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GDP (PPP) per capita (2020): 37,645.22 Int. Dollar | Population (2020): 1,329,479 | HDI (2020): 0.89 |
ND-GAIN Country Index rank
22
Score: 62.8
Vulnerability
0.363
Readiness
0.618
The low vulnerability score and high readiness score of Estonia places it in the lower-right quadrant of the ND-GAIN Matrix. Adaptation challenges still exist, but Estonia is well positioned to adapt. Estonia is the 148th most vulnerable country and the 23rd 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 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 32 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 29 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 22 |
Indicator | 2001 to 2020 | Score |
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Vulnerability | 0.363 | |
Food | 0.247 | |
Projected change of cereal yields | 0 | |
Projected population change | 0.048 | |
Food import dependency | 0.171 | |
Rural population | 0.332 | |
Agriculture capacity | 0.931 | |
Child malnutrition | 0 | |
Water | 0.301 | |
Projected change of annual runoff | 0.237 | |
Projected change of annual groundwater recharge | 0.434 | |
Fresh water withdrawal rate | 0.119 | |
Water dependency ratio | 0.007 | |
Dam capacity | 0.966 | |
Access to reliable drinking water | 0.043 | |
Health | 0.258 | |
Projected change of deaths from climate change induced diseases | 0.061 | |
Projected change in vector-borne diseases | 0.658 | |
Dependency on external resource for health services | 0.001 | |
Slum population | 0 | |
Medical staff | 0.760 | |
Access to improved sanitation facilities | 0.071 | |
Ecosystem Services | 0.487 | |
Projected change of biome distribution | 0.894 | |
Projected change of marine biodiversity | 0.583 | |
Natural capital dependency | - | |
Ecological footprint | 0.039 | |
Protected biome | 0.153 | |
Engagement in international environmental conventions | 0.765 | |
Human Habitat | 0.599 | |
Projected change of warm periods | 0.163 | |
Projected change of flood hazard | 0.866 | |
Urban concentration | 0.668 | |
Age dependency ratio | 0.585 | |
Quality of trade and transport infrastructure | 0.487 | |
Paved roads | 0.825 | |
Infrastructure | 0.287 | |
Projected change of hydropower generation capacity | 0.438 | |
Projected change of sea level rise impacts | 0.164 | |
Dependency on imported energy | 0.665 | |
Population living under 5m above sea level | 0.168 | |
Electricity access | 0 | |
Disaster preparedness | - |