Australia

GDP (PPP) per capita (2022): 65,365.95 Int. Dollar Population (2022): 26,014,399 HDI (2022): 0.95
ND-GAIN Country Index rank 8
Score: 69.5
Vulnerability 0.306
Readiness 0.697

The low vulnerability score and high readiness score of Australia places it in the lower-right quadrant of the ND-GAIN Matrix. Adaptation challenges still exist, but Australia is well positioned to adapt. Australia is the 174th most vulnerable country and the 8th 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
14
14
14
14
14
15
12
13
13
13
13
12
13
12
13
14
12
13
12
13
13
11
13
11
8
10
8
8
Denotes worst scores
Indicator 2003 to 2022 Score
Vulnerability
0.306
Food
0.376
Projected change of cereal yields
0.856
Projected population change
0.262
Food import dependency
0.092
Rural population
0.146
Agriculture capacity
0.900
Child malnutrition
0
Water
0.246
Projected change of annual runoff
0.936
Projected change of annual groundwater recharge
0.250
Fresh water withdrawal rate
0.015
Water dependency ratio
0
Dam capacity
0.028
Access to reliable drinking water
-
Health
0.173
Projected change of deaths from climate change induced diseases
0
Projected change in vector-borne diseases
0.658
Dependency on external resource for health services
0
Slum population
0
Medical staff
0.339
Access to improved sanitation facilities
0.042
Ecosystem Services
0.373
Projected change of biome distribution
0.588
Projected change of marine biodiversity
1.000
Natural capital dependency
0.079
Ecological footprint
0
Protected biome
0.172
Engagement in international environmental conventions
0.397
Human Habitat
0.485
Projected change of warm periods
0.107
Projected change of flood hazard
0.614
Urban concentration
0.854
Age dependency ratio
0.533
Quality of trade and transport infrastructure
0.231
Paved roads
0.572
Infrastructure
0.184
Projected change of hydropower generation capacity
0.437
Projected change of sea level rise impacts
0.049
Dependency on imported energy
0
Population living under 5m above sea level
0.218
Electricity access
0
Disaster preparedness
0.400