Austria

GDP (PPP) per capita (2023): 70,478.79 Int. Dollar Population (2023): 9,131,761 HDI (2023): 0.93
ND-GAIN Country Index rank 13
Score: 67.9
Vulnerability 0.295
Readiness 0.654

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 17th 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 23
Ranking
11
11
10
10
10
11
10
10
9
9
10
11
10
13
13
15
17
17
16
13
13
13
12
11
12
11
12
13
13
Denotes worst scores
Indicator 2004 to 2023 Score
Vulnerability
0.295
Food
0.295
Projected change of cereal yields
0.343
Projected population change
0.125
Food import dependency
0.124
Rural population
0.436
Agriculture capacity
0.744
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
0.049
Water dependency ratio
0.292
Dam capacity
0.941
Access to reliable drinking water
0.011
Health
0.194
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
0.472
Access to improved sanitation facilities
0.003
Ecosystem Services
0.279
Projected change of biome distribution
0.753
Projected change of marine biodiversity
0
Natural capital dependency
0.031
Ecological footprint
0.348
Protected biome
0.180
Engagement in international environmental conventions
0.360
Human Habitat
0.356
Projected change of warm periods
0.058
Projected change of flood hazard
0.733
Urban concentration
0.564
Age dependency ratio
0.499
Quality of trade and transport infrastructure
0.282
Paved roads
0
Infrastructure
0.353
Projected change of hydropower generation capacity
0.680
Projected change of sea level rise impacts
-
Dependency on imported energy
0.637
Population living under 5m above sea level
0
Electricity access
0
Disaster preparedness
0.450