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| GDP (PPP) per capita (2023): 57,801.37 Int. Dollar | Population (2023): 58,993,475 | HDI (2023): 0.92 |
ND-GAIN Country Index rank
34
Score: 58.8
Vulnerability
0.342
Readiness
0.518
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 157th most vulnerable country and the 46th 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 |
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| Ranking | 32 | 34 | 32 | 31 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 31 | 33 | 33 | 35 | 38 | 36 | 37 | 41 | 44 | 42 | 40 | 41 | 42 | 38 | 40 | 36 | 35 | 34 | 34 |
| Indicator | 2004 to 2023 | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Vulnerability | 0.342 | |
| Food | 0.320 | |
| Projected change of cereal yields | 0.839 | |
| Projected population change | 0.092 | |
| Food import dependency | 0.163 | |
| Rural population | 0.302 | |
| Agriculture capacity | 0.527 | |
| Child malnutrition | 0 | |
| Water | 0.311 | |
| 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 | 0.957 | |
| Access to reliable drinking water | 0.074 | |
| Health | 0.303 | |
| 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 | 0.616 | |
| Access to improved sanitation facilities | 0.212 | |
| Ecosystem Services | 0.334 | |
| Projected change of biome distribution | 0.682 | |
| Projected change of marine biodiversity | 0.673 | |
| Natural capital dependency | 0.029 | |
| Ecological footprint | 0.367 | |
| 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 | 0.698 | |
| Age dependency ratio | 0.548 | |
| Quality of trade and transport infrastructure | 0.308 | |
| Paved roads | 0 | |
| Infrastructure | 0.387 | |
| Projected change of hydropower generation capacity | 0.517 | |
| Projected change of sea level rise impacts | 0.351 | |
| Dependency on imported energy | 0.798 | |
| Population living under 5m above sea level | 0.231 | |
| Electricity access | 0 | |
| Disaster preparedness | 0.425 |