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| GDP (PPP) per capita (2024): 69,863.75 Int. Dollar | Population (2024): 568,847 | HDI (2024): 0.92 |
ND-GAIN Country Index rank
43
Score: 56.8
Vulnerability
0.351
Readiness
0.487
The low vulnerability score and high readiness score of Malta places it in the lower-right quadrant of the ND-GAIN Matrix. Adaptation challenges still exist, but Malta is well positioned to adapt. Malta is the 164th most vulnerable country and the 53rd 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 | 24 |
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| Ranking | 44 | 43 | 36 | 39 | 38 | 35 | 34 | 36 | 34 | 38 | 34 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 37 | 37 | 39 | 37 | 41 | 39 | 40 | 43 | 42 | 43 | 40 | 44 | 43 |
| Indicator | 2005 to 2024 | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Vulnerability | 0.351 | |
| Food | 0.094 | |
| Projected change of cereal yields | 0 | |
| Projected population change | 0.116 | |
| Food import dependency | 0.185 | |
| Rural population | 0.047 | |
| Agriculture capacity | 0.197 | |
| Child malnutrition | 0.017 | |
| Water | 0.580 | |
| Projected change of annual runoff | 1.000 | |
| Projected change of annual groundwater recharge | 0.854 | |
| Fresh water withdrawal rate | 0.622 | |
| Water dependency ratio | 0 | |
| Dam capacity | 1.000 | |
| Access to reliable drinking water | 0.002 | |
| Health | 0.209 | |
| 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 | 0.568 | |
| Access to improved sanitation facilities | 0 | |
| Ecosystem Services | 0.318 | |
| Projected change of biome distribution | - | |
| Projected change of marine biodiversity | 0.472 | |
| Natural capital dependency | 0.034 | |
| Ecological footprint | 0.445 | |
| Protected biome | 0.048 | |
| Engagement in international environmental conventions | 0.591 | |
| Human Habitat | 0.478 | |
| Projected change of warm periods | 0.338 | |
| Projected change of flood hazard | 0.650 | |
| Urban concentration | 0.953 | |
| Age dependency ratio | 0.468 | |
| Quality of trade and transport infrastructure | 0.333 | |
| Paved roads | 0.126 | |
| Infrastructure | 0.428 | |
| Projected change of hydropower generation capacity | 0.437 | |
| Projected change of sea level rise impacts | 0.559 | |
| Dependency on imported energy | 1.000 | |
| Population living under 5m above sea level | 0.144 | |
| Electricity access | 0 | |
| Disaster preparedness | - |