Viet Nam

GDP (PPP) per capita (2022): 14,051.25 Int. Dollar Population (2022): 98,186,856 HDI (2022): 0.73
ND-GAIN Country Index rank 92
Score: 48.7
Vulnerability 0.458
Readiness 0.432

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 70th most vulnerable country and the 89th 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
121
120
121
118
120
118
118
121
121
119
111
104
104
108
109
114
112
111
107
100
101
100
101
101
101
99
93
92
Denotes worst scores
Indicator 2003 to 2022 Score
Vulnerability
0.458
Food
0.422
Projected change of cereal yields
0.959
Projected population change
0.198
Food import dependency
0.130
Rural population
0.660
Agriculture capacity
0.392
Child malnutrition
0.193
Water
0.397
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
0.441
Access to reliable drinking water
0.428
Health
0.406
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
0.132
Slum population
0.058
Medical staff
0.922
Access to improved sanitation facilities
0.570
Ecosystem Services
0.558
Projected change of biome distribution
0.353
Projected change of marine biodiversity
0.768
Natural capital dependency
0.608
Ecological footprint
0.270
Protected biome
0.558
Engagement in international environmental conventions
0.789
Human Habitat
0.429
Projected change of warm periods
0.156
Projected change of flood hazard
0.644
Urban concentration
0.340
Age dependency ratio
0.443
Quality of trade and transport infrastructure
0.462
Paved roads
0.528
Infrastructure
0.535
Projected change of hydropower generation capacity
0.336
Projected change of sea level rise impacts
1.000
Dependency on imported energy
0.340
Population living under 5m above sea level
1.000
Electricity access
0
Disaster preparedness
-