Austria

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

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Ranking
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7
6
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10
10
10
9
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7
Denotes worst scores
Indicator 2001 to 2020 Score
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
-