Republic of Korea

GDP (PPP) per capita (2020): 45,225.84 Int. Dollar Population (2020): 51,836,239 HDI (2020): 0.92
ND-GAIN Country Index rank 15
Score: 67.2
Vulnerability 0.381
Readiness 0.725

The low vulnerability score and high readiness score of The Republic of Korea places it in the lower-right quadrant of the ND-GAIN Matrix. Adaptation challenges still exist, but The Republic of Korea is well positioned to adapt. The Republic of Korea is the 131st most vulnerable country and the 6th 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
Ranking
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26
25
25
24
24
22
21
22
21
20
20
19
20
20
18
18
18
18
17
18
18
18
15
16
15
Denotes worst scores
Indicator 2001 to 2020 Score
Vulnerability
0.381
Food
0.248
Projected change of cereal yields
0.822
Projected population change
0.121
Food import dependency
0.101
Rural population
0.200
Agriculture capacity
0.244
Child malnutrition
0
Water
0.397
Projected change of annual runoff
0.727
Projected change of annual groundwater recharge
0.286
Fresh water withdrawal rate
0.381
Water dependency ratio
0.070
Dam capacity
0.909
Access to reliable drinking water
0.008
Health
0.279
Projected change of deaths from climate change induced diseases
0.091
Projected change in vector-borne diseases
0.660
Dependency on external resource for health services
-
Slum population
0
Medical staff
0.643
Access to improved sanitation facilities
0.001
Ecosystem Services
0.588
Projected change of biome distribution
0.729
Projected change of marine biodiversity
0.884
Natural capital dependency
0.022
Ecological footprint
0.495
Protected biome
0.395
Engagement in international environmental conventions
1.000
Human Habitat
0.451
Projected change of warm periods
0.176
Projected change of flood hazard
0.835
Urban concentration
0.800
Age dependency ratio
0.370
Quality of trade and transport infrastructure
0.326
Paved roads
0.198
Infrastructure
0.325
Projected change of hydropower generation capacity
0.437
Projected change of sea level rise impacts
0.160
Dependency on imported energy
0.939
Population living under 5m above sea level
0.176
Electricity access
0
Disaster preparedness
0.238