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| GDP (PPP) per capita (2021): 5,528.58 Int. Dollar | Population (2021): 1,320,942 | HDI (2021): 0.61 |
ND-GAIN Country Index rank
122
Score: 43.7
Vulnerability
0.501
Readiness
0.375
The high vulnerability score and high readiness score of Timor-Leste places it in the upper-right quadrant of the ND-GAIN Matrix. It is on the road to responding effectively to climate change, but the adaptation needs and urgency to act are greater. Timor-Leste is the 47th most vulnerable country and the 110th 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 |
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| Ranking | 124 | 125 | 126 | 127 | 126 | 126 | 124 | 124 | 126 | 128 | 147 | 153 | 154 | 147 | 144 | 130 | 128 | 126 | 124 | 115 | 110 | 114 | 114 | 118 | 117 | 123 | 122 |
| Indicator | 2002 to 2021 | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Vulnerability | 0.501 | |
| Food | 0.705 | |
| Projected change of cereal yields | 0.933 | |
| Projected population change | - | |
| Food import dependency | 0.480 | |
| Rural population | 0.736 | |
| Agriculture capacity | 0.996 | |
| Child malnutrition | 0.377 | |
| Water | 0.224 | |
| Projected change of annual runoff | 0.394 | |
| Projected change of annual groundwater recharge | 0.380 | |
| Fresh water withdrawal rate | 0.122 | |
| Water dependency ratio | 0 | |
| Dam capacity | - | |
| Access to reliable drinking water | - | |
| Health | 0.716 | |
| Projected change of deaths from climate change induced diseases | 1.000 | |
| Projected change in vector-borne diseases | 0.328 | |
| Dependency on external resource for health services | 1.000 | |
| Slum population | 0.342 | |
| Medical staff | 0.912 | |
| Access to improved sanitation facilities | - | |
| Ecosystem Services | 0.556 | |
| Projected change of biome distribution | 0.812 | |
| Projected change of marine biodiversity | 0.250 | |
| Natural capital dependency | - | |
| Ecological footprint | 0.123 | |
| Protected biome | 0.595 | |
| Engagement in international environmental conventions | 1.000 | |
| Human Habitat | 0.562 | |
| Projected change of warm periods | 0.410 | |
| Projected change of flood hazard | 0.613 | |
| Urban concentration | 0.264 | |
| Age dependency ratio | 0.672 | |
| Quality of trade and transport infrastructure | 0.854 | |
| Paved roads | - | |
| Infrastructure | 0.244 | |
| Projected change of hydropower generation capacity | - | |
| Projected change of sea level rise impacts | 0.119 | |
| Dependency on imported energy | - | |
| Population living under 5m above sea level | 0.179 | |
| Electricity access | 0.039 | |
| Disaster preparedness | 0.638 |