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| GDP (PPP) per capita (2021): 64,688.60 Int. Dollar | Population (2021): 5,856,733 | HDI (2021): 0.95 |
ND-GAIN Country Index rank
4
Score: 71.9
Vulnerability
0.341
Readiness
0.779
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 154th 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 | 21 |
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| Ranking | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 |
| Indicator | 2002 to 2021 | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Vulnerability | 0.341 | |
| Food | 0.216 | |
| Projected change of cereal yields | 0 | |
| Projected population change | 0.141 | |
| Food import dependency | 0.197 | |
| Rural population | 0.127 | |
| Agriculture capacity | 0.832 | |
| Child malnutrition | 0 | |
| Water | 0.384 | |
| Projected change of annual runoff | 0.761 | |
| Projected change of annual groundwater recharge | 0.370 | |
| Fresh water withdrawal rate | 0.139 | |
| 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 | 0.468 | |
| Access to improved sanitation facilities | 0.083 | |
| Ecosystem Services | 0.238 | |
| Projected change of biome distribution | 0.447 | |
| Projected change of marine biodiversity | 0.371 | |
| Natural capital dependency | 0.031 | |
| Ecological footprint | 0.354 | |
| Protected biome | 0.145 | |
| Engagement in international environmental conventions | 0.081 | |
| Human Habitat | 0.465 | |
| Projected change of warm periods | 0.303 | |
| Projected change of flood hazard | 0.777 | |
| Urban concentration | 0.873 | |
| Age dependency ratio | 0.567 | |
| Quality of trade and transport infrastructure | 0.267 | |
| Paved roads | 0 | |
| Infrastructure | 0.534 | |
| Projected change of hydropower generation capacity | 0.436 | |
| Projected change of sea level rise impacts | 1.000 | |
| Dependency on imported energy | 0.475 | |
| Population living under 5m above sea level | 0.759 | |
| Electricity access | 0 | |
| Disaster preparedness | - |