Viet Nam

GDP (PPP) per capita (2020): 8,650.13 Int. Dollar Population (2020): 97,338,583 HDI (2020): 0.70
ND-GAIN Country Index rank 97
Score: 47.1
Vulnerability 0.483
Readiness 0.425

The high vulnerability score and high readiness score of Viet Nam 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. Viet Nam is the 57th most vulnerable country and the 91st 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
Ranking
122
123
125
125
122
121
120
121
122
120
113
109
108
111
109
117
113
114
112
106
105
101
101
99
99
97
Denotes worst scores
Indicator 2001 to 2020 Score
Vulnerability
0.483
Food
0.497
Projected change of cereal yields
0.959
Projected population change
0.198
Food import dependency
0.118
Rural population
0.675
Agriculture capacity
0.770
Child malnutrition
0.264
Water
0.479
Projected change of annual runoff
0.434
Projected change of annual groundwater recharge
0.291
Fresh water withdrawal rate
0.192
Water dependency ratio
0.593
Dam capacity
0.884
Access to reliable drinking water
-
Health
0.369
Projected change of deaths from climate change induced diseases
0.091
Projected change in vector-borne diseases
0.660
Dependency on external resource for health services
0.035
Slum population
0.142
Medical staff
0.918
Access to improved sanitation facilities
-
Ecosystem Services
0.555
Projected change of biome distribution
0.353
Projected change of marine biodiversity
0.768
Natural capital dependency
0.608
Ecological footprint
0.254
Protected biome
0.558
Engagement in international environmental conventions
0.789
Human Habitat
0.434
Projected change of warm periods
0.156
Projected change of flood hazard
0.644
Urban concentration
0.325
Age dependency ratio
0.439
Quality of trade and transport infrastructure
0.510
Paved roads
0.528
Infrastructure
0.562
Projected change of hydropower generation capacity
0.336
Projected change of sea level rise impacts
1.000
Dependency on imported energy
0.624
Population living under 5m above sea level
1.000
Electricity access
0
Disaster preparedness
0.413