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| GDP (PPP) per capita (2021): 38,134.83 Int. Dollar | Population (2021): 37,747,124 | HDI (2021): 0.88 |
ND-GAIN Country Index rank
29
Score: 61.4
Vulnerability
0.313
Readiness
0.541
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 166th most vulnerable country and the 41st 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 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 34 | 40 | 39 | 36 | 35 | 32 | 31 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 |
| Indicator | 2002 to 2021 | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Vulnerability | 0.313 | |
| Food | 0.240 | |
| Projected change of cereal yields | 0 | |
| Projected population change | 0.059 | |
| Food import dependency | 0.127 | |
| Rural population | 0.430 | |
| Agriculture capacity | 0.824 | |
| Child malnutrition | 0 | |
| Water | 0.326 | |
| Projected change of annual runoff | 0.418 | |
| Projected change of annual groundwater recharge | 0.291 | |
| Fresh water withdrawal rate | 0.138 | |
| Water dependency ratio | 0.114 | |
| Dam capacity | 0.981 | |
| Access to reliable drinking water | 0.017 | |
| Health | 0.248 | |
| 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 | 0.668 | |
| Access to improved sanitation facilities | 0.097 | |
| Ecosystem Services | 0.365 | |
| Projected change of biome distribution | 0.718 | |
| Projected change of marine biodiversity | 0.412 | |
| Natural capital dependency | 0.119 | |
| Ecological footprint | 0.345 | |
| Protected biome | 0.252 | |
| Engagement in international environmental conventions | 0.344 | |
| Human Habitat | 0.452 | |
| Projected change of warm periods | 0.070 | |
| Projected change of flood hazard | 0.781 | |
| Urban concentration | 0.570 | |
| Age dependency ratio | 0.511 | |
| Quality of trade and transport infrastructure | 0.459 | |
| Paved roads | 0.323 | |
| Infrastructure | 0.247 | |
| Projected change of hydropower generation capacity | 0.441 | |
| Projected change of sea level rise impacts | 0.102 | |
| Dependency on imported energy | 0.409 | |
| Population living under 5m above sea level | 0.096 | |
| Electricity access | 0 | |
| Disaster preparedness | 0.438 |