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

Îndeksa lawaziya civakî-aborî

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

Nediyarî

1,000 draws

normalisation, weights, aggregation, imputation

Avahî

5 components

18 leaf indicators

Vegirtin

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
Grafîk
01Nîşander
02Sub-indices
03Domain index
04Pillar
05Pêkhatî
100%
Lîste
  1. Hejmara xizaniya tund, USD 3.00 di rojê de (2021 PPP)
    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. Hejmara xizaniyê li gorî xeta xizaniyê ya neteweyî
    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. Hejmara xizaniya pirrehendî (MPI ya cîhanî)
    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. Îndeksa Gini
    Indicator · IND · score
    Gini index of household consumption or income per person, from 0 (perfect equality) to 100 (one person holds everything).
  5. Para dahat an xerckirinê ya 40 ji sedî yên jêrîn
    Indicator · IND · %
    Share of total household consumption or income held by the poorest 40% of the population.
  6. Mezinbûna xerckirin an dahata 40 ji sedî yên jêrîn
    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. Windabûna di pêşketina mirovî de ji ber newekheviyê
    Indicator · IND · %
    Percentage difference between the HDI and the inequality-adjusted HDI, as published by UNDP.
  8. Navgîniya salên xwendinê
    Indicator · IND · a
    Average number of years of formal education completed by people aged 25 and older, as published by UNDP.
  9. Salên xwendinê yên hêvîkirî
    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. Xizaniya fêrbûnê
    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. Rêjeya xwendewariya mezinan
    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. Nifûsa ku herî kêm bi yek alîkariya parastina civakî tê pêgirtin
    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. Karê nefermî, para tevahiya karan
    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. Ciwanên ne di kar, xwendin an perwerdeyê de
    Indicator · IND · %
    Share of people aged 15 to 24 who are neither employed nor in education or training.
  15. Zarokên 5 heta 17 salî di karê zarokan de
    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. Îndeksa Newekheviya Zayendî (UNDP)
    Indicator · IND · score
    UNDP composite, from 0 to 1, of gender gaps in reproductive health, empowerment and labour-market participation, ingested as published.
  17. Rêjeya beşdariya jinan di hêza kar de
    Indicator · IND · %
    Share of women aged 15 and over who are employed or seeking work (ILO modelled estimate).
  18. Kursiyên jinan di parlamentoya neteweyî de
    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. Îndeksa lawaziya civakî-aborî
    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. Lawaziya mirov û sîsteman
    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
Not runDi pêvajoyê deQediya
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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5.0
7.0
4.0
6.0
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di geroka te de dixebite
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.
03Rêbaz

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
pispor
Aggregation
geometric
Scale
0 to 10
Nediyarî
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)
Pir kêm0.0 heta < 2.0
Kêm2.0 heta < 3.5
Navîn3.5 heta < 5.0
Bilind5.0 heta < 6.5
Pir bilind6.5 heta 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.

NîşanderYekîneDelîlÇavkanîPar
Hejmara xizaniya tund, USD 3.00 di rojê de (2021 PPP)IND.SOC.poverty.extreme_poverty.usd300%Class Bwb-pip, wb-wdi50.0%
Hejmara xizaniyê li gorî xeta xizaniyê ya neteweyîIND.SOC.poverty.national_poverty%Class Bnational-statistical-offices, wb-wdi25.0%
Hejmara xizaniya pirrehendî (MPI ya cîhanî)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.

NîşanderYekîneDelîlÇavkanîPar
Îndeksa GiniIND.SOC.inequality.gini{score}Class Bwb-pip, wb-wdi25.0%
Para dahat an xerckirinê ya 40 ji sedî yên jêrînIND.SOC.inequality.bottom40_income_share%Class Bwb-pip, wb-wdi25.0%
Mezinbûna xerckirin an dahata 40 ji sedî yên jêrînIND.SOC.inequality.bottom40_growth%Class Bwb-pip, wb-wdi25.0%
Windabûna di pêşketina mirovî de ji ber newekheviyêIND.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.

NîşanderYekîneDelîlÇavkanîPar
Navgîniya salên xwendinêIND.SOC.education.mean_years_schoolingaClass Cundp-hdr, unesco-uis, barro-lee25.0%
Salên xwendinê yên hêvîkirîIND.SOC.education.expected_years_schoolingaClass Cundp-hdr, unesco-uis25.0%
Xizaniya fêrbûnêIND.SOC.education.learning_poverty%Class Cwb-learning-poverty, unesco-uis, wb-wdi25.0%
Rêjeya xwendewariya mezinanIND.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.

NîşanderYekîneDelîlÇavkanîPar
Nifûsa ku herî kêm bi yek alîkariya parastina civakî tê pêgirtinIND.SOC.protection.social_protection_coverage%Class Bilo-world-social-protection-database, wb-aspire40.0%
Karê nefermî, para tevahiya karanIND.SOC.protection.informal_employment%Class Bilo-ilostat20.0%
Ciwanên ne di kar, xwendin an perwerdeyê deIND.SOC.protection.youth_neet%Class Bilo-ilostat, wb-wdi20.0%
Zarokên 5 heta 17 salî di karê zarokan deIND.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.

NîşanderYekîneDelîlÇavkanîPar
Îndeksa Newekheviya Zayendî (UNDP)IND.SOC.gender.gender_inequality_index{score}Class Cundp-hdr50.0%
Rêjeya beşdariya jinan di hêza kar deIND.SOC.gender.female_labour_participation%Class Cilo-ilostat, wb-wdi25.0%
Kursiyên jinan di parlamentoya neteweyî deIND.SOC.gender.women_in_parliament%Class Aipu-parline, wb-wdi25.0%
05Qad

Social and human development

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

Sub-domainNîşander
Poverty5
Inequality4
Education4
Gender3
Social protection4
Pêşketina mirovî2

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

06Nîşander

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.
NîşanderQadSub-domainComponentYekîneAstCrosswalks
Hejmara xizaniya tund, USD 3.00 di rojê de (2021 PPP)IND.SOC.poverty.extreme_poverty.usd300SOCPovertyvulnerability%COUNTRYWB_WDI SI.POV.DDAY SDG 1.1.1
Hejmara xizaniyê, USD 4.20 di rojê de (2021 PPP)IND.SOC.poverty.poverty.usd420SOCPovertyvulnerability%COUNTRYWB_WDI SI.POV.LMIC
Hejmara xizaniyê, USD 8.30 di rojê de (2021 PPP)IND.SOC.poverty.poverty.usd830SOCPovertyvulnerability%COUNTRYWB_WDI SI.POV.UMIC
Hejmara xizaniyê li gorî xeta xizaniyê ya neteweyîIND.SOC.poverty.national_povertySOCPovertyvulnerability%COUNTRY, ADM1WB_WDI SI.POV.NAHC SDG 1.2.1
Hejmara xizaniya pirrehendî (MPI ya cîhanî)IND.SOC.poverty.multidimensional_povertySOCPovertyvulnerability%COUNTRY, ADM1SDG 1.2.2 WB_WDI SI.POV.MPWB
Îndeksa GiniIND.SOC.inequality.giniSOCInequalityvulnerability{score}COUNTRYWB_WDI SI.POV.GINI
Para dahat an xerckirinê ya 40 ji sedî yên jêrînIND.SOC.inequality.bottom40_income_shareSOCInequalityvulnerability%COUNTRYWB_WDI SI.DST.FRST.20
Mezinbûna xerckirin an dahata 40 ji sedî yên jêrînIND.SOC.inequality.bottom40_growthSOCInequalityadaptive capacity%COUNTRYWB_WDI SI.SPR.PC40.ZG SDG 10.1.1
Windabûna di pêşketina mirovî de ji ber newekheviyêIND.SOC.inequality.human_development_lossSOCInequalityvulnerability%COUNTRYHDR loss
Navgîniya salên xwendinêIND.SOC.education.mean_years_schoolingSOCEducationadaptive capacityaCOUNTRYHDR mys
Salên xwendinê yên hêvîkirîIND.SOC.education.expected_years_schoolingSOCEducationadaptive capacityaCOUNTRYHDR eys
Xizaniya fêrbûnêIND.SOC.education.learning_povertySOCEducationvulnerability%COUNTRYWB_WDI SE.LPV.PRIM SDG 4.1.1
Rêjeya xwendewariya mezinanIND.SOC.education.adult_literacySOCEducationadaptive capacity%COUNTRYWB_WDI SE.ADT.LITR.ZS SDG 4.6.1
Îndeksa Newekheviya Zayendî (UNDP)IND.SOC.gender.gender_inequality_indexSOCGendervulnerability{score}COUNTRYHDR gii
Rêjeya beşdariya jinan di hêza kar deIND.SOC.gender.female_labour_participationSOCGenderadaptive capacity%COUNTRYWB_WDI SL.TLF.CACT.FE.ZS
Kursiyên jinan di parlamentoya neteweyî deIND.SOC.gender.women_in_parliamentSOCGenderadaptive capacity%COUNTRYWB_WDI SG.GEN.PARL.ZS SDG 5.5.1
Nifûsa ku herî kêm bi yek alîkariya parastina civakî tê pêgirtinIND.SOC.protection.social_protection_coverageSOCSocial protectioncoping capacity%COUNTRYSDG 1.3.1 ILO SDG_0131_SEX_SOC_RT WB_WDI per_allsp.cov_pop_tot
Ciwanên ne di kar, xwendin an perwerdeyê deIND.SOC.protection.youth_neetSOCSocial protectionvulnerability%COUNTRYWB_WDI SL.UEM.NEET.ZS SDG 8.6.1 ILO SDG_0861_SEX_RT
Karê nefermî, para tevahiya karanIND.SOC.protection.informal_employmentSOCSocial protectionvulnerability%COUNTRYSDG 8.3.1 ILO SDG_0831_SEX_ECO_RT WB_WDI SL.ISV.IFRM.ZS
Zarokên 5 heta 17 salî di karê zarokan deIND.SOC.protection.child_labourSOCSocial protectionvulnerability%COUNTRYSDG 8.7.1 ILO SDG_B871_SEX_AGE_RT WB_WDI SL.TLF.0714.ZS
Îndeksa Pêşketina Mirovî (UNDP)IND.SOC.development.hdiSOCPêşketina mirovîadaptive capacity{score}COUNTRYHDR hdi
Îndeksa Pêşketina Mirovî ya li gorî newekheviyê (UNDP)IND.SOC.development.ihdiSOCPêşketina mirovîadaptive capacity{score}COUNTRYHDR ihdi
07Quote

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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Values publish with the edition; the interval, class and change appear here.
Previous edition
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Range since 2016
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Coupled composite
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Coupling score S
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Pulse, latest week
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Outlook, 12 months
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Rêbaz
Indicator Standard 1.0 · NXS-GRX 2026
Draws
1,000
Socio-economic vulnerability index, world, by edition

No released values yet. The first edition draws the history here with its interval band and class bounds.

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.
Hîn tu guherîn tune. Guherînên ji çapa berê ve ji çapa duyem û pê ve li vir têne rêzkirin, bi nîşaneyên ku ew ajotine.
08Nirx

Country values

FIG 5 · Socio-economic vulnerability index: countries (values when released)
Nexşe tê barkirin
AndoraAntîgua û BarbûdaBehreynBarbadosKomorKabo VerdeDomînîkaMîkronezya (Dewletên Federal ên)GrenadaKirîbatîSaint Kitts û NevisSanta LûsyaLîhtenştaynMonakoMaldîvGiravên MarşalMaltaMorîsNaûrûPalaûSingapûrSan MarînoSao Tome û PrînsîpeSeyşelTongaTûvalûKursiya PîrozSaint Vincent û GrenadînSamoa
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.
Tiles
/api/v1/public/grix/risk-products/tiles/soc/{z}/{x}/{y}.mvt
Rêbera çavdêriyê
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
11Across the 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.

12Jêgirtin

Jêgirtin û ji nû ve bikaranîn

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.