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| GDP (PPP) per capita (2022): 57,594.03 Int. Dollar | Population (2022): 67,971,311 | HDI (2022): 0.91 |
ND-GAIN Country Index rank
14
Score: 67.7
Vulnerability
0.300
Readiness
0.654
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 17th 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 |
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| Ranking | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 17 | 15 | 14 |
| Indicator | 2003 to 2022 | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Vulnerability | 0.300 | |
| Food | 0.290 | |
| Projected change of cereal yields | 0.676 | |
| Projected population change | 0.140 | |
| Food import dependency | 0.138 | |
| Rural population | 0.199 | |
| Agriculture capacity | 0.588 | |
| Child malnutrition | 0 | |
| Water | 0.285 | |
| 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 | 0.875 | |
| Access to reliable drinking water | 0.003 | |
| Health | 0.250 | |
| 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 | 0.105 | |
| Ecosystem Services | 0.285 | |
| Projected change of biome distribution | 0.671 | |
| Projected change of marine biodiversity | 0.543 | |
| Natural capital dependency | 0.030 | |
| Ecological footprint | 0.305 | |
| Protected biome | 0.159 | |
| Engagement in international environmental conventions | 0 | |
| Human Habitat | 0.418 | |
| Projected change of warm periods | 0.113 | |
| Projected change of flood hazard | 0.660 | |
| Urban concentration | 0.801 | |
| Age dependency ratio | 0.628 | |
| Quality of trade and transport infrastructure | 0.308 | |
| Paved roads | 0 | |
| Infrastructure | 0.269 | |
| Projected change of hydropower generation capacity | 0.477 | |
| Projected change of sea level rise impacts | 0.122 | |
| Dependency on imported energy | 0.541 | |
| Population living under 5m above sea level | 0.126 | |
| Electricity access | 0 | |
| Disaster preparedness | 0.350 |