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| GDP (PPP) per capita (2021): 58,290.74 Int. Dollar | Population (2021): 83,196,078 | HDI (2021): 0.94 |
ND-GAIN Country Index rank
9
Score: 70.2
Vulnerability
0.287
Readiness
0.692
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 180th most vulnerable country and the 11th 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 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
| Indicator | 2002 to 2021 | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Vulnerability | 0.287 | |
| Food | 0.182 | |
| Projected change of cereal yields | 0 | |
| Projected population change | 0.073 | |
| Food import dependency | 0.118 | |
| Rural population | 0.242 | |
| Agriculture capacity | 0.661 | |
| Child malnutrition | 0 | |
| Water | 0.379 | |
| 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 | 0.988 | |
| Access to reliable drinking water | 0 | |
| Health | 0.209 | |
| 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 | 0.328 | |
| Access to improved sanitation facilities | 0.029 | |
| 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 | 0.363 | |
| Protected biome | 0.212 | |
| Engagement in international environmental conventions | 0.036 | |
| Human Habitat | 0.379 | |
| Projected change of warm periods | 0.048 | |
| Projected change of flood hazard | 0.737 | |
| Urban concentration | 0.758 | |
| Age dependency ratio | 0.557 | |
| Quality of trade and transport infrastructure | 0.162 | |
| Paved roads | 0.009 | |
| Infrastructure | 0.296 | |
| Projected change of hydropower generation capacity | 0.451 | |
| Projected change of sea level rise impacts | 0.334 | |
| Dependency on imported energy | 0.635 | |
| Population living under 5m above sea level | 0.120 | |
| Electricity access | 0 | |
| Disaster preparedness | 0.238 |