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| GDP (PPP) per capita (2021): 105,381.84 Int. Dollar | Population (2021): 5,033,165 | HDI (2021): 0.94 |
ND-GAIN Country Index rank
20
Score: 65.1
Vulnerability
0.298
Readiness
0.600
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 175th most vulnerable country and the 26th 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 |
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| Ranking | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 21 | 21 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 20 |
| Indicator | 2002 to 2021 | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Vulnerability | 0.298 | |
| Food | 0.139 | |
| Projected change of cereal yields | - | |
| Projected population change | 0.177 | |
| Food import dependency | 0.130 | |
| Rural population | 0.389 | |
| Agriculture capacity | 0 | |
| Child malnutrition | 0 | |
| Water | 0.349 | |
| Projected change of annual runoff | 0.723 | |
| Projected change of annual groundwater recharge | 0.301 | |
| Fresh water withdrawal rate | 0.027 | |
| Water dependency ratio | 0.058 | |
| Dam capacity | 0.956 | |
| Access to reliable drinking water | 0.027 | |
| Health | 0.254 | |
| 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 | 0.405 | |
| Access to improved sanitation facilities | 0.175 | |
| Ecosystem Services | 0.353 | |
| Projected change of biome distribution | 0.541 | |
| Projected change of marine biodiversity | 0.711 | |
| Natural capital dependency | 0.038 | |
| Ecological footprint | 0.306 | |
| Protected biome | 0.180 | |
| Engagement in international environmental conventions | 0.340 | |
| Human Habitat | 0.404 | |
| Projected change of warm periods | 0.113 | |
| Projected change of flood hazard | 0.737 | |
| Urban concentration | 0.611 | |
| Age dependency ratio | 0.525 | |
| Quality of trade and transport infrastructure | 0.438 | |
| Paved roads | 0 | |
| Infrastructure | 0.287 | |
| Projected change of hydropower generation capacity | 0.424 | |
| Projected change of sea level rise impacts | 0.104 | |
| Dependency on imported energy | 0.740 | |
| Population living under 5m above sea level | 0.169 | |
| Electricity access | 0 | |
| Disaster preparedness | - |