Viet Nam

GDP (PPP) per capita (2021): 11,676.11 Int. Dollar Population (2021): 97,468,029 HDI (2021): 0.70
ND-GAIN Country Index rank 100
Score: 47.5
Vulnerability 0.475
Readiness 0.426

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 58th most vulnerable country and the 93rd 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
121
120
120
118
119
118
121
122
123
120
112
104
104
107
106
113
112
113
106
104
104
101
100
102
99
99
100
Denotes worst scores
Indicator 2002 to 2021 Score
Vulnerability
0.475
Food
0.492
Projected change of cereal yields
0.959
Projected population change
0.198
Food import dependency
0.127
Rural population
0.668
Agriculture capacity
0.767
Child malnutrition
0.236
Water
0.480
Projected change of annual runoff
0.434
Projected change of annual groundwater recharge
0.291
Fresh water withdrawal rate
0.195
Water dependency ratio
0.593
Dam capacity
0.886
Access to reliable drinking water
-
Health
0.352
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
0.029
Slum population
0.058
Medical staff
0.920
Access to improved sanitation facilities
-
Ecosystem Services
0.556
Projected change of biome distribution
0.353
Projected change of marine biodiversity
0.768
Natural capital dependency
0.608
Ecological footprint
0.259
Protected biome
0.558
Engagement in international environmental conventions
0.789
Human Habitat
0.435
Projected change of warm periods
0.156
Projected change of flood hazard
0.644
Urban concentration
0.332
Age dependency ratio
0.438
Quality of trade and transport infrastructure
0.510
Paved roads
0.528
Infrastructure
0.537
Projected change of hydropower generation capacity
0.336
Projected change of sea level rise impacts
1.000
Dependency on imported energy
0.475
Population living under 5m above sea level
1.000
Electricity access
0
Disaster preparedness
0.413