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The Global Risks Index · GRX-IDX-SOC · VUL Human and systems vulnerability

Índice de vulnerabilidad socioeconómica

Weighted aggregation, on 0 to 10, of poverty and deprivation, inequality, human capital deficit, the social protection gap and gender inequality.

Page GRX-IDX-SOCEdition Baseline Edition 2026Evidence close 2026-09-30Indicator Standard IDX.SOC.poverty.socioeconomic_vulnerabilityValues not yet publishedMethod v1.0.0-draft
FIG 1 · Method card
Aggregation

geometric

expert weights · floor 0.1 where geometric

Incertidumbre

1,000 draws

normalisation, weights, aggregation, imputation

Estructura

5 components

18 leaf indicators

Cobertura

67% minimum

modelled share ≤ 20%

From the Indicator Standard definition of this index.
18
leaf indicators
5
components
1,000
Monte Carlo draws
5
series read it
01Construction

From indicators to the composite

How far a society’s poverty, inequality and thin protection would amplify any hazard; the HDI and IHDI are shown alongside as external references, not inputs, to avoid double counting.

computation
How Socio-economic vulnerability is computed
Graph26 nodes
Grafo
01Indicadores
02Sub-indices
03Domain index
04Pilar
05Compuesto
100%
Índice
  1. Tasa de pobreza extrema, USD 3.00 al día (PPA de 2021)
    Indicator · IND · %
    Share of the population living in households whose consumption or income per person is below USD 3.00 a day at 2021 purchasing-power parities, the international extreme poverty line.
  2. Tasa de pobreza según la línea de pobreza nacional
    Indicator · IND · %
    Share of the population below the country’s own official poverty line, as set and estimated by national authorities from household surveys.
  3. Tasa de pobreza multidimensional (IPM global)
    Indicator · IND · %
    Share of the population deprived in at least one third of the weighted health, education and living-standard indicators of the global Multidimensional Poverty Index.
  4. Índice de Gini
    Indicator · IND · score
    Gini index of household consumption or income per person, from 0 (perfect equality) to 100 (one person holds everything).
  5. Participación en el ingreso o el consumo del 40 por ciento más pobre
    Indicator · IND · %
    Share of total household consumption or income held by the poorest 40% of the population.
  6. Crecimiento del consumo o el ingreso del 40 por ciento más pobre
    Indicator · IND · %
    Annualised growth rate of real mean consumption or income per person of the poorest 40% between two comparable surveys about five years apart.
  7. Pérdida de desarrollo humano debida a la desigualdad
    Indicator · IND · %
    Percentage difference between the HDI and the inequality-adjusted HDI, as published by UNDP.
  8. Años promedio de escolaridad
    Indicator · IND · a
    Average number of years of formal education completed by people aged 25 and older, as published by UNDP.
  9. Años esperados de escolaridad
    Indicator · IND · a
    Years of schooling a child entering school can expect to receive if current age-specific enrolment rates persist, as published by UNDP.
  10. Pobreza de aprendizaje
    Indicator · IND · %
    Share of children at the end-of-primary age who cannot read and understand a simple age-appropriate text, counting out-of-school children as not reading proficiently.
  11. Tasa de alfabetización de adultos
    Indicator · IND · %
    Share of people aged 15 and over who can read and write a short simple statement about their everyday life with understanding.
  12. Población cubierta por al menos una prestación de protección social
    Indicator · IND · %
    Share of the population receiving at least one contributory or non-contributory cash social protection benefit, or actively contributing to a social insurance scheme.
  13. Empleo informal, porcentaje del empleo total
    Indicator · IND · %
    Share of all employed people, agricultural and non-agricultural, whose work is not covered by labour legislation, social security or employment benefits in law or practice.
  14. Jóvenes que no estudian, no trabajan ni reciben formación
    Indicator · IND · %
    Share of people aged 15 to 24 who are neither employed nor in education or training.
  15. Niños de 5 a 17 años en trabajo infantil
    Indicator · IND · %
    Share of children aged 5 to 17 engaged in economic activity or household chores above age-specific hour thresholds, or in hazardous work.
  16. Índice de Desigualdad de Género (PNUD)
    Indicator · IND · score
    UNDP composite, from 0 to 1, of gender gaps in reproductive health, empowerment and labour-market participation, ingested as published.
  17. Tasa de participación femenina en la fuerza laboral
    Indicator · IND · %
    Share of women aged 15 and over who are employed or seeking work (ILO modelled estimate).
  18. Escaños ocupados por mujeres en el parlamento nacional
    Indicator · IND · %
    Share of seats in the single or lower chamber of the national parliament held by women.
  19. Poverty and deprivation sub-index
    Sub-index · SUB · w 2 · 36.4%
    Composite of the extreme poverty headcount at USD 3.00 a day, the national poverty headcount and the multidimensional poverty headcount.
  20. Inequality sub-index
    Sub-index · SUB · w 1 · 18.2%
    Composite of the Gini index, the bottom-40% share, bottom-40% growth and the inequality loss in human development.
  21. Human capital deficit sub-index
    Sub-index · SUB · w 1 · 18.2%
    Composite of mean and expected years of schooling, learning poverty and adult literacy, oriented so that higher values mean a larger deficit.
  22. Social protection gap sub-index
    Sub-index · SUB · w 1 · 18.2%
    Composite of social protection coverage, informal employment, youth NEET and child labour, oriented so that higher values mean a wider gap.
  23. Gender inequality sub-index
    Sub-index · SUB · w 0.5 · 9.1%
    Composite of the UNDP Gender Inequality Index, female labour-force participation and women’s parliamentary representation.
  24. Índice de vulnerabilidad socioeconómica
    Domain index · IDX · geometric
    Weighted aggregation, on 0 to 10, of poverty and deprivation, inequality, human capital deficit, the social protection gap and gender inequality.
  25. Vulnerabilidad humana y de los sistemas
    Pillar · PILLAR · 8 indices
    How susceptible are people, livelihoods, ecosystems and essential systems to harm when a shock arrives?
  26. NXS-GRX (canonical data, provenance and risk) Composite Risk
    Composite · COMPOSITE · four pillars
    Composite = (HTE × VUL × MSF × LCC)^(1/4), each pillar on 0–10 floored at 0.1; pillar = expert-weighted geometric mean of its domain indices
Sin ejecutarEn cursoCompletado
FIG 2. 18 indicators, 5 components, real Indicator Standard weights (the bar under each node is its share). Select a node to trace what it feeds and what feeds it; Simulate run plays the computation in order. Schematic of the construction; source: Indicator Standard composite definitions.
02Simulator

Run this index’s own aggregation

Set each component, change the aggregation or the weight uncertainty, and watch the interval, the class probability and each component’s contribution respond.

FIG 3 · Simulator: aggregate socio-economic vulnerability on your numbers
Components (0 to 10)
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Contribution of each component (leave one out)
Simulator: the index’s published aggregation run on numbers you set, with 1,000 draws over weights and aggregation. The slider positions are starting points for the explainer, not NXS-GRX values. Simulated on your own inputs; not a measured result.
03Método

Treatment, normalisation, weighting, aggregation, uncertainty

Treatment
WINSORISE
Outlier rule
|skew| > 2, kurtosis > 3.5
Normalisation
IDENTITY
Imputation
NONE
Coverage minimum
67% of components
Modelled share cap
20% of weight
Weighting
experto
Aggregation
geometric
Scale
0 to 10
Incertidumbre
1,000 Monte Carlo runs over normalisation, weights, aggregation, imputation
Framework basis
INFORM Risk vulnerability dimension (structure only); UNDP HDR 2025; JRC COIN 10-step guide; OECD/JRC Handbook (2008)
Muy bajo0,0 a < 2,0
Bajo2,0 a < 3,5
Medio3,5 a < 5,0
Alto5,0 a < 6,5
Muy alto6.5 a 10.0
04Components

5 components, 18 indicators

Poverty and deprivation sub-index w 2

Composite of the extreme poverty headcount at USD 3.00 a day, the national poverty headcount and the multidimensional poverty headcount.

IndicadorUnidadEvidenciaFuentesProporción
Tasa de pobreza extrema, USD 3.00 al día (PPA de 2021)IND.SOC.poverty.extreme_poverty.usd300%Class Bwb-pip, wb-wdi50.0%
Tasa de pobreza según la línea de pobreza nacionalIND.SOC.poverty.national_poverty%Class Bnational-statistical-offices, wb-wdi25.0%
Tasa de pobreza multidimensional (IPM global)IND.SOC.poverty.multidimensional_poverty%Class Cundp-ophi-global-mpi25.0%

Inequality sub-index w 1

Composite of the Gini index, the bottom-40% share, bottom-40% growth and the inequality loss in human development.

IndicadorUnidadEvidenciaFuentesProporción
Índice de GiniIND.SOC.inequality.gini{score}Class Bwb-pip, wb-wdi25.0%
Participación en el ingreso o el consumo del 40 por ciento más pobreIND.SOC.inequality.bottom40_income_share%Class Bwb-pip, wb-wdi25.0%
Crecimiento del consumo o el ingreso del 40 por ciento más pobreIND.SOC.inequality.bottom40_growth%Class Bwb-pip, wb-wdi25.0%
Pérdida de desarrollo humano debida a la desigualdadIND.SOC.inequality.human_development_loss%Class Cundp-hdr25.0%

Human capital deficit sub-index w 1

Composite of mean and expected years of schooling, learning poverty and adult literacy, oriented so that higher values mean a larger deficit.

IndicadorUnidadEvidenciaFuentesProporción
Años promedio de escolaridadIND.SOC.education.mean_years_schoolingaClass Cundp-hdr, unesco-uis, barro-lee25.0%
Años esperados de escolaridadIND.SOC.education.expected_years_schoolingaClass Cundp-hdr, unesco-uis25.0%
Pobreza de aprendizajeIND.SOC.education.learning_poverty%Class Cwb-learning-poverty, unesco-uis, wb-wdi25.0%
Tasa de alfabetización de adultosIND.SOC.education.adult_literacy%Class Bunesco-uis, wb-wdi25.0%

Social protection gap sub-index w 1

Composite of social protection coverage, informal employment, youth NEET and child labour, oriented so that higher values mean a wider gap.

IndicadorUnidadEvidenciaFuentesProporción
Población cubierta por al menos una prestación de protección socialIND.SOC.protection.social_protection_coverage%Class Bilo-world-social-protection-database, wb-aspire40.0%
Empleo informal, porcentaje del empleo totalIND.SOC.protection.informal_employment%Class Bilo-ilostat20.0%
Jóvenes que no estudian, no trabajan ni reciben formaciónIND.SOC.protection.youth_neet%Class Bilo-ilostat, wb-wdi20.0%
Niños de 5 a 17 años en trabajo infantilIND.SOC.protection.child_labour%Class Bunicef-mics, ilo-ilostat20.0%

Gender inequality sub-index w 0.5

Composite of the UNDP Gender Inequality Index, female labour-force participation and women’s parliamentary representation.

IndicadorUnidadEvidenciaFuentesProporción
Índice de Desigualdad de Género (PNUD)IND.SOC.gender.gender_inequality_index{score}Class Cundp-hdr50.0%
Tasa de participación femenina en la fuerza laboralIND.SOC.gender.female_labour_participation%Class Cilo-ilostat, wb-wdi25.0%
Escaños ocupados por mujeres en el parlamento nacionalIND.SOC.gender.women_in_parliament%Class Aipu-parline, wb-wdi25.0%
05Dominio

Social and human development

Poverty, inequality, education, gender, social protection and human development.

Sub-domainIndicadores
Poverty5
Inequality4
Education4
Gender3
Social protection4
Desarrollo humano2

Anchor frameworks (pillar structure and definitions only): UNDP HDR 2025; SDG 1, 4, 5, 10; WB Poverty and Inequality Platform.

06Indicadores

All 22 social and human development indicators

FIG 4 · Indicators in scope, by domain and sub-domain
SOC · 22
Area is the number of indicator definitions; colour is the pillar the domain feeds (Macroeconomy and Space feed through their indices). Select a block to filter the table. Source: Indicator Standard Nexus Indicator Standard register.
IndicadorDominioSub-domainComponenteUnidadNivelesCrosswalks
Tasa de pobreza extrema, USD 3.00 al día (PPA de 2021)IND.SOC.poverty.extreme_poverty.usd300SOCPovertyvulnerability%COUNTRYWB_WDI SI.POV.DDAY SDG 1.1.1
Tasa de pobreza, USD 4.20 al día (PPA de 2021)IND.SOC.poverty.poverty.usd420SOCPovertyvulnerability%COUNTRYWB_WDI SI.POV.LMIC
Tasa de pobreza, USD 8.30 al día (PPA de 2021)IND.SOC.poverty.poverty.usd830SOCPovertyvulnerability%COUNTRYWB_WDI SI.POV.UMIC
Tasa de pobreza según la línea de pobreza nacionalIND.SOC.poverty.national_povertySOCPovertyvulnerability%COUNTRY, ADM1WB_WDI SI.POV.NAHC SDG 1.2.1
Tasa de pobreza multidimensional (IPM global)IND.SOC.poverty.multidimensional_povertySOCPovertyvulnerability%COUNTRY, ADM1SDG 1.2.2 WB_WDI SI.POV.MPWB
Índice de GiniIND.SOC.inequality.giniSOCInequalityvulnerability{score}COUNTRYWB_WDI SI.POV.GINI
Participación en el ingreso o el consumo del 40 por ciento más pobreIND.SOC.inequality.bottom40_income_shareSOCInequalityvulnerability%COUNTRYWB_WDI SI.DST.FRST.20
Crecimiento del consumo o el ingreso del 40 por ciento más pobreIND.SOC.inequality.bottom40_growthSOCInequalityadaptive capacity%COUNTRYWB_WDI SI.SPR.PC40.ZG SDG 10.1.1
Pérdida de desarrollo humano debida a la desigualdadIND.SOC.inequality.human_development_lossSOCInequalityvulnerability%COUNTRYHDR loss
Años promedio de escolaridadIND.SOC.education.mean_years_schoolingSOCEducationadaptive capacityaCOUNTRYHDR mys
Años esperados de escolaridadIND.SOC.education.expected_years_schoolingSOCEducationadaptive capacityaCOUNTRYHDR eys
Pobreza de aprendizajeIND.SOC.education.learning_povertySOCEducationvulnerability%COUNTRYWB_WDI SE.LPV.PRIM SDG 4.1.1
Tasa de alfabetización de adultosIND.SOC.education.adult_literacySOCEducationadaptive capacity%COUNTRYWB_WDI SE.ADT.LITR.ZS SDG 4.6.1
Índice de Desigualdad de Género (PNUD)IND.SOC.gender.gender_inequality_indexSOCGendervulnerability{score}COUNTRYHDR gii
Tasa de participación femenina en la fuerza laboralIND.SOC.gender.female_labour_participationSOCGenderadaptive capacity%COUNTRYWB_WDI SL.TLF.CACT.FE.ZS
Escaños ocupados por mujeres en el parlamento nacionalIND.SOC.gender.women_in_parliamentSOCGenderadaptive capacity%COUNTRYWB_WDI SG.GEN.PARL.ZS SDG 5.5.1
Población cubierta por al menos una prestación de protección socialIND.SOC.protection.social_protection_coverageSOCSocial protectioncoping capacity%COUNTRYSDG 1.3.1 ILO SDG_0131_SEX_SOC_RT WB_WDI per_allsp.cov_pop_tot
Jóvenes que no estudian, no trabajan ni reciben formaciónIND.SOC.protection.youth_neetSOCSocial protectionvulnerability%COUNTRYWB_WDI SL.UEM.NEET.ZS SDG 8.6.1 ILO SDG_0861_SEX_RT
Empleo informal, porcentaje del empleo totalIND.SOC.protection.informal_employmentSOCSocial protectionvulnerability%COUNTRYSDG 8.3.1 ILO SDG_0831_SEX_ECO_RT WB_WDI SL.ISV.IFRM.ZS
Niños de 5 a 17 años en trabajo infantilIND.SOC.protection.child_labourSOCSocial protectionvulnerability%COUNTRYSDG 8.7.1 ILO SDG_B871_SEX_AGE_RT WB_WDI SL.TLF.0714.ZS
Índice de Desarrollo Humano (PNUD)IND.SOC.development.hdiSOCDesarrollo humanoadaptive capacity{score}COUNTRYHDR hdi
Índice de Desarrollo Humano ajustado por la Desigualdad (PNUD)IND.SOC.development.ihdiSOCDesarrollo humanoadaptive capacity{score}COUNTRYHDR ihdi
07Cita

Socio-economic vulnerability index, world

The world reading of this index, every country as a tile and the largest movements since the previous edition.

NXS-GRX · SOC · 195 profiles · 0–10 scale
Socio-economic vulnerability index, world
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Los valores se publican con la edición; el intervalo, la clase y la variación aparecen aquí.
Edición anterior
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Range since 2016
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Compuesto acoplado
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Puntuación de acoplamiento S
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Pulso, última semana
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Outlook, 12 months
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Método
Indicator Standard 1.0 · NXS-GRX 2026
Extracciones
1,000
Socio-economic vulnerability index, world, by edition

Aún no hay valores publicados. La primera edición trazará aquí la serie histórica con su banda de intervalo y los límites de clase.

The line is the point value by edition; the band is the 90% interval; dashed lines are the class bounds at 2, 3.5, 5 and 6.5.
Aún no hay movimientos. A partir de la segunda edición, aquí se enumeran los cambios respecto de la edición anterior, con los indicadores que los provocaron.
08Valores

Country values

FIG 5 · Socio-economic vulnerability index: countries (values when released)
Cargando el mapa
AndorraAntigua y BarbudaBaréinBarbadosComorasCabo VerdeDominicaMicronesia (Estados Federados de)GranadaKiribatiSaint Kitts y NevisSanta LucíaLiechtensteinMónacoMaldivasIslas MarshallMaltaMauricioNauruPalaosSingapurSan MarinoSanto Tomé y PríncipeSeychellesTongaTuvaluSanta SedeSan Vicente y las GranadinasSamoa
Equal Earth · Natural Earth 1:110mValues when released
Until the first edition is released the map shows UN M49 regions or the Nexus Reports edition; it then shows this index’s classes with each country’s interval on hover. Countries are listed by name, never ordered by value.
Teselas
/api/v1/public/grix/risk-products/tiles/soc/{z}/{x}/{y}.mvt
Clave de observación
nis:IDX.SOC.poverty.socioeconomic_vulnerability:{ISO3}:{YEAR}:A
10Validity

Crosswalks and validity checks

Crosswalks map leaf indicators to source code lists; established indices are used for validity checks, never re-weighted as inputs.

Code systemLeaf indicators mapped
WB_WDI14
SDG11
HDR4
ILO4
11En todo el Nexus

Platforms, standards and ways to take part

Field and service platforms of GCRI, GRF and GRA, the Nexus Risk Standards for this domain, learning, working groups and open calls. Every link is a live page.

12Citar

Citar y reutilizar

GCRI Canada (2026). The Global Risks Index (NXS-GRX): Socio-economic vulnerability index (GRX-IDX-SOC), Baseline Edition 2026. Preparatory working draft. https://risksindex.com/indices/socioeconomic-vulnerability/ UNI NXS-GRX-AR-000128.

See this index in every country profile

Each profile shows this index with its interval and class once released.