Italy

GDP (PPP) per capita (2020): 41,902.08 Int. Dollar Population (2020): 59,449,527 HDI (2020): 0.89
ND-GAIN Country Index rank 33
Score: 60.0
Vulnerability 0.323
Readiness 0.523

The low vulnerability score and high readiness score of Italy places it in the lower-right quadrant of the ND-GAIN Matrix. Adaptation challenges still exist, but Italy is well positioned to adapt. Italy is the 164th most vulnerable country and the 47th 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
25
25
26
26
26
25
25
25
26
26
25
31
31
31
30
31
33
33
36
34
34
32
33
32
32
33
Denotes worst scores
Indicator 2001 to 2020 Score
Vulnerability
0.323
Food
0.310
Projected change of cereal yields
0.839
Projected population change
0.092
Food import dependency
0.173
Rural population
0.312
Agriculture capacity
0.443
Child malnutrition
0
Water
0.306
Projected change of annual runoff
0.396
Projected change of annual groundwater recharge
0.234
Fresh water withdrawal rate
0.158
Water dependency ratio
0.046
Dam capacity
0.959
Access to reliable drinking water
0.043
Health
0.205
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
0.498
Access to improved sanitation facilities
0.043
Ecosystem Services
0.337
Projected change of biome distribution
0.682
Projected change of marine biodiversity
0.673
Natural capital dependency
0.029
Ecological footprint
0.383
Protected biome
0.209
Engagement in international environmental conventions
0.044
Human Habitat
0.396
Projected change of warm periods
0.174
Projected change of flood hazard
0.648
Urban concentration
0.688
Age dependency ratio
0.570
Quality of trade and transport infrastructure
0.295
Paved roads
0
Infrastructure
0.386
Projected change of hydropower generation capacity
0.517
Projected change of sea level rise impacts
0.351
Dependency on imported energy
0.923
Population living under 5m above sea level
0.327
Electricity access
0
Disaster preparedness
0.201