Italy

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
Ranking
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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
Denotes worst scores
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