Philippines

GDP (PPP) per capita (2021): 8,892.79 Int. Dollar Population (2021): 113,880,328 HDI (2021): 0.70
ND-GAIN Country Index rank 122
Score: 43.7
Vulnerability 0.463
Readiness 0.337

The high vulnerability score and low readiness score of Philippines 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. Philippines is the 65th most vulnerable country and the 135th 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
Ranking
128
128
128
128
130
135
133
128
135
137
127
132
132
136
134
130
129
124
122
114
115
122
120
123
121
119
122
Denotes worst scores
Indicator 2002 to 2021 Score
Vulnerability
0.463
Food
0.511
Projected change of cereal yields
0.960
Projected population change
0.295
Food import dependency
0.205
Rural population
0.564
Agriculture capacity
0.777
Child malnutrition
0.264
Water
0.500
Projected change of annual runoff
1.000
Projected change of annual groundwater recharge
0.323
Fresh water withdrawal rate
0.153
Water dependency ratio
0
Dam capacity
0.984
Access to reliable drinking water
0.538
Health
0.415
Projected change of deaths from climate change induced diseases
0.091
Projected change in vector-borne diseases
0.659
Dependency on external resource for health services
0.188
Slum population
0.369
Medical staff
0.777
Access to improved sanitation facilities
0.402
Ecosystem Services
0.430
Projected change of biome distribution
0.471
Projected change of marine biodiversity
0.469
Natural capital dependency
0.351
Ecological footprint
0.237
Protected biome
0.354
Engagement in international environmental conventions
0.700
Human Habitat
0.564
Projected change of warm periods
0.357
Projected change of flood hazard
0.644
Urban concentration
0.436
Age dependency ratio
0.555
Quality of trade and transport infrastructure
0.582
Paved roads
0.806
Infrastructure
0.361
Projected change of hydropower generation capacity
0.390
Projected change of sea level rise impacts
0.249
Dependency on imported energy
0.457
Population living under 5m above sea level
0.636
Electricity access
0.032
Disaster preparedness
0.400