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| GDP (PPP) per capita (2020): 53,616.68 Int. Dollar | Population (2020): 366,463 | HDI (2020): 0.95 |
ND-GAIN Country Index rank
8
Score: 69.8
Vulnerability
0.321
Readiness
0.717
The low vulnerability score and high readiness score of Iceland places it in the lower-right quadrant of the ND-GAIN Matrix. Adaptation challenges still exist, but Iceland is well positioned to adapt. Iceland is the 166th most vulnerable country and the 8th 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 |
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| Ranking | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 8 |
| Indicator | 2001 to 2020 | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Vulnerability | 0.321 | |
| Food | 0.215 | |
| Projected change of cereal yields | - | |
| Projected population change | 0.177 | |
| Food import dependency | 0.207 | |
| Rural population | 0.066 | |
| Agriculture capacity | 0.625 | |
| Child malnutrition | 0 | |
| Water | 0.196 | |
| Projected change of annual runoff | 0.860 | |
| Projected change of annual groundwater recharge | 0.313 | |
| Fresh water withdrawal rate | 0.001 | |
| Water dependency ratio | 0 | |
| Dam capacity | 0 | |
| Access to reliable drinking water | 0 | |
| Health | 0.181 | |
| 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 | 0.229 | |
| Access to improved sanitation facilities | 0.167 | |
| Ecosystem Services | 0.492 | |
| Projected change of biome distribution | 0.812 | |
| Projected change of marine biodiversity | 1.000 | |
| Natural capital dependency | 0.028 | |
| Ecological footprint | - | |
| Protected biome | 0.128 | |
| Engagement in international environmental conventions | 0.494 | |
| Human Habitat | 0.546 | |
| Projected change of warm periods | 0.067 | |
| Projected change of flood hazard | 0.673 | |
| Urban concentration | 0.934 | |
| Age dependency ratio | 0.539 | |
| Quality of trade and transport infrastructure | 0.464 | |
| Paved roads | 0.598 | |
| Infrastructure | 0.298 | |
| Projected change of hydropower generation capacity | 0.119 | |
| Projected change of sea level rise impacts | 0.221 | |
| Dependency on imported energy | 0.711 | |
| Population living under 5m above sea level | 0.437 | |
| Electricity access | 0 | |
| Disaster preparedness | - |