Luxembourg

GDP (PPP) per capita (2020): 117,846.14 Int. Dollar Population (2020): 630,419 HDI (2020): 0.92
ND-GAIN Country Index rank 12
Score: 68.6
Vulnerability 0.301
Readiness 0.672

The low vulnerability score and high readiness score of Luxembourg places it in the lower-right quadrant of the ND-GAIN Matrix. Adaptation challenges still exist, but Luxembourg is well positioned to adapt. Luxembourg is the 174th most vulnerable country and the 17th most ready country.

ND-GAIN Ranking since 1995

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12
Denotes worst scores
Indicator 2001 to 2020 Score
Vulnerability
0.301
Food
0.165
Projected change of cereal yields
0
Projected population change
0.294
Food import dependency
0.212
Rural population
0.092
Agriculture capacity
0.394
Child malnutrition
0
Water
0.344
Projected change of annual runoff
0.036
Projected change of annual groundwater recharge
0.295
Fresh water withdrawal rate
0.038
Water dependency ratio
0.714
Dam capacity
0.975
Access to reliable drinking water
0.006
Health
0.203
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
0.048
Slum population
0
Medical staff
0.451
Access to improved sanitation facilities
0.033
Ecosystem Services
0.328
Projected change of biome distribution
0.576
Projected change of marine biodiversity
0
Natural capital dependency
0.014
Ecological footprint
0.836
Protected biome
0.180
Engagement in international environmental conventions
0.364
Human Habitat
0.405
Projected change of warm periods
0.044
Projected change of flood hazard
0.714
Urban concentration
0.908
Age dependency ratio
0.411
Quality of trade and transport infrastructure
0.351
Paved roads
0
Infrastructure
0.360
Projected change of hydropower generation capacity
0.451
Projected change of sea level rise impacts
-
Dependency on imported energy
0.988
Population living under 5m above sea level
0
Electricity access
0
Disaster preparedness
-