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GDP (PPP) per capita (2020): 60,229.91 Int. Dollar | Population (2020): 5,831,404 | HDI (2020): 0.94 |
ND-GAIN Country Index rank
5
Score: 71.1
Vulnerability
0.354
Readiness
0.775
The low vulnerability score and high readiness score of Denmark places it in the lower-right quadrant of the ND-GAIN Matrix. Adaptation challenges still exist, but Denmark is well positioned to adapt. Denmark is the 151st most vulnerable country and the 2nd 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 |
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Ranking | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 |
Indicator | 2001 to 2020 | Score |
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Vulnerability | 0.354 | |
Food | 0.224 | |
Projected change of cereal yields | 0 | |
Projected population change | 0.141 | |
Food import dependency | 0.220 | |
Rural population | 0.128 | |
Agriculture capacity | 0.857 | |
Child malnutrition | 0 | |
Water | 0.378 | |
Projected change of annual runoff | 0.761 | |
Projected change of annual groundwater recharge | 0.370 | |
Fresh water withdrawal rate | 0.104 | |
Water dependency ratio | 0 | |
Dam capacity | 0.999 | |
Access to reliable drinking water | 0.033 | |
Health | 0.206 | |
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 | 0.466 | |
Access to improved sanitation facilities | 0.083 | |
Ecosystem Services | 0.235 | |
Projected change of biome distribution | 0.447 | |
Projected change of marine biodiversity | 0.371 | |
Natural capital dependency | 0.031 | |
Ecological footprint | 0.337 | |
Protected biome | 0.145 | |
Engagement in international environmental conventions | 0.081 | |
Human Habitat | 0.466 | |
Projected change of warm periods | 0.303 | |
Projected change of flood hazard | 0.777 | |
Urban concentration | 0.872 | |
Age dependency ratio | 0.574 | |
Quality of trade and transport infrastructure | 0.267 | |
Paved roads | 0 | |
Infrastructure | 0.612 | |
Projected change of hydropower generation capacity | 0.436 | |
Projected change of sea level rise impacts | 1.000 | |
Dependency on imported energy | 0.679 | |
Population living under 5m above sea level | 0.944 | |
Electricity access | 0 | |
Disaster preparedness | - |