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| GDP (PPP) per capita (2020): 18,232.80 Int. Dollar | Population (2020): 69,799,978 | HDI (2020): 0.78 |
ND-GAIN Country Index rank
68
Score: 52.4
Vulnerability
0.438
Readiness
0.487
The low vulnerability score and high readiness score of Thailand places it in the lower-right quadrant of the ND-GAIN Matrix. Adaptation challenges still exist, but Thailand is well positioned to adapt. Thailand is the 85th most vulnerable country and the 62nd 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 |
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| Ranking | 73 | 74 | 72 | 69 | 68 | 69 | 68 | 70 | 70 | 79 | 80 | 77 | 80 | 79 | 75 | 74 | 76 | 73 | 71 | 69 | 70 | 75 | 73 | 70 | 69 | 68 |
| Indicator | 2001 to 2020 | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Vulnerability | 0.438 | |
| Food | 0.461 | |
| Projected change of cereal yields | 0.969 | |
| Projected population change | 0.094 | |
| Food import dependency | 0.115 | |
| Rural population | 0.523 | |
| Agriculture capacity | 0.713 | |
| Child malnutrition | 0.350 | |
| Water | 0.443 | |
| Projected change of annual runoff | 0.495 | |
| Projected change of annual groundwater recharge | 0.299 | |
| Fresh water withdrawal rate | 0.216 | |
| Water dependency ratio | 0.488 | |
| Dam capacity | 0.718 | |
| Access to reliable drinking water | - | |
| Health | 0.471 | |
| Projected change of deaths from climate change induced diseases | 0.303 | |
| Projected change in vector-borne diseases | 0.665 | |
| Dependency on external resource for health services | 0.004 | |
| Slum population | 0.243 | |
| Medical staff | 0.853 | |
| Access to improved sanitation facilities | 0.757 | |
| Ecosystem Services | 0.480 | |
| Projected change of biome distribution | 0.553 | |
| Projected change of marine biodiversity | 0.557 | |
| Natural capital dependency | 0.394 | |
| Ecological footprint | 0.261 | |
| Protected biome | 0.410 | |
| Engagement in international environmental conventions | 0.704 | |
| Human Habitat | 0.383 | |
| Projected change of warm periods | 0.234 | |
| Projected change of flood hazard | 0.687 | |
| Urban concentration | 0.477 | |
| Age dependency ratio | 0.400 | |
| Quality of trade and transport infrastructure | 0.477 | |
| Paved roads | 0.025 | |
| Infrastructure | 0.391 | |
| Projected change of hydropower generation capacity | 0.419 | |
| Projected change of sea level rise impacts | 0.217 | |
| Dependency on imported energy | 0.809 | |
| Population living under 5m above sea level | 0.597 | |
| Electricity access | 0 | |
| Disaster preparedness | 0.300 |