Nepal

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
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
Denotes worst scores
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