Thailand

GDP (PPP) per capita (2023): 23,465.06 Int. Dollar Population (2023): 71,702,435 HDI (2023): 0.80
ND-GAIN Country Index rank 80
Score: 49.9
Vulnerability 0.435
Readiness 0.432

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 75th 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 22 23
Ranking
86
86
84
81
81
83
83
81
83
81
82
79
80
80
77
74
75
77
76
75
76
82
83
81
81
77
79
79
80
Denotes worst scores
Indicator 2004 to 2023 Score
Vulnerability
0.435
Food
0.461
Projected change of cereal yields
0.969
Projected population change
0.094
Food import dependency
0.106
Rural population
0.500
Agriculture capacity
0.801
Child malnutrition
0.298
Water
0.444
Projected change of annual runoff
0.495
Projected change of annual groundwater recharge
0.299
Fresh water withdrawal rate
0.219
Water dependency ratio
0.488
Dam capacity
0.721
Access to reliable drinking water
-
Health
0.443
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
0.002
Slum population
0.069
Medical staff
0.873
Access to improved sanitation facilities
0.745
Ecosystem Services
0.478
Projected change of biome distribution
0.553
Projected change of marine biodiversity
0.557
Natural capital dependency
0.394
Ecological footprint
0.251
Protected biome
0.410
Engagement in international environmental conventions
0.704
Human Habitat
0.360
Projected change of warm periods
0.234
Projected change of flood hazard
0.687
Urban concentration
0.500
Age dependency ratio
0.381
Quality of trade and transport infrastructure
0.333
Paved roads
0.025
Infrastructure
0.423
Projected change of hydropower generation capacity
0.419
Projected change of sea level rise impacts
0.217
Dependency on imported energy
0.574
Population living under 5m above sea level
1.000
Electricity access
0
Disaster preparedness
0.325