Singapore

GDP (PPP) per capita (2021): 116,486.47 Int. Dollar Population (2021): 5,453,566 HDI (2021): 0.94
ND-GAIN Country Index rank 5
Score: 71.5
Vulnerability 0.375
Readiness 0.805

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 126th most vulnerable country and the most ready country.

ND-GAIN Ranking since 1995

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Ranking
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19
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9
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5
5
5
Denotes worst scores
Indicator 2002 to 2021 Score
Vulnerability
0.375
Food
0.272
Projected change of cereal yields
0.924
Projected population change
0.217
Food import dependency
0.056
Rural population
0
Agriculture capacity
-
Child malnutrition
0.164
Water
0.492
Projected change of annual runoff
0.751
Projected change of annual groundwater recharge
-
Fresh water withdrawal rate
0.712
Water dependency ratio
0
Dam capacity
0.997
Access to reliable drinking water
0
Health
0.269
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
0.687
Access to improved sanitation facilities
0
Ecosystem Services
0.335
Projected change of biome distribution
-
Projected change of marine biodiversity
0.183
Natural capital dependency
0
Ecological footprint
0.514
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
0.307
Quality of trade and transport infrastructure
0.241
Paved roads
0
Infrastructure
0.423
Projected change of hydropower generation capacity
0.437
Projected change of sea level rise impacts
1.000
Dependency on imported energy
1.000
Population living under 5m above sea level
0.040
Electricity access
0
Disaster preparedness
0.063