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| GDP (PPP) per capita (2021): 55,947.05 Int. Dollar | Population (2021): 25,688,079 | HDI (2021): 0.95 |
ND-GAIN Country Index rank
12
Score: 68.9
Vulnerability
0.312
Readiness
0.691
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 12th 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 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
| Indicator | 2002 to 2021 | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Vulnerability | 0.312 | |
| Food | 0.360 | |
| Projected change of cereal yields | 0.856 | |
| Projected population change | 0.262 | |
| Food import dependency | 0.096 | |
| Rural population | 0.147 | |
| Agriculture capacity | 0.802 | |
| 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 | 0.015 | |
| Water dependency ratio | 0 | |
| Dam capacity | 0.241 | |
| Access to reliable drinking water | - | |
| Health | 0.216 | |
| 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 | 0.377 | |
| 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 | 0.490 | |
| Projected change of warm periods | 0.107 | |
| Projected change of flood hazard | 0.614 | |
| Urban concentration | 0.853 | |
| Age dependency ratio | 0.530 | |
| Quality of trade and transport infrastructure | 0.264 | |
| Paved roads | 0.572 | |
| Infrastructure | 0.146 | |
| 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 | 0.176 |