Germany

GDP (PPP) per capita (2020): 54,844.55 Int. Dollar Population (2020): 83,160,871 HDI (2020): 0.95
ND-GAIN Country Index rank 8
Score: 69.8
Vulnerability 0.293
Readiness 0.690

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 179th 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
Ranking
7
7
7
8
8
6
7
9
10
10
9
8
9
10
9
9
9
8
8
8
8
9
9
10
9
8
Denotes worst scores
Indicator 2001 to 2020 Score
Vulnerability
0.293
Food
0.190
Projected change of cereal yields
0
Projected population change
0.073
Food import dependency
0.130
Rural population
0.243
Agriculture capacity
0.691
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
0.193
Water dependency ratio
0.305
Dam capacity
0.988
Access to reliable drinking water
0
Health
0.179
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
0
Slum population
0
Medical staff
0.357
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
0.362
Protected biome
0.212
Engagement in international environmental conventions
0.036
Human Habitat
0.378
Projected change of warm periods
0.048
Projected change of flood hazard
0.737
Urban concentration
0.757
Age dependency ratio
0.554
Quality of trade and transport infrastructure
0.162
Paved roads
0.009
Infrastructure
0.355
Projected change of hydropower generation capacity
0.451
Projected change of sea level rise impacts
0.334
Dependency on imported energy
0.874
Population living under 5m above sea level
0.234
Electricity access
0
Disaster preparedness
0.238