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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 |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | - |