Australia

GDP (PPP) per capita (2020): 53,316.89 Int. Dollar Population (2020): 25,693,267 HDI (2020): 0.94
ND-GAIN Country Index rank 13
Score: 68.5
Vulnerability 0.320
Readiness 0.690

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 167th most vulnerable country and the 11th 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
Ranking
13
14
13
12
12
14
12
12
12
12
12
13
13
12
12
12
12
12
10
12
13
11
12
12
12
13
Denotes worst scores
Indicator 2001 to 2020 Score
Vulnerability
0.320
Food
0.365
Projected change of cereal yields
0.856
Projected population change
0.262
Food import dependency
0.115
Rural population
0.148
Agriculture capacity
0.807
Child malnutrition
0
Water
0.288
Projected change of annual runoff
0.936
Projected change of annual groundwater recharge
0.250
Fresh water withdrawal rate
0.027
Water dependency ratio
0
Dam capacity
0.227
Access to reliable drinking water
-
Health
0.240
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
0.521
Access to improved sanitation facilities
0.263
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
0.493
Projected change of warm periods
0.107
Projected change of flood hazard
0.614
Urban concentration
0.852
Age dependency ratio
0.551
Quality of trade and transport infrastructure
0.264
Paved roads
0.572
Infrastructure
0.162
Projected change of hydropower generation capacity
0.437
Projected change of sea level rise impacts
0.049
Dependency on imported energy
0.052
Population living under 5m above sea level
0.261
Electricity access
0
Disaster preparedness
0.176