 |