Croatia

GDP (PPP) per capita (2024): 49,550.79 Int. Dollar Population (2024): 3,866,200 HDI (2024): 0.89
ND-GAIN Country Index rank 42
Score: 57.1
Vulnerability 0.399
Readiness 0.542

The low vulnerability score and high readiness score of Croatia places it in the lower-right quadrant of the ND-GAIN Matrix. Adaptation challenges still exist, but Croatia is well positioned to adapt. Croatia is the 128th most vulnerable country and the 42nd 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 24
Ranking
50
50
51
50
49
44
43
43
41
41
44
45
44
45
48
49
52
53
50
49
48
49
51
55
55
55
55
43
45
42
Denotes worst scores
Indicator 2005 to 2024 Score
Vulnerability
0.399
Food
0.493
Projected change of cereal yields
0.814
Projected population change
0.029
Food import dependency
0.224
Rural population
0.458
Agriculture capacity
0.939
Child malnutrition
-
Water
0.541
Projected change of annual runoff
0.756
Projected change of annual groundwater recharge
0.767
Fresh water withdrawal rate
0.015
Water dependency ratio
0.643
Dam capacity
0.937
Access to reliable drinking water
0.129
Health
0.259
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
0.003
Slum population
0.005
Medical staff
0.597
Access to improved sanitation facilities
0.258
Ecosystem Services
0.316
Projected change of biome distribution
0.576
Projected change of marine biodiversity
0.484
Natural capital dependency
0.045
Ecological footprint
0.303
Protected biome
0
Engagement in international environmental conventions
0.490
Human Habitat
0.455
Projected change of warm periods
0.298
Projected change of flood hazard
0.720
Urban concentration
0.542
Age dependency ratio
0.566
Quality of trade and transport infrastructure
0.513
Paved roads
0.090
Infrastructure
0.328
Projected change of hydropower generation capacity
0.673
Projected change of sea level rise impacts
0.079
Dependency on imported energy
0.627
Population living under 5m above sea level
0.261
Electricity access
0
Disaster preparedness
-