Turkmenistan

GDP (PPP) per capita (2020): 16,195.54 Int. Dollar Population (2020): 6,031,187 HDI (2020): 0.71
ND-GAIN Country Index rank 132
Score: 41.3
Vulnerability 0.409
Readiness 0.235

The low vulnerability score and low readiness score of Turkmenistan places it in the lower-left quadrant of the ND-GAIN Matrix. Relative to other countries, its current vulnerabilities are manageable but improvements in readiness will help it better adapt to future challenges. Turkmenistan is the 106th most vulnerable country and the 183rd 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
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125
129
127
131
127
125
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128
136
130
133
127
125
125
126
128
126
127
126
125
128
130
130
128
132
Denotes worst scores
Indicator 2001 to 2020 Score
Vulnerability
0.409
Food
0.336
Projected change of cereal yields
0.778
Projected population change
0.215
Food import dependency
0.182
Rural population
0.512
Agriculture capacity
0.142
Child malnutrition
0.186
Water
0.464
Projected change of annual runoff
0
Projected change of annual groundwater recharge
0
Fresh water withdrawal rate
1.000
Water dependency ratio
0.970
Dam capacity
0.764
Access to reliable drinking water
0.053
Health
0.370
Projected change of deaths from climate change induced diseases
0.061
Projected change in vector-borne diseases
0.658
Dependency on external resource for health services
0.004
Slum population
-
Medical staff
0.760
Access to improved sanitation facilities
-
Ecosystem Services
0.436
Projected change of biome distribution
0.553
Projected change of marine biodiversity
0
Natural capital dependency
-
Ecological footprint
0.345
Protected biome
0.400
Engagement in international environmental conventions
0.883
Human Habitat
0.439
Projected change of warm periods
0.067
Projected change of flood hazard
0.627
Urban concentration
0.488
Age dependency ratio
0.552
Quality of trade and transport infrastructure
0.710
Paved roads
0.192
Infrastructure
-
Projected change of hydropower generation capacity
0.437
Projected change of sea level rise impacts
-
Dependency on imported energy
0.048
Population living under 5m above sea level
-
Electricity access
0
Disaster preparedness
-