Viet Nam

GDP (PPP) per capita (2023): 14,973.88 Int. Dollar Population (2023): 100,352,192 HDI (2023): 0.77
ND-GAIN Country Index rank 96
Score: 46.0
Vulnerability 0.468
Readiness 0.388

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 65th most vulnerable country and the 92nd 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 23
Ranking
132
132
129
126
129
128
124
125
124
127
123
117
110
113
110
115
113
115
110
103
106
106
108
106
107
103
95
94
96
Denotes worst scores
Indicator 2004 to 2023 Score
Vulnerability
0.468
Food
0.419
Projected change of cereal yields
0.959
Projected population change
0.198
Food import dependency
0.130
Rural population
0.652
Agriculture capacity
0.392
Child malnutrition
0.182
Water
0.471
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
0.887
Access to reliable drinking water
0.428
Health
0.393
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
0.052
Slum population
0.058
Medical staff
0.929
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
0.430
Projected change of warm periods
0.156
Projected change of flood hazard
0.644
Urban concentration
0.348
Age dependency ratio
0.443
Quality of trade and transport infrastructure
0.462
Paved roads
0.528
Infrastructure
0.536
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
0.002
Disaster preparedness
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