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GDP (PPP) per capita (2023): 4,803.97 Int. Dollar | Population (2023): 1,384,286 | HDI (2023): 0.63 |
ND-GAIN Country Index rank
122
Score: 42.3
Vulnerability
0.538
Readiness
0.384
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 30th most vulnerable country and the 96th 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 |
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Ranking | 113 | 114 | 116 | 114 | 114 | 117 | 116 | 118 | 116 | 121 | 143 | 152 | 153 | 146 | 144 | 128 | 124 | 121 | 119 | 115 | 112 | 114 | 117 | 121 | 122 | 126 | 123 | 121 | 122 |
Indicator | 2004 to 2023 | Score |
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Vulnerability | 0.538 | |
Food | 0.689 | |
Projected change of cereal yields | 0.933 | |
Projected population change | - | |
Food import dependency | 0.445 | |
Rural population | 0.728 | |
Agriculture capacity | 0.995 | |
Child malnutrition | 0.343 | |
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 | 0.667 | |
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 | 0.746 | |
Slum population | 0.342 | |
Medical staff | 0.920 | |
Access to improved sanitation facilities | - | |
Ecosystem Services | 0.555 | |
Projected change of biome distribution | 0.812 | |
Projected change of marine biodiversity | 0.250 | |
Natural capital dependency | - | |
Ecological footprint | 0.118 | |
Protected biome | 0.595 | |
Engagement in international environmental conventions | 1.000 | |
Human Habitat | 0.555 | |
Projected change of warm periods | 0.410 | |
Projected change of flood hazard | 0.613 | |
Urban concentration | 0.272 | |
Age dependency ratio | 0.629 | |
Quality of trade and transport infrastructure | 0.854 | |
Paved roads | - | |
Infrastructure | - | |
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 | |
Disaster preparedness | - |