Vanuatu

GDP (PPP) per capita (2022): 3,203.62 Int. Dollar Population (2022): 326,740 HDI (2022): 0.61
ND-GAIN Country Index rank 140
Score: 41.2
Vulnerability 0.560
Readiness 0.384

The high vulnerability score and high readiness score of Vanuatu 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. Vanuatu is the 22nd most vulnerable country and the 105th 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
160
160
160
160
156
152
150
153
148
153
146
141
140
141
147
149
149
156
155
148
156
149
146
151
151
137
135
140
Denotes worst scores
Indicator 2003 to 2022 Score
Vulnerability
0.560
Food
0.618
Projected change of cereal yields
0.909
Projected population change
0.415
Food import dependency
0.395
Rural population
0.799
Agriculture capacity
0.995
Child malnutrition
0.193
Water
-
Projected change of annual runoff
-
Projected change of annual groundwater recharge
0.325
Fresh water withdrawal rate
-
Water dependency ratio
0
Dam capacity
-
Access to reliable drinking water
-
Health
0.678
Projected change of deaths from climate change induced diseases
0.091
Projected change in vector-borne diseases
0.675
Dependency on external resource for health services
1.000
Slum population
-
Medical staff
0.948
Access to improved sanitation facilities
-
Ecosystem Services
0.497
Projected change of biome distribution
0.459
Projected change of marine biodiversity
0.461
Natural capital dependency
0.499
Ecological footprint
0.183
Protected biome
0.568
Engagement in international environmental conventions
0.814
Human Habitat
0.532
Projected change of warm periods
0.261
Projected change of flood hazard
0.698
Urban concentration
0.201
Age dependency ratio
0.736
Quality of trade and transport infrastructure
-
Paved roads
0.766
Infrastructure
0.472
Projected change of hydropower generation capacity
-
Projected change of sea level rise impacts
0.573
Dependency on imported energy
-
Population living under 5m above sea level
0.611
Electricity access
0.303
Disaster preparedness
0.400