Poland

GDP (PPP) per capita (2023): 46,570.47 Int. Dollar Population (2023): 36,687,353 HDI (2023): 0.91
ND-GAIN Country Index rank 28
Score: 60.5
Vulnerability 0.306
Readiness 0.515

The low vulnerability score and high readiness score of Poland places it in the lower-right quadrant of the ND-GAIN Matrix. Adaptation challenges still exist, but Poland is well positioned to adapt. Poland is the 175th most vulnerable country and the 47th 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
Ranking
27
27
26
26
26
27
28
30
31
34
35
37
37
33
33
32
32
30
30
26
25
25
25
25
26
26
29
28
28
Denotes worst scores
Indicator 2004 to 2023 Score
Vulnerability
0.306
Food
0.241
Projected change of cereal yields
0
Projected population change
0.059
Food import dependency
0.142
Rural population
0.429
Agriculture capacity
0.815
Child malnutrition
0
Water
0.344
Projected change of annual runoff
0.418
Projected change of annual groundwater recharge
0.291
Fresh water withdrawal rate
0.148
Water dependency ratio
0.114
Dam capacity
0.981
Access to reliable drinking water
0.112
Health
0.238
Projected change of deaths from climate change induced diseases
0.061
Projected change in vector-borne diseases
0.658
Dependency on external resource for health services
0.002
Slum population
0
Medical staff
0.688
Access to improved sanitation facilities
0.021
Ecosystem Services
0.363
Projected change of biome distribution
0.718
Projected change of marine biodiversity
0.412
Natural capital dependency
0.119
Ecological footprint
0.335
Protected biome
0.252
Engagement in international environmental conventions
0.344
Human Habitat
0.439
Projected change of warm periods
0.070
Projected change of flood hazard
0.781
Urban concentration
0.571
Age dependency ratio
0.504
Quality of trade and transport infrastructure
0.385
Paved roads
0.323
Infrastructure
0.209
Projected change of hydropower generation capacity
0.441
Projected change of sea level rise impacts
0.102
Dependency on imported energy
0.489
Population living under 5m above sea level
0.096
Electricity access
0
Disaster preparedness
0.125