Tuvalu

GDP (PPP) per capita (2022): 5,394.23 Int. Dollar Population (2022): 11,312 HDI (2022): 0.65
ND-GAIN Country Index rank 75
Score: 52.1
Vulnerability 0.580
Readiness 0.623

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 23rd 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
Ranking
41
42
42
42
41
42
44
45
46
46
54
68
73
74
78
82
88
97
110
91
95
94
96
86
87
80
77
75
Denotes worst scores
Indicator 2003 to 2022 Score
Vulnerability
0.580
Food
0.469
Projected change of cereal yields
0.905
Projected population change
0.143
Food import dependency
0.340
Rural population
0.372
Agriculture capacity
0.939
Child malnutrition
0.115
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
0.643
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
0.829
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
0.623
Projected change of warm periods
0.560
Projected change of flood hazard
0.694
Urban concentration
0.628
Age dependency ratio
0.610
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