Singapore

GDP (PPP) per capita (2020): 98,520.03 Int. Dollar Population (2020): 5,685,807 HDI (2020): 0.94
ND-GAIN Country Index rank 6
Score: 70.6
Vulnerability 0.393
Readiness 0.804

The low vulnerability score and high readiness score of Singapore places it in the lower-right quadrant of the ND-GAIN Matrix. Adaptation challenges still exist, but Singapore is well positioned to adapt. Singapore is the 118th most vulnerable country and the 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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22
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22
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17
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6
6
Denotes worst scores
Indicator 2001 to 2020 Score
Vulnerability
0.393
Food
0.273
Projected change of cereal yields
0.924
Projected population change
0.217
Food import dependency
0.059
Rural population
0
Agriculture capacity
-
Child malnutrition
0.164
Water
0.488
Projected change of annual runoff
0.751
Projected change of annual groundwater recharge
-
Fresh water withdrawal rate
0.693
Water dependency ratio
0
Dam capacity
0.997
Access to reliable drinking water
0
Health
0.286
Projected change of deaths from climate change induced diseases
0
Projected change in vector-borne diseases
0.658
Dependency on external resource for health services
0
Slum population
-
Medical staff
0.774
Access to improved sanitation facilities
0
Ecosystem Services
0.334
Projected change of biome distribution
-
Projected change of marine biodiversity
0.183
Natural capital dependency
0
Ecological footprint
0.511
Protected biome
0.174
Engagement in international environmental conventions
0.802
Human Habitat
0.460
Projected change of warm periods
0.639
Projected change of flood hazard
0.575
Urban concentration
1.000
Age dependency ratio
0.303
Quality of trade and transport infrastructure
0.241
Paved roads
0
Infrastructure
0.515
Projected change of hydropower generation capacity
0.437
Projected change of sea level rise impacts
1.000
Dependency on imported energy
0.992
Population living under 5m above sea level
0.597
Electricity access
0
Disaster preparedness
0.063