Armenia

GDP (PPP) per capita (2011): 4,810.89 USD
Population (2011): 3,084,979
GAIN Index rank 50
Score: 66.4
Trend:
up
Vulnerability 0.312
Readiness 0.640

The low vulnerability score and high readiness score of Armenia places it in the lower-right quadrant of the Readiness Matrix. Adaptation challenges still exist, but Armenia is well positioned to adapt. Armenia is the 65th least vulnerable country and the 48th most ready country.

GAIN Ranking since 1995

Year 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011
Ranking
95
93
89
90
70
68
62
64
62
61
62
59
55
54
49
48
50
Denotes worst scores
Indicator Composition 1995 to 2011 Raw Score
Vulnerability
0.312
Food
0.429
Food capacity
0.42 0.420
Food import dependency
82 % 0.820
Malnutrition
5.5 % 0.550
Rural population
36.3 % 0.363
Variation of cereal yield
0.07 0.140
Yield change
13.56 % 0.280
Ecosystems
0.459
Dependency on natural capital
0.10 % 0.207
Ecological footprint
-0.37 0.537
Projected Biome Threat
5.50 0.458
International Environmental Conventions
0 0.784
Protected biomes
47.12 0.529
Habitat
0.292
Value lost due to electrical outages
1.80 % 0.180
Slums
0 % 0
Threatened species
0.24 % 0.240
Trade and transport infrastructure
2.32 0.536
Urban concentration
56.44 % 0.663
Urban excess growth
-0.55 % 0.227
Urban risk
11.60 0.145
Health
0.185
Disability adjusted life years
3.00 % 0.075
External health dependence
14.3 % 0.143
Disease mortality
7.2 % 0.144
Life expectancy
73.8 0.224
Maternal mortality
0 % 0.014
Health workers per capita
12.40 0.506
Infrastructure
0.204
Coastal area
0 % 0
Coastal population
0 % 0
Energy access
100.0 % 0
Energy sensitivity
10,388.9 % 1.000
Road flooding
15.96 0.160
Paved roads
93.56 % 0.064
Water
0.304
Precipitation change
62.2 % 0.622
Temperature change
4.2 °C 0.675
Improved sanitation facilities
90.0 % 0.100
Water access
98.0 % 0.020
Water disease
65 0.043
Water use
36.4 % 0.364
Methodology

GAIN Index

Methodology The GAIN Index, a project of the Global Adaption Institute (GAIN), summarizes a country's vulnerability to climate change and other global challenges in combination with its readiness to improve resilience. It aims to help businesses and the public sector better prioritize investments for a more efficient response to the immediate global challenges ahead.

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