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| GDP (PPP) per capita (2021): 43,442.26 Int. Dollar | Population (2021): 9,364,000 | HDI (2021): 0.92 |
ND-GAIN Country Index rank
27
Score: 61.9
Vulnerability
0.305
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 170th most vulnerable country and the 40th 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 | 21 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 27 | 27 |
| Indicator | 2002 to 2021 | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Vulnerability | 0.305 | |
| Food | 0.208 | |
| Projected change of cereal yields | 0.351 | |
| Projected population change | 0.320 | |
| Food import dependency | 0.144 | |
| Rural population | 0.079 | |
| Agriculture capacity | 0.354 | |
| 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 | 0.242 | |
| 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 | 0.042 | |
| Slum population | 0 | |
| Medical staff | 0.669 | |
| Access to improved sanitation facilities | 0.051 | |
| Ecosystem Services | 0.377 | |
| Projected change of biome distribution | 0.435 | |
| Projected change of marine biodiversity | 0.458 | |
| Natural capital dependency | 0.029 | |
| Ecological footprint | 0.436 | |
| Protected biome | 0.294 | |
| Engagement in international environmental conventions | 0.611 | |
| Human Habitat | 0.416 | |
| Projected change of warm periods | 0.077 | |
| Projected change of flood hazard | 0.408 | |
| Urban concentration | 0.921 | |
| Age dependency ratio | 0.660 | |
| Quality of trade and transport infrastructure | 0.428 | |
| Paved roads | 0 | |
| Infrastructure | 0.248 | |
| Projected change of hydropower generation capacity | 0.437 | |
| Projected change of sea level rise impacts | 0.105 | |
| Dependency on imported energy | 0.594 | |
| Population living under 5m above sea level | 0.103 | |
| Electricity access | 0 | |
| Disaster preparedness | - |