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| GDP (PPP) per capita (2024): 102,037.53 Int. Dollar | Population (2024): 5,572,279 | HDI (2024): 0.97 |
ND-GAIN Country Index rank
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Score: 71.8
Vulnerability
0.263
Readiness
0.700
The low vulnerability score and high readiness score of Norway places it in the lower-right quadrant of the ND-GAIN Matrix. Adaptation challenges still exist, but Norway is well positioned to adapt. Norway is the 190th most vulnerable country and the 7th most ready country.
ND-GAIN Ranking since 1995
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| Indicator | 2005 to 2024 | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Vulnerability | 0.263 | |
| Food | 0.252 | |
| Projected change of cereal yields | 0 | |
| Projected population change | 0.215 | |
| Food import dependency | 0.165 | |
| Rural population | 0.180 | |
| Agriculture capacity | 0.955 | |
| Child malnutrition | 0 | |
| Water | 0.177 | |
| Projected change of annual runoff | 0.389 | |
| Projected change of annual groundwater recharge | 0.631 | |
| Fresh water withdrawal rate | 0.006 | |
| Water dependency ratio | 0.028 | |
| Dam capacity | 0 | |
| Access to reliable drinking water | 0.009 | |
| Health | 0.197 | |
| 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 | 0.271 | |
| Access to improved sanitation facilities | 0.225 | |
| Ecosystem Services | 0.405 | |
| Projected change of biome distribution | 0.765 | |
| Projected change of marine biodiversity | 1.000 | |
| Natural capital dependency | 0.025 | |
| Ecological footprint | 0.048 | |
| Protected biome | 0.415 | |
| Engagement in international environmental conventions | 0.178 | |
| Human Habitat | 0.456 | |
| Projected change of warm periods | 0.130 | |
| Projected change of flood hazard | 0.796 | |
| Urban concentration | 0.820 | |
| Age dependency ratio | 0.512 | |
| Quality of trade and transport infrastructure | 0.282 | |
| Paved roads | 0.195 | |
| Infrastructure | 0.093 | |
| Projected change of hydropower generation capacity | 0 | |
| Projected change of sea level rise impacts | 0.098 | |
| Dependency on imported energy | 0 | |
| Population living under 5m above sea level | 0.432 | |
| Electricity access | 0 | |
| Disaster preparedness | 0.026 |