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GDP (PPP) per capita (2021): 80,554.98 Int. Dollar | Population (2021): 5,408,320 | HDI (2021): 0.96 |
ND-GAIN Country Index rank
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Score: 75.0
Vulnerability
0.262
Readiness
0.763
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 184th most vulnerable country and the 3rd 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 |
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Ranking | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Indicator | 2002 to 2021 | Score |
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Vulnerability | 0.262 | |
Food | 0.239 | |
Projected change of cereal yields | 0 | |
Projected population change | 0.215 | |
Food import dependency | 0.159 | |
Rural population | 0.180 | |
Agriculture capacity | 0.882 | |
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 | 0.199 | |
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 | 0.152 | |
Access to improved sanitation facilities | 0.354 | |
Ecosystem Services | 0.376 | |
Projected change of biome distribution | 0.765 | |
Projected change of marine biodiversity | 1.000 | |
Natural capital dependency | 0.025 | |
Ecological footprint | 0.114 | |
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 | 0.820 | |
Age dependency ratio | 0.533 | |
Quality of trade and transport infrastructure | 0.336 | |
Paved roads | 0.195 | |
Infrastructure | 0.120 | |
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 | 0.188 |