Austria

GDP (PPP) per capita (2022): 70,975.72 Int. Dollar Population (2022): 9,041,851 HDI (2022): 0.93
ND-GAIN Country Index rank 10
Score: 69.0
Vulnerability 0.299
Readiness 0.679

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 177th most vulnerable country and the 15th 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
10
10
10
9
10
10
7
8
8
8
9
11
10
10
12
13
14
12
10
10
10
10
10
9
10
8
10
10
Denotes worst scores
Indicator 2003 to 2022 Score
Vulnerability
0.299
Food
0.291
Projected change of cereal yields
0.343
Projected population change
0.125
Food import dependency
0.108
Rural population
0.439
Agriculture capacity
0.732
Child malnutrition
0
Water
0.301
Projected change of annual runoff
0.229
Projected change of annual groundwater recharge
0.246
Fresh water withdrawal rate
0.054
Water dependency ratio
0.292
Dam capacity
0.973
Access to reliable drinking water
0.011
Health
0.188
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
0.433
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
0.357
Projected change of warm periods
0.058
Projected change of flood hazard
0.733
Urban concentration
0.561
Age dependency ratio
0.511
Quality of trade and transport infrastructure
0.282
Paved roads
0
Infrastructure
0.380
Projected change of hydropower generation capacity
0.680
Projected change of sea level rise impacts
-
Dependency on imported energy
0.769
Population living under 5m above sea level
0
Electricity access
0
Disaster preparedness
0.450