Turkmenistan

GDP (PPP) per capita (2024): 21,213.09 Int. Dollar Population (2024): 7,494,498 HDI (2024): 0.76
ND-GAIN Country Index rank 145
Score: 39.4
Vulnerability 0.448
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 97th most vulnerable country and the 177th 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 24
Ranking
143
143
143
140
142
141
139
135
139
149
153
153
146
141
140
137
140
140
139
139
143
148
146
143
145
144
146
147
147
145
Denotes worst scores
Indicator 2005 to 2024 Score
Vulnerability
0.448
Food
0.443
Projected change of cereal yields
0.778
Projected population change
0.215
Food import dependency
0.182
Rural population
0.570
Agriculture capacity
0.741
Child malnutrition
0.169
Water
0.805
Projected change of annual runoff
1.000
Projected change of annual groundwater recharge
1.000
Fresh water withdrawal rate
1.000
Water dependency ratio
0.970
Dam capacity
0.806
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
0.010
Slum population
0.085
Medical staff
0.818
Access to improved sanitation facilities
-
Ecosystem Services
0.546
Projected change of biome distribution
0.553
Projected change of marine biodiversity
0
Natural capital dependency
-
Ecological footprint
0.400
Protected biome
0.893
Engagement in international environmental conventions
0.883
Human Habitat
0.428
Projected change of warm periods
0.067
Projected change of flood hazard
0.627
Urban concentration
0.430
Age dependency ratio
0.539
Quality of trade and transport infrastructure
0.710
Paved roads
0.192
Infrastructure
0.139
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
0.256