Norway

GDP (PPP) per capita (2020): 62,644.85 Int. Dollar Population (2020): 5,379,475 HDI (2020): 0.96
ND-GAIN Country Index rank 1
Score: 75.4
Vulnerability 0.257
Readiness 0.765

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 181st most vulnerable country and the 3rd most ready country.

ND-GAIN Ranking since 1995

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Denotes worst scores
Indicator 2001 to 2020 Score
Vulnerability
0.257
Food
0.242
Projected change of cereal yields
0
Projected population change
0.215
Food import dependency
0.164
Rural population
0.183
Agriculture capacity
0.893
Child malnutrition
0
Water
0.171
Projected change of annual runoff
0.611
Projected change of annual groundwater recharge
0.369
Fresh water withdrawal rate
0.006
Water dependency ratio
0.028
Dam capacity
0
Access to reliable drinking water
0.014
Health
0.200
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
0.160
Access to improved sanitation facilities
0.354
Ecosystem Services
0.375
Projected change of biome distribution
0.765
Projected change of marine biodiversity
1.000
Natural capital dependency
0.025
Ecological footprint
0.107
Protected biome
0.176
Engagement in international environmental conventions
0.178
Human Habitat
0.468
Projected change of warm periods
0.130
Projected change of flood hazard
0.796
Urban concentration
0.817
Age dependency ratio
0.533
Quality of trade and transport infrastructure
0.336
Paved roads
0.195
Infrastructure
0.085
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
0.222
Electricity access
0
Disaster preparedness
0.188