Oman

GDP (PPP) per capita (2023): 42,519.70 Int. Dollar Population (2023): 5,049,269 HDI (2023): 0.86
ND-GAIN Country Index rank 65
Score: 52.3
Vulnerability 0.420
Readiness 0.465

The low vulnerability score and high readiness score of Oman places it in the lower-right quadrant of the ND-GAIN Matrix. Adaptation challenges still exist, but Oman is well positioned to adapt. Oman is the 95th most vulnerable country and the 60th 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
83
83
77
69
74
71
68
66
75
70
78
65
67
66
68
66
69
66
66
60
59
61
61
62
59
65
67
68
65
Denotes worst scores
Indicator 2004 to 2023 Score
Vulnerability
0.420
Food
0.499
Projected change of cereal yields
0.811
Projected population change
0.507
Food import dependency
0.213
Rural population
0.125
Agriculture capacity
0.952
Child malnutrition
0.384
Water
0.348
Projected change of annual runoff
0
Projected change of annual groundwater recharge
0
Fresh water withdrawal rate
1.000
Water dependency ratio
0
Dam capacity
0.995
Access to reliable drinking water
0.093
Health
0.413
Projected change of deaths from climate change induced diseases
0.212
Projected change in vector-borne diseases
0.658
Dependency on external resource for health services
0
Slum population
-
Medical staff
0.780
Access to improved sanitation facilities
-
Ecosystem Services
0.579
Projected change of biome distribution
0.624
Projected change of marine biodiversity
0.788
Natural capital dependency
0.077
Ecological footprint
0.451
Protected biome
0.536
Engagement in international environmental conventions
1.000
Human Habitat
0.499
Projected change of warm periods
0.284
Projected change of flood hazard
0.530
Urban concentration
0.875
Age dependency ratio
0.333
Quality of trade and transport infrastructure
0.462
Paved roads
0.511
Infrastructure
0.183
Projected change of hydropower generation capacity
0.437
Projected change of sea level rise impacts
0.067
Dependency on imported energy
0
Population living under 5m above sea level
0.413
Electricity access
0
Disaster preparedness
-