Israel

GDP (PPP) per capita (2020): 39,489.28 Int. Dollar Population (2020): 9,215,100 HDI (2020): 0.92
ND-GAIN Country Index rank 27
Score: 61.3
Vulnerability 0.316
Readiness 0.542

The low vulnerability score and high readiness score of Israel places it in the lower-right quadrant of the ND-GAIN Matrix. Adaptation challenges still exist, but Israel is well positioned to adapt. Israel is the 169th most vulnerable country and the 41st 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
Ranking
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18
18
19
21
21
23
24
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24
27
27
29
28
27
29
27
28
29
28
28
28
29
30
27
Denotes worst scores
Indicator 2001 to 2020 Score
Vulnerability
0.316
Food
0.215
Projected change of cereal yields
0.351
Projected population change
0.320
Food import dependency
0.155
Rural population
0.080
Agriculture capacity
0.387
Child malnutrition
0
Water
0.342
Projected change of annual runoff
0
Projected change of annual groundwater recharge
0.126
Fresh water withdrawal rate
1.000
Water dependency ratio
0.579
Dam capacity
-
Access to reliable drinking water
0.007
Health
0.230
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
0.075
Slum population
0
Medical staff
0.564
Access to improved sanitation facilities
0.051
Ecosystem Services
0.385
Projected change of biome distribution
0.435
Projected change of marine biodiversity
0.458
Natural capital dependency
0.029
Ecological footprint
0.484
Protected biome
0.294
Engagement in international environmental conventions
0.611
Human Habitat
0.417
Projected change of warm periods
0.077
Projected change of flood hazard
0.408
Urban concentration
0.920
Age dependency ratio
0.670
Quality of trade and transport infrastructure
0.428
Paved roads
0
Infrastructure
0.304
Projected change of hydropower generation capacity
0.437
Projected change of sea level rise impacts
0.105
Dependency on imported energy
0.886
Population living under 5m above sea level
0.090
Electricity access
0
Disaster preparedness
-