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GDP (PPP) per capita (2023): 69,205.88 Int. Dollar | Population (2023): 83,280,000 | HDI (2023): 0.96 |
ND-GAIN Country Index rank
9
Score: 69.6
Vulnerability
0.301
Readiness
0.694
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 10th 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 | 23 |
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Ranking | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
Indicator | 2004 to 2023 | Score |
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Vulnerability | 0.301 | |
Food | 0.194 | |
Projected change of cereal yields | 0 | |
Projected population change | 0.073 | |
Food import dependency | 0.127 | |
Rural population | 0.240 | |
Agriculture capacity | 0.724 | |
Child malnutrition | 0 | |
Water | 0.381 | |
Projected change of annual runoff | 0.492 | |
Projected change of annual groundwater recharge | 0.293 | |
Fresh water withdrawal rate | 0.206 | |
Water dependency ratio | 0.305 | |
Dam capacity | 0.988 | |
Access to reliable drinking water | 0.001 | |
Health | 0.236 | |
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 | 0.460 | |
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 | 0.382 | |
Projected change of warm periods | 0.048 | |
Projected change of flood hazard | 0.737 | |
Urban concentration | 0.760 | |
Age dependency ratio | 0.556 | |
Quality of trade and transport infrastructure | 0.179 | |
Paved roads | 0.009 | |
Infrastructure | 0.338 | |
Projected change of hydropower generation capacity | 0.451 | |
Projected change of sea level rise impacts | 0.334 | |
Dependency on imported energy | 0.698 | |
Population living under 5m above sea level | 0.120 | |
Electricity access | 0 | |
Disaster preparedness | 0.425 |