Albania

GDP (PPP) per capita (2022): 19,492.78 Int. Dollar Population (2022): 2,777,689 HDI (2022): 0.79
ND-GAIN Country Index rank 77
Score: 51.8
Vulnerability 0.386
Readiness 0.421

The low vulnerability score and high readiness score of Albania places it in the lower-right quadrant of the ND-GAIN Matrix. Adaptation challenges still exist, but Albania is well positioned to adapt. Albania is the 116th most vulnerable country and the 93rd 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 22
Ranking
99
100
102
106
110
108
107
107
107
100
104
109
107
104
96
95
95
92
88
81
78
82
81
84
85
85
77
77
Denotes worst scores
Indicator 2003 to 2022 Score
Vulnerability
0.386
Food
0.410
Projected change of cereal yields
0.810
Projected population change
0.086
Food import dependency
0.181
Rural population
0.390
Agriculture capacity
0.930
Child malnutrition
0.066
Water
0.284
Projected change of annual runoff
0.120
Projected change of annual groundwater recharge
0.202
Fresh water withdrawal rate
0.025
Water dependency ratio
0.109
Dam capacity
0.950
Access to reliable drinking water
0.297
Health
0.323
Projected change of deaths from climate change induced diseases
0.061
Projected change in vector-borne diseases
0.658
Dependency on external resource for health services
0.019
Slum population
0.028
Medical staff
0.732
Access to improved sanitation facilities
0.441
Ecosystem Services
0.417
Projected change of biome distribution
0.624
Projected change of marine biodiversity
0.301
Natural capital dependency
0.198
Ecological footprint
0.239
Protected biome
0.345
Engagement in international environmental conventions
0.793
Human Habitat
0.511
Projected change of warm periods
0.108
Projected change of flood hazard
0.666
Urban concentration
0.610
Age dependency ratio
0.476
Quality of trade and transport infrastructure
0.590
Paved roads
0.615
Infrastructure
0.373
Projected change of hydropower generation capacity
1.000
Projected change of sea level rise impacts
0.264
Dependency on imported energy
0.324
Population living under 5m above sea level
0.553
Electricity access
0
Disaster preparedness
0.100