Thailand

GDP (PPP) per capita (2024): 24,712.07 Int. Dollar Population (2024): 71,668,011 HDI (2024): 0.80
ND-GAIN Country Index rank 106
Score: 45.4
Vulnerability 0.443
Readiness 0.351

The low vulnerability score and low readiness score of Thailand places it in the lower-left quadrant of the ND-GAIN Matrix. Relative to other countries, its current vulnerabilities are manageable but improvements in readiness will help it better adapt to future challenges. Thailand is the 99th most vulnerable country and the 123rd 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 24
Ranking
53
53
55
54
52
54
55
58
60
61
66
66
68
70
68
69
69
70
70
71
73
71
72
72
71
68
68
104
104
106
Denotes worst scores
Indicator 2005 to 2024 Score
Vulnerability
0.443
Food
0.446
Projected change of cereal yields
0.969
Projected population change
0.094
Food import dependency
0.099
Rural population
0.411
Agriculture capacity
0.807
Child malnutrition
0.298
Water
0.526
Projected change of annual runoff
0.505
Projected change of annual groundwater recharge
0.701
Fresh water withdrawal rate
0.219
Water dependency ratio
0.488
Dam capacity
0.718
Access to reliable drinking water
-
Health
0.434
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
0.003
Slum population
0.020
Medical staff
0.862
Access to improved sanitation facilities
0.748
Ecosystem Services
0.476
Projected change of biome distribution
0.553
Projected change of marine biodiversity
0.557
Natural capital dependency
0.394
Ecological footprint
0.252
Protected biome
0.394
Engagement in international environmental conventions
0.704
Human Habitat
0.376
Projected change of warm periods
0.234
Projected change of flood hazard
0.687
Urban concentration
0.589
Age dependency ratio
0.389
Quality of trade and transport infrastructure
0.333
Paved roads
0.025
Infrastructure
0.403
Projected change of hydropower generation capacity
0.419
Projected change of sea level rise impacts
0.217
Dependency on imported energy
0.575
Population living under 5m above sea level
1.000
Electricity access
0
Disaster preparedness
0.205