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| 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
| 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 |
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| Ranking | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 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 |