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GDP (PPP) per capita (2021): 51,009.35 Int. Dollar | Population (2021): 67,749,632 | HDI (2021): 0.90 |
ND-GAIN Country Index rank
16
Score: 67.5
Vulnerability
0.303
Readiness
0.653
The low vulnerability score and high readiness score of France places it in the lower-right quadrant of the ND-GAIN Matrix. Adaptation challenges still exist, but France is well positioned to adapt. France is the 172nd most vulnerable country and the 19th 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 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 16 |
Indicator | 2002 to 2021 | Score |
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Vulnerability | 0.303 | |
Food | 0.305 | |
Projected change of cereal yields | 0.676 | |
Projected population change | 0.140 | |
Food import dependency | 0.150 | |
Rural population | 0.202 | |
Agriculture capacity | 0.663 | |
Child malnutrition | 0 | |
Water | 0.301 | |
Projected change of annual runoff | 0.414 | |
Projected change of annual groundwater recharge | 0.256 | |
Fresh water withdrawal rate | 0.112 | |
Water dependency ratio | 0.052 | |
Dam capacity | 0.962 | |
Access to reliable drinking water | 0.008 | |
Health | 0.273 | |
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 | - | |
Slum population | 0 | |
Medical staff | 0.457 | |
Access to improved sanitation facilities | 0.219 | |
Ecosystem Services | 0.283 | |
Projected change of biome distribution | 0.671 | |
Projected change of marine biodiversity | 0.543 | |
Natural capital dependency | 0.030 | |
Ecological footprint | 0.298 | |
Protected biome | 0.159 | |
Engagement in international environmental conventions | 0 | |
Human Habitat | 0.409 | |
Projected change of warm periods | 0.113 | |
Projected change of flood hazard | 0.660 | |
Urban concentration | 0.798 | |
Age dependency ratio | 0.624 | |
Quality of trade and transport infrastructure | 0.256 | |
Paved roads | 0 | |
Infrastructure | 0.248 | |
Projected change of hydropower generation capacity | 0.477 | |
Projected change of sea level rise impacts | 0.122 | |
Dependency on imported energy | 0.502 | |
Population living under 5m above sea level | 0.126 | |
Electricity access | 0 | |
Disaster preparedness | 0.263 |