Thailand

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
Ranking
73
74
72
69
68
69
68
70
70
79
80
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80
79
75
74
76
73
71
69
70
75
73
70
69
68
Denotes worst scores
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