Croatia

GDP (PPP) per capita (2023): 45,602.96 Int. Dollar Population (2023): 3,859,686 HDI (2023): 0.89
ND-GAIN Country Index rank 56
Score: 53.6
Vulnerability 0.380
Readiness 0.452

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 119th most vulnerable country and the 66th 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
55
56
54
55
50
44
41
40
40
40
44
50
48
47
54
49
52
53
52
50
49
48
50
53
55
53
57
56
56
Denotes worst scores
Indicator 2004 to 2023 Score
Vulnerability
0.380
Food
0.488
Projected change of cereal yields
0.814
Projected population change
0.029
Food import dependency
0.217
Rural population
0.446
Agriculture capacity
0.936
Child malnutrition
-
Water
0.370
Projected change of annual runoff
0.244
Projected change of annual groundwater recharge
0.233
Fresh water withdrawal rate
0.015
Water dependency ratio
0.643
Dam capacity
0.938
Access to reliable drinking water
0.148
Health
0.310
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
-
Medical staff
0.638
Access to improved sanitation facilities
0.223
Ecosystem Services
0.338
Projected change of biome distribution
0.576
Projected change of marine biodiversity
0.484
Natural capital dependency
0.045
Ecological footprint
0.258
Protected biome
0.175
Engagement in international environmental conventions
0.490
Human Habitat
0.456
Projected change of warm periods
0.298
Projected change of flood hazard
0.720
Urban concentration
0.554
Age dependency ratio
0.563
Quality of trade and transport infrastructure
0.513
Paved roads
0.090
Infrastructure
0.317
Projected change of hydropower generation capacity
0.673
Projected change of sea level rise impacts
0.079
Dependency on imported energy
0.570
Population living under 5m above sea level
0.261
Electricity access
0
Disaster preparedness
-