Palau

GDP (PPP) per capita (2023): 17,531.70 Int. Dollar Population (2023): 17,727 HDI (2023): 0.79
ND-GAIN Country Index rank 104
Score: 45.1
Vulnerability 0.513
Readiness 0.415

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 44th most vulnerable country and the 81st 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
125
126
121
123
120
120
127
124
124
125
122
116
118
117
120
122
119
117
117
107
91
89
91
92
96
100
100
101
104
Denotes worst scores
Indicator 2004 to 2023 Score
Vulnerability
0.513
Food
0.435
Projected change of cereal yields
0.907
Projected population change
0.220
Food import dependency
0.363
Rural population
0.190
Agriculture capacity
0.497
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
0.547
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
0.705
Slum population
-
Medical staff
0.735
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
0.563
Projected change of warm periods
0.436
Projected change of flood hazard
0.637
Urban concentration
0.810
Age dependency ratio
0.371
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