Turkmenistan

GDP (PPP) per capita (2023): 19,828.92 Int. Dollar Population (2023): 7,364,438 HDI (2023): 0.76
ND-GAIN Country Index rank 138
Score: 39.8
Vulnerability 0.372
Readiness 0.168

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 128th most vulnerable country and the 189th 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
121
121
121
121
122
122
121
121
120
132
134
134
135
136
134
138
138
131
129
125
130
136
136
136
134
137
137
137
138
Denotes worst scores
Indicator 2004 to 2023 Score
Vulnerability
0.372
Food
0.432
Projected change of cereal yields
0.778
Projected population change
0.215
Food import dependency
0.182
Rural population
0.496
Agriculture capacity
0.749
Child malnutrition
0.169
Water
0.471
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
0.805
Access to reliable drinking water
0.052
Health
0.326
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
0.021
Slum population
0.086
Medical staff
0.807
Access to improved sanitation facilities
-
Ecosystem Services
0.425
Projected change of biome distribution
0.553
Projected change of marine biodiversity
0
Natural capital dependency
-
Ecological footprint
0.290
Protected biome
0.400
Engagement in international environmental conventions
0.883
Human Habitat
0.440
Projected change of warm periods
0.067
Projected change of flood hazard
0.627
Urban concentration
0.504
Age dependency ratio
0.537
Quality of trade and transport infrastructure
0.710
Paved roads
0.192
Infrastructure
0.137
Projected change of hydropower generation capacity
0.437
Projected change of sea level rise impacts
-
Dependency on imported energy
0
Population living under 5m above sea level
0
Electricity access
0
Disaster preparedness
0.250