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| GDP (PPP) per capita (2021): 15,814.41 Int. Dollar | Population (2021): 2,811,666 | HDI (2021): 0.80 |
ND-GAIN Country Index rank
80
Score: 50.8
Vulnerability
0.395
Readiness
0.411
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 108th most vulnerable country and the 95th 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 | 94 | 95 | 96 | 98 | 101 | 100 | 99 | 101 | 101 | 96 | 98 | 99 | 97 | 95 | 90 | 89 | 89 | 85 | 82 | 75 | 72 | 75 | 77 | 76 | 79 | 81 | 80 |
| Indicator | 2002 to 2021 | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Vulnerability | 0.395 | |
| Food | 0.415 | |
| Projected change of cereal yields | 0.810 | |
| Projected population change | 0.086 | |
| Food import dependency | 0.257 | |
| Rural population | 0.399 | |
| Agriculture capacity | 0.865 | |
| Child malnutrition | 0.073 | |
| Water | 0.235 | |
| 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 | 0.651 | |
| Access to reliable drinking water | 0.300 | |
| Health | 0.345 | |
| 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 | 0.038 | |
| Slum population | 0.028 | |
| Medical staff | 0.750 | |
| Access to improved sanitation facilities | 0.534 | |
| Ecosystem Services | 0.416 | |
| Projected change of biome distribution | 0.624 | |
| Projected change of marine biodiversity | 0.301 | |
| Natural capital dependency | 0.198 | |
| Ecological footprint | 0.234 | |
| Protected biome | 0.345 | |
| Engagement in international environmental conventions | 0.793 | |
| Human Habitat | 0.526 | |
| Projected change of warm periods | 0.108 | |
| Projected change of flood hazard | 0.666 | |
| Urban concentration | 0.601 | |
| Age dependency ratio | 0.469 | |
| Quality of trade and transport infrastructure | 0.695 | |
| Paved roads | 0.615 | |
| Infrastructure | 0.437 | |
| Projected change of hydropower generation capacity | 1.000 | |
| Projected change of sea level rise impacts | 0.264 | |
| Dependency on imported energy | 0.366 | |
| Population living under 5m above sea level | 0.553 | |
| Electricity access | 0 | |
| Disaster preparedness | - |