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| GDP (PPP) per capita (2023): 6,036.65 Int. Dollar | Population (2023): 247,504,495 | HDI (2023): 0.54 |
ND-GAIN Country Index rank
152
Score: 37.9
Vulnerability
0.515
Readiness
0.273
The high vulnerability score and low readiness score of Pakistan 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. Pakistan is the 41st most vulnerable country and the 150th 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 |
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| Ranking | 146 | 147 | 148 | 149 | 144 | 141 | 139 | 138 | 138 | 140 | 130 | 97 | 96 | 99 | 106 | 99 | 98 | 94 | 91 | 147 | 145 | 154 | 153 | 153 | 150 | 145 | 143 | 145 | 152 |
| Indicator | 2004 to 2023 | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Vulnerability | 0.515 | |
| Food | 0.558 | |
| Projected change of cereal yields | 0.865 | |
| Projected population change | 0.367 | |
| Food import dependency | 0.252 | |
| Rural population | 0.668 | |
| Agriculture capacity | 0.901 | |
| Child malnutrition | 0.293 | |
| Water | 0.662 | |
| Projected change of annual runoff | 0.439 | |
| Projected change of annual groundwater recharge | 0.282 | |
| Fresh water withdrawal rate | 1.000 | |
| Water dependency ratio | 0.777 | |
| Dam capacity | 0.971 | |
| Access to reliable drinking water | 0.501 | |
| Health | 0.674 | |
| Projected change of deaths from climate change induced diseases | 0.667 | |
| Projected change in vector-borne diseases | 0.749 | |
| Dependency on external resource for health services | 0.435 | |
| Slum population | 0.565 | |
| Medical staff | 0.952 | |
| Access to improved sanitation facilities | - | |
| Ecosystem Services | 0.556 | |
| Projected change of biome distribution | 0.624 | |
| Projected change of marine biodiversity | 0.738 | |
| Natural capital dependency | 0.491 | |
| Ecological footprint | 0.203 | |
| Protected biome | 0.653 | |
| Engagement in international environmental conventions | 0.627 | |
| Human Habitat | 0.443 | |
| Projected change of warm periods | 0.104 | |
| Projected change of flood hazard | 0.556 | |
| Urban concentration | 0.332 | |
| Age dependency ratio | 0.671 | |
| Quality of trade and transport infrastructure | 0.718 | |
| Paved roads | 0.276 | |
| Infrastructure | 0.199 | |
| Projected change of hydropower generation capacity | 0.399 | |
| Projected change of sea level rise impacts | 0.124 | |
| Dependency on imported energy | 0.398 | |
| Population living under 5m above sea level | 0.027 | |
| Electricity access | 0.044 | |
| Disaster preparedness | 0.200 |