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GDP (PPP) per capita (2021): 59,552.65 Int. Dollar | Population (2021): 8,955,797 | HDI (2021): 0.92 |
ND-GAIN Country Index rank
11
Score: 69.7
Vulnerability
0.288
Readiness
0.682
The low vulnerability score and high readiness score of Austria places it in the lower-right quadrant of the ND-GAIN Matrix. Adaptation challenges still exist, but Austria is well positioned to adapt. Austria is the 178th most vulnerable country and the 16th 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 |
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Ranking | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Indicator | 2002 to 2021 | Score |
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Vulnerability | 0.288 | |
Food | 0.283 | |
Projected change of cereal yields | 0.343 | |
Projected population change | 0.125 | |
Food import dependency | 0.112 | |
Rural population | 0.442 | |
Agriculture capacity | 0.676 | |
Child malnutrition | 0 | |
Water | 0.296 | |
Projected change of annual runoff | 0.229 | |
Projected change of annual groundwater recharge | 0.246 | |
Fresh water withdrawal rate | 0.054 | |
Water dependency ratio | 0.292 | |
Dam capacity | 0.941 | |
Access to reliable drinking water | 0.011 | |
Health | 0.208 | |
Projected change of deaths from climate change induced diseases | 0.030 | |
Projected change in vector-borne diseases | 0.658 | |
Dependency on external resource for health services | 0 | |
Slum population | 0 | |
Medical staff | 0.554 | |
Access to improved sanitation facilities | 0.004 | |
Ecosystem Services | 0.283 | |
Projected change of biome distribution | 0.753 | |
Projected change of marine biodiversity | 0 | |
Natural capital dependency | 0.031 | |
Ecological footprint | 0.374 | |
Protected biome | 0.180 | |
Engagement in international environmental conventions | 0.360 | |
Human Habitat | 0.343 | |
Projected change of warm periods | 0.058 | |
Projected change of flood hazard | 0.733 | |
Urban concentration | 0.558 | |
Age dependency ratio | 0.502 | |
Quality of trade and transport infrastructure | 0.210 | |
Paved roads | 0 | |
Infrastructure | 0.316 | |
Projected change of hydropower generation capacity | 0.680 | |
Projected change of sea level rise impacts | - | |
Dependency on imported energy | 0.583 | |
Population living under 5m above sea level | 0 | |
Electricity access | 0 | |
Disaster preparedness | - |