Germany

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
Ranking
5
5
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7
7
7
9
9
10
11
10
10
10
9
9
8
8
8
7
9
8
9
9
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9
9
8
Denotes worst scores
Indicator 2003 to 2022 Score
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