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GDP (PPP) per capita (2020): 55,685.97 Int. Dollar | Population (2020): 8,916,864 | HDI (2020): 0.92 |
ND-GAIN Country Index rank
7
Score: 70.1
Vulnerability
0.284
Readiness
0.687
The low vulnerability score and high readiness score of Austria places it in the lower-right quadrant of the ND-GAIN Matrix. Adaptation challenges still exist, but Austria is well positioned to adapt. Austria is the 180th most vulnerable country and the 14th 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 |
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Ranking | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 |
Indicator | 2001 to 2020 | Score |
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Vulnerability | 0.284 | |
Food | 0.290 | |
Projected change of cereal yields | 0.343 | |
Projected population change | 0.125 | |
Food import dependency | 0.128 | |
Rural population | 0.445 | |
Agriculture capacity | 0.700 | |
Child malnutrition | 0 | |
Water | 0.295 | |
Projected change of annual runoff | 0.229 | |
Projected change of annual groundwater recharge | 0.246 | |
Fresh water withdrawal rate | 0.053 | |
Water dependency ratio | 0.292 | |
Dam capacity | 0.941 | |
Access to reliable drinking water | 0.011 | |
Health | 0.208 | |
Projected change of deaths from climate change induced diseases | 0.030 | |
Projected change in vector-borne diseases | 0.658 | |
Dependency on external resource for health services | 0 | |
Slum population | 0 | |
Medical staff | 0.555 | |
Access to improved sanitation facilities | 0.004 | |
Ecosystem Services | 0.282 | |
Projected change of biome distribution | 0.753 | |
Projected change of marine biodiversity | 0 | |
Natural capital dependency | 0.031 | |
Ecological footprint | 0.370 | |
Protected biome | 0.180 | |
Engagement in international environmental conventions | 0.360 | |
Human Habitat | 0.343 | |
Projected change of warm periods | 0.058 | |
Projected change of flood hazard | 0.733 | |
Urban concentration | 0.555 | |
Age dependency ratio | 0.503 | |
Quality of trade and transport infrastructure | 0.210 | |
Paved roads | 0 | |
Infrastructure | - | |
Projected change of hydropower generation capacity | 0.680 | |
Projected change of sea level rise impacts | - | |
Dependency on imported energy | 0.881 | |
Population living under 5m above sea level | - | |
Electricity access | 0 | |
Disaster preparedness | - |