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| GDP (PPP) per capita (2024): 62,556.92 Int. Dollar | Population (2024): 68,551,653 | HDI (2024): 0.92 |
ND-GAIN Country Index rank
16
Score: 65.9
Vulnerability
0.321
Readiness
0.639
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 176th 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 | 22 | 23 | 24 |
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| Ranking | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 |
| Indicator | 2005 to 2024 | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Vulnerability | 0.321 | |
| Food | 0.297 | |
| Projected change of cereal yields | 0.676 | |
| Projected population change | 0.140 | |
| Food import dependency | 0.163 | |
| Rural population | 0.228 | |
| Agriculture capacity | 0.575 | |
| Child malnutrition | 0 | |
| Water | 0.409 | |
| Projected change of annual runoff | 0.586 | |
| Projected change of annual groundwater recharge | 0.744 | |
| Fresh water withdrawal rate | 0.104 | |
| Water dependency ratio | 0.052 | |
| Dam capacity | 0.962 | |
| Access to reliable drinking water | 0.003 | |
| Health | 0.272 | |
| 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 | 0.570 | |
| Access to improved sanitation facilities | 0.102 | |
| Ecosystem Services | 0.289 | |
| Projected change of biome distribution | 0.671 | |
| Projected change of marine biodiversity | 0.543 | |
| Natural capital dependency | 0.030 | |
| Ecological footprint | 0.323 | |
| Protected biome | 0.170 | |
| Engagement in international environmental conventions | 0 | |
| Human Habitat | 0.410 | |
| Projected change of warm periods | 0.113 | |
| Projected change of flood hazard | 0.660 | |
| Urban concentration | 0.772 | |
| Age dependency ratio | 0.606 | |
| Quality of trade and transport infrastructure | 0.308 | |
| Paved roads | 0 | |
| Infrastructure | 0.250 | |
| Projected change of hydropower generation capacity | 0.477 | |
| Projected change of sea level rise impacts | 0.122 | |
| Dependency on imported energy | 0.417 | |
| Population living under 5m above sea level | 0.126 | |
| Electricity access | 0 | |
| Disaster preparedness | 0.359 |