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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 |
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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 |
Indicator | 2001 to 2020 | Score |
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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 |