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GDP (PPP) per capita (2021): 36,109.75 Int. Dollar | Population (2021): 19,119,880 | HDI (2021): 0.82 |
ND-GAIN Country Index rank
73
Score: 52.1
Vulnerability
0.397
Readiness
0.439
The low vulnerability score and high readiness score of Romania places it in the lower-right quadrant of the ND-GAIN Matrix. Adaptation challenges still exist, but Romania is well positioned to adapt. Romania is the 106th most vulnerable country and the 84th 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 | 68 | 64 | 66 | 72 | 76 | 77 | 73 | 64 | 70 | 69 | 67 | 70 | 64 | 57 | 56 | 67 | 70 | 77 | 73 | 71 | 68 | 72 | 70 | 68 | 75 | 72 | 73 |
Indicator | 2002 to 2021 | Score |
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Vulnerability | 0.397 | |
Food | 0.491 | |
Projected change of cereal yields | 0.779 | |
Projected population change | - | |
Food import dependency | 0.150 | |
Rural population | 0.492 | |
Agriculture capacity | 0.873 | |
Child malnutrition | 0.159 | |
Water | 0.440 | |
Projected change of annual runoff | 0.481 | |
Projected change of annual groundwater recharge | 0.189 | |
Fresh water withdrawal rate | 0.130 | |
Water dependency ratio | 0.800 | |
Dam capacity | 0.857 | |
Access to reliable drinking water | 0.184 | |
Health | 0.314 | |
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 | 0.005 | |
Slum population | - | |
Medical staff | 0.674 | |
Access to improved sanitation facilities | 0.172 | |
Ecosystem Services | 0.425 | |
Projected change of biome distribution | 0.694 | |
Projected change of marine biodiversity | 0.483 | |
Natural capital dependency | - | |
Ecological footprint | 0.206 | |
Protected biome | 0.225 | |
Engagement in international environmental conventions | 0.514 | |
Human Habitat | 0.475 | |
Projected change of warm periods | 0.102 | |
Projected change of flood hazard | 0.699 | |
Urban concentration | 0.508 | |
Age dependency ratio | 0.530 | |
Quality of trade and transport infrastructure | 0.536 | |
Paved roads | 0.474 | |
Infrastructure | 0.238 | |
Projected change of hydropower generation capacity | 0.510 | |
Projected change of sea level rise impacts | 0.241 | |
Dependency on imported energy | 0.303 | |
Population living under 5m above sea level | 0.020 | |
Electricity access | 0 | |
Disaster preparedness | 0.356 |