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| GDP (PPP) per capita (2020): 3,010.86 Int. Dollar | Population (2020): 307,150 | HDI (2020): 0.61 |
ND-GAIN Country Index rank
135
Score: 40.5
Vulnerability
0.548
Readiness
0.358
The high vulnerability score and low readiness score of Vanuatu places it in the upper-left quadrant of the ND-GAIN Matrix. It has both a great need for investment and innovations to improve readiness and a great urgency for action. Vanuatu is the 25th most vulnerable country and the 117th 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 |
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| Ranking | 144 | 144 | 143 | 145 | 144 | 143 | 141 | 148 | 142 | 142 | 130 | 125 | 124 | 126 | 131 | 136 | 133 | 135 | 137 | 130 | 134 | 132 | 133 | 133 | 134 | 135 |
| Indicator | 2001 to 2020 | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Vulnerability | 0.548 | |
| Food | 0.600 | |
| Projected change of cereal yields | 0.909 | |
| Projected population change | 0.415 | |
| Food import dependency | 0.395 | |
| Rural population | 0.803 | |
| Agriculture capacity | 0.867 | |
| 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 | 0.679 | |
| 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 | 0.949 | |
| Access to improved sanitation facilities | - | |
| Ecosystem Services | 0.560 | |
| Projected change of biome distribution | 0.459 | |
| Projected change of marine biodiversity | 0.461 | |
| Natural capital dependency | 0.499 | |
| Ecological footprint | - | |
| Protected biome | 0.568 | |
| Engagement in international environmental conventions | 0.814 | |
| Human Habitat | 0.527 | |
| Projected change of warm periods | 0.261 | |
| Projected change of flood hazard | 0.698 | |
| Urban concentration | 0.197 | |
| Age dependency ratio | 0.714 | |
| Quality of trade and transport infrastructure | - | |
| Paved roads | 0.766 | |
| Infrastructure | 0.371 | |
| 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 | 0.068 | |
| Electricity access | 0.330 | |
| Disaster preparedness | 0.513 |