Iceland

GDP (PPP) per capita (2022): 73,471.50 Int. Dollar Population (2022): 382,003 HDI (2022): 0.96
ND-GAIN Country Index rank 16
Score: 67.6
Vulnerability 0.348
Readiness 0.700

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 154th most vulnerable country and the 7th 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
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17
15
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14
12
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11
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12
16
16
12
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12
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14
16
Denotes worst scores
Indicator 2003 to 2022 Score
Vulnerability
0.348
Food
0.279
Projected change of cereal yields
-
Projected population change
0.177
Food import dependency
0.153
Rural population
0.065
Agriculture capacity
0.999
Child malnutrition
0
Water
0.358
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
0.971
Access to reliable drinking water
0
Health
0.196
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
0.293
Access to improved sanitation facilities
-
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
0.522
Projected change of warm periods
0.067
Projected change of flood hazard
0.673
Urban concentration
0.935
Age dependency ratio
0.501
Quality of trade and transport infrastructure
0.359
Paved roads
0.598
Infrastructure
0.241
Projected change of hydropower generation capacity
0.119
Projected change of sea level rise impacts
0.221
Dependency on imported energy
0.181
Population living under 5m above sea level
0.683
Electricity access
0
Disaster preparedness
-