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| GDP (PPP) per capita (2024): 133,437.47 Int. Dollar | Population (2024): 5,395,790 | HDI (2024): 0.95 |
ND-GAIN Country Index rank
21
Score: 64.4
Vulnerability
0.317
Readiness
0.605
The low vulnerability score and high readiness score of Ireland places it in the lower-right quadrant of the ND-GAIN Matrix. Adaptation challenges still exist, but Ireland is well positioned to adapt. Ireland is the 177th most vulnerable country and the 29th 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 | 24 |
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| Ranking | 19 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 21 |
| Indicator | 2005 to 2024 | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Vulnerability | 0.317 | |
| Food | 0.195 | |
| Projected change of cereal yields | - | |
| Projected population change | 0.177 | |
| Food import dependency | 0.144 | |
| Rural population | 0.384 | |
| Agriculture capacity | 0.272 | |
| Child malnutrition | 0 | |
| Water | 0.343 | |
| Projected change of annual runoff | 0.277 | |
| Projected change of annual groundwater recharge | 0.699 | |
| Fresh water withdrawal rate | 0.029 | |
| Water dependency ratio | 0.058 | |
| Dam capacity | 0.957 | |
| Access to reliable drinking water | 0.039 | |
| Health | 0.208 | |
| 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 | 0.367 | |
| Access to improved sanitation facilities | 0.191 | |
| Ecosystem Services | 0.402 | |
| Projected change of biome distribution | 0.541 | |
| Projected change of marine biodiversity | 0.711 | |
| Natural capital dependency | 0.038 | |
| Ecological footprint | 0.252 | |
| Protected biome | 0.530 | |
| Engagement in international environmental conventions | 0.340 | |
| Human Habitat | 0.392 | |
| Projected change of warm periods | 0.113 | |
| Projected change of flood hazard | 0.737 | |
| Urban concentration | 0.616 | |
| Age dependency ratio | 0.499 | |
| Quality of trade and transport infrastructure | 0.385 | |
| Paved roads | 0 | |
| Infrastructure | 0.365 | |
| Projected change of hydropower generation capacity | 0.424 | |
| Projected change of sea level rise impacts | 0.104 | |
| Dependency on imported energy | 0.875 | |
| Population living under 5m above sea level | 0.169 | |
| Electricity access | 0 | |
| Disaster preparedness | 0.615 |