Croatia

GDP (PPP) per capita (2021): 34,543.72 Int. Dollar Population (2021): 3,899,000 HDI (2021): 0.86
ND-GAIN Country Index rank 54
Score: 55.4
Vulnerability 0.380
Readiness 0.488

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 61st 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
Ranking
52
52
51
51
45
44
41
41
41
41
44
50
47
47
50
48
50
50
51
50
49
49
50
51
53
55
54
Denotes worst scores
Indicator 2002 to 2021 Score
Vulnerability
0.380
Food
0.491
Projected change of cereal yields
0.814
Projected population change
0.029
Food import dependency
0.199
Rural population
0.454
Agriculture capacity
0.962
Child malnutrition
-
Water
0.376
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
0.942
Access to reliable drinking water
0.183
Health
0.334
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
0.653
Access to improved sanitation facilities
0.329
Ecosystem Services
0.336
Projected change of biome distribution
0.576
Projected change of marine biodiversity
0.484
Natural capital dependency
0.045
Ecological footprint
0.243
Protected biome
0.175
Engagement in international environmental conventions
0.490
Human Habitat
0.454
Projected change of warm periods
0.298
Projected change of flood hazard
0.720
Urban concentration
0.546
Age dependency ratio
0.559
Quality of trade and transport infrastructure
0.510
Paved roads
0.090
Infrastructure
0.291
Projected change of hydropower generation capacity
0.673
Projected change of sea level rise impacts
0.079
Dependency on imported energy
0.521
Population living under 5m above sea level
0.261
Electricity access
0
Disaster preparedness
0.213