Tonga

GDP (PPP) per capita (2021): 6,748.51 Int. Dollar Population (2021): 106,017 HDI (2021): 0.74
ND-GAIN Country Index rank 140
Score: 41.1
Vulnerability 0.605
Readiness 0.426

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 6th most vulnerable country and the 93rd 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
Ranking
151
149
149
147
147
145
148
149
154
156
161
157
148
152
142
145
139
147
141
138
137
141
140
137
139
139
140
Denotes worst scores
Indicator 2002 to 2021 Score
Vulnerability
0.605
Food
0.557
Projected change of cereal yields
0.892
Projected population change
0.202
Food import dependency
0.431
Rural population
0.829
Agriculture capacity
0.936
Child malnutrition
0.050
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
0.722
Health
0.646
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
0.804
Access to improved sanitation facilities
0.676
Ecosystem Services
0.685
Projected change of biome distribution
-
Projected change of marine biodiversity
0.886
Natural capital dependency
1.000
Ecological footprint
0.287
Protected biome
0.446
Engagement in international environmental conventions
0.806
Human Habitat
0.502
Projected change of warm periods
0.194
Projected change of flood hazard
0.731
Urban concentration
0.171
Age dependency ratio
0.678
Quality of trade and transport infrastructure
-
Paved roads
0.736
Infrastructure
0.638
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
0.550