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| GDP (PPP) per capita (2024): 57,235.78 Int. Dollar | Population (2024): 9,974,400 | HDI (2024): 0.92 |
ND-GAIN Country Index rank
35
Score: 59.8
Vulnerability
0.344
Readiness
0.540
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 168th most vulnerable country and the 43rd 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 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 35 | 32 | 30 | 32 | 35 | 35 |
| Indicator | 2005 to 2024 | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Vulnerability | 0.344 | |
| Food | 0.216 | |
| Projected change of cereal yields | 0.351 | |
| Projected population change | 0.320 | |
| Food import dependency | 0.163 | |
| Rural population | 0.091 | |
| Agriculture capacity | 0.370 | |
| Child malnutrition | 0 | |
| Water | 0.692 | |
| Projected change of annual runoff | 1.000 | |
| Projected change of annual groundwater recharge | 0.874 | |
| Fresh water withdrawal rate | 1.000 | |
| Water dependency ratio | 0.579 | |
| Dam capacity | - | |
| Access to reliable drinking water | 0.005 | |
| Health | 0.240 | |
| 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 | 0.049 | |
| Slum population | 0 | |
| Medical staff | 0.672 | |
| Access to improved sanitation facilities | 0.029 | |
| Ecosystem Services | 0.382 | |
| Projected change of biome distribution | 0.435 | |
| Projected change of marine biodiversity | 0.458 | |
| Natural capital dependency | 0.029 | |
| Ecological footprint | 0.454 | |
| Protected biome | 0.305 | |
| Engagement in international environmental conventions | 0.611 | |
| Human Habitat | 0.394 | |
| Projected change of warm periods | 0.077 | |
| Projected change of flood hazard | 0.408 | |
| Urban concentration | 0.909 | |
| Age dependency ratio | 0.639 | |
| Quality of trade and transport infrastructure | 0.333 | |
| Paved roads | 0 | |
| Infrastructure | 0.143 | |
| Projected change of hydropower generation capacity | 0.437 | |
| Projected change of sea level rise impacts | 0.105 | |
| Dependency on imported energy | 0.072 | |
| Population living under 5m above sea level | 0.103 | |
| Electricity access | 0 | |
| Disaster preparedness | - |