Palau

GDP (PPP) per capita (2022): 16,803.09 Int. Dollar Population (2022): 18,055 HDI (2022): 0.80
ND-GAIN Country Index rank 95
Score: 48.6
Vulnerability 0.514
Readiness 0.485

The high vulnerability score and high readiness score of Palau places it in the upper-right quadrant of the ND-GAIN Matrix. It is on the road to responding effectively to climate change, but the adaptation needs and urgency to act are greater. Palau is the 42nd most vulnerable country and the 65th 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
Ranking
115
115
113
113
112
112
116
121
118
114
111
104
107
110
111
112
110
108
103
100
90
90
90
87
91
95
93
95
Denotes worst scores
Indicator 2003 to 2022 Score
Vulnerability
0.514
Food
0.436
Projected change of cereal yields
0.907
Projected population change
0.220
Food import dependency
0.363
Rural population
0.194
Agriculture capacity
0.493
Child malnutrition
-
Water
-
Projected change of annual runoff
-
Projected change of annual groundwater recharge
-
Fresh water withdrawal rate
-
Water dependency ratio
0
Dam capacity
-
Access to reliable drinking water
0.097
Health
0.539
Projected change of deaths from climate change induced diseases
0.091
Projected change in vector-borne diseases
0.658
Dependency on external resource for health services
0.693
Slum population
-
Medical staff
0.712
Access to improved sanitation facilities
-
Ecosystem Services
-
Projected change of biome distribution
-
Projected change of marine biodiversity
0.305
Natural capital dependency
-
Ecological footprint
-
Protected biome
-
Engagement in international environmental conventions
0.968
Human Habitat
0.576
Projected change of warm periods
0.436
Projected change of flood hazard
0.637
Urban concentration
0.806
Age dependency ratio
0.428
Quality of trade and transport infrastructure
-
Paved roads
-
Infrastructure
0.504
Projected change of hydropower generation capacity
-
Projected change of sea level rise impacts
1.000
Dependency on imported energy
-
Population living under 5m above sea level
0.742
Electricity access
0
Disaster preparedness
0.275