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GDP (PPP) per capita (2022): 66,616.02 Int. Dollar | Population (2022): 83,797,985 | HDI (2022): 0.95 |
ND-GAIN Country Index rank
8
Score: 69.5
Vulnerability
0.299
Readiness
0.689
The low vulnerability score and high readiness score of Germany places it in the lower-right quadrant of the ND-GAIN Matrix. Adaptation challenges still exist, but Germany is well positioned to adapt. Germany is the 177th most vulnerable country and the 14th 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 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 |
Indicator | 2003 to 2022 | Score |
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Vulnerability | 0.299 | |
Food | 0.191 | |
Projected change of cereal yields | 0 | |
Projected population change | 0.073 | |
Food import dependency | 0.112 | |
Rural population | 0.241 | |
Agriculture capacity | 0.722 | |
Child malnutrition | 0 | |
Water | 0.373 | |
Projected change of annual runoff | 0.492 | |
Projected change of annual groundwater recharge | 0.293 | |
Fresh water withdrawal rate | 0.196 | |
Water dependency ratio | 0.305 | |
Dam capacity | 0.950 | |
Access to reliable drinking water | 0.001 | |
Health | 0.226 | |
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 | 0.411 | |
Access to improved sanitation facilities | 0.031 | |
Ecosystem Services | 0.279 | |
Projected change of biome distribution | 0.600 | |
Projected change of marine biodiversity | 0.445 | |
Natural capital dependency | 0.020 | |
Ecological footprint | 0.359 | |
Protected biome | 0.212 | |
Engagement in international environmental conventions | 0.036 | |
Human Habitat | 0.383 | |
Projected change of warm periods | 0.048 | |
Projected change of flood hazard | 0.737 | |
Urban concentration | 0.759 | |
Age dependency ratio | 0.566 | |
Quality of trade and transport infrastructure | 0.179 | |
Paved roads | 0.009 | |
Infrastructure | 0.342 | |
Projected change of hydropower generation capacity | 0.451 | |
Projected change of sea level rise impacts | 0.334 | |
Dependency on imported energy | 0.724 | |
Population living under 5m above sea level | 0.120 | |
Electricity access | 0 | |
Disaster preparedness | 0.425 |