Vanuatu

GDP (PPP) per capita (2021): 3,057.41 Int. Dollar Population (2021): 319,137 HDI (2021): 0.61
ND-GAIN Country Index rank 139
Score: 41.4
Vulnerability 0.556
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
Ranking
152
152
150
149
147
144
141
145
140
146
139
138
134
138
140
143
141
144
147
139
141
144
138
139
143
141
139
Denotes worst scores
Indicator 2002 to 2021 Score
Vulnerability
0.556
Food
0.599
Projected change of cereal yields
0.909
Projected population change
0.415
Food import dependency
0.395
Rural population
0.801
Agriculture capacity
0.862
Child malnutrition
0.214
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
0.644
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
0.867
Slum population
-
Medical staff
0.945
Access to improved sanitation facilities
-
Ecosystem Services
0.498
Projected change of biome distribution
0.459
Projected change of marine biodiversity
0.461
Natural capital dependency
0.499
Ecological footprint
0.184
Protected biome
0.568
Engagement in international environmental conventions
0.814
Human Habitat
0.533
Projected change of warm periods
0.261
Projected change of flood hazard
0.698
Urban concentration
0.199
Age dependency ratio
0.741
Quality of trade and transport infrastructure
-
Paved roads
0.766
Infrastructure
0.507
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
0.330
Disaster preparedness
0.513