Tuvalu

GDP (PPP) per capita (2023): 6,151.00 Int. Dollar Population (2023): 9,816 HDI (2023): 0.69
ND-GAIN Country Index rank 80
Score: 49.9
Vulnerability 0.576
Readiness 0.574

The high vulnerability score and high readiness score of Tuvalu 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. Tuvalu is the 15th most vulnerable country and the 28th 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
39
39
39
40
39
39
43
45
44
45
116
121
123
119
124
133
135
142
149
111
119
113
114
111
95
87
82
79
80
Denotes worst scores
Indicator 2004 to 2023 Score
Vulnerability
0.576
Food
0.468
Projected change of cereal yields
0.905
Projected population change
0.143
Food import dependency
0.340
Rural population
0.364
Agriculture capacity
0.940
Child malnutrition
0.116
Water
-
Projected change of annual runoff
-
Projected change of annual groundwater recharge
-
Fresh water withdrawal rate
-
Water dependency ratio
0
Dam capacity
-
Access to reliable drinking water
0.926
Health
0.624
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
0.895
Slum population
-
Medical staff
0.842
Access to improved sanitation facilities
0.635
Ecosystem Services
-
Projected change of biome distribution
-
Projected change of marine biodiversity
1.000
Natural capital dependency
-
Ecological footprint
-
Protected biome
-
Engagement in international environmental conventions
0.907
Human Habitat
0.625
Projected change of warm periods
0.560
Projected change of flood hazard
0.694
Urban concentration
0.636
Age dependency ratio
0.611
Quality of trade and transport infrastructure
-
Paved roads
-
Infrastructure
0.588
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
0.350