Tonga

GDP (PPP) per capita (2023): 7,393.80 Int. Dollar Population (2023): 104,597 HDI (2023): 0.77
ND-GAIN Country Index rank 140
Score: 39.3
Vulnerability 0.607
Readiness 0.392

The high vulnerability score and high readiness score of Tonga 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. Tonga is the 8th most vulnerable country and the 91st 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
146
146
147
148
147
147
154
151
152
160
186
179
168
162
153
150
150
151
145
145
149
157
148
149
155
156
150
148
140
Denotes worst scores
Indicator 2004 to 2023 Score
Vulnerability
0.607
Food
0.560
Projected change of cereal yields
0.892
Projected population change
0.202
Food import dependency
0.431
Rural population
0.828
Agriculture capacity
0.960
Child malnutrition
0.045
Water
-
Projected change of annual runoff
-
Projected change of annual groundwater recharge
0.249
Fresh water withdrawal rate
-
Water dependency ratio
0
Dam capacity
-
Access to reliable drinking water
0.715
Health
0.654
Projected change of deaths from climate change induced diseases
0.091
Projected change in vector-borne diseases
0.658
Dependency on external resource for health services
1.000
Slum population
-
Medical staff
0.835
Access to improved sanitation facilities
0.687
Ecosystem Services
0.688
Projected change of biome distribution
-
Projected change of marine biodiversity
0.886
Natural capital dependency
1.000
Ecological footprint
0.304
Protected biome
0.446
Engagement in international environmental conventions
0.806
Human Habitat
0.506
Projected change of warm periods
0.194
Projected change of flood hazard
0.731
Urban concentration
0.172
Age dependency ratio
0.696
Quality of trade and transport infrastructure
-
Paved roads
0.736
Infrastructure
0.625
Projected change of hydropower generation capacity
-
Projected change of sea level rise impacts
1.000
Dependency on imported energy
-
Population living under 5m above sea level
1.000
Electricity access
0
Disaster preparedness
0.500