The vulnerability of individual Asia-Pacific countries is shown in Figure A-2. The abbreviations correspond to each country’s internet country code. The most vulnerable include some of the Pacific island countries along with North and Central Asian countries.
Figure A-2 – Crisis vulnerability of countries in Asia and the Pacific
TO
1.0
MV
0.9 VU
HK WS
0.8
AM KZ TR
MN GE FJ SB LK
TJ
0.7
KG LA KH
0.6
NP
0.5
BT ARZ
RU
NZ
AU KR
JP
TH
PH ID
PK PG
MY
CN
VN UZ IN
BD
0.3
0.4
0.5
0.6
0.7
0.8
0.9
Notes: 1. Countries are indicated by their internet country codes. Vertical and horizontal lines indicate the global averages of exposure and coping capacity.
Bangladesh, on the other hand, is less exposed to the crisis because of its position on export sophistication with respect to GDP. It may, for example, face competition from Indonesia and China on garments, but with a lower per capita income can compete more aggressively on price. Risks to the MDGs The indices of exposure and coping capacity can now be combined – subtracting the second from the first – to derive an overall index of vulnerability (Table A-I). Each country’s vulnerability can then be considered in the context of its MDG achievement to assess how far it is at risk for each goal. In these charts, countries are marked using the usual symbols and colours to represent on or off track status.
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