Estonia

GDP (PPP) per capita (2022): 47,941.68 Int. Dollar Population (2022): 1,348,840 HDI (2022): 0.90
ND-GAIN Country Index rank 21
Score: 64.5
Vulnerability 0.330
Readiness 0.621

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 161st most vulnerable country and the 24th 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 22
Ranking
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31
28
29
30
28
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27
22
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24
22
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21
21
Denotes worst scores
Indicator 2003 to 2022 Score
Vulnerability
0.330
Food
0.246
Projected change of cereal yields
0
Projected population change
0.048
Food import dependency
0.149
Rural population
0.328
Agriculture capacity
0.951
Child malnutrition
0
Water
0.294
Projected change of annual runoff
0.237
Projected change of annual groundwater recharge
0.434
Fresh water withdrawal rate
0.057
Water dependency ratio
0.007
Dam capacity
0.998
Access to reliable drinking water
0.030
Health
0.215
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
0.475
Access to improved sanitation facilities
0.097
Ecosystem Services
0.494
Projected change of biome distribution
0.894
Projected change of marine biodiversity
0.583
Natural capital dependency
-
Ecological footprint
0.075
Protected biome
0.153
Engagement in international environmental conventions
0.765
Human Habitat
0.582
Projected change of warm periods
0.163
Projected change of flood hazard
0.866
Urban concentration
0.672
Age dependency ratio
0.581
Quality of trade and transport infrastructure
0.385
Paved roads
0.825
Infrastructure
0.151
Projected change of hydropower generation capacity
0.438
Projected change of sea level rise impacts
0.164
Dependency on imported energy
0.071
Population living under 5m above sea level
0.158
Electricity access
0
Disaster preparedness
0.075