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| GDP (PPP) per capita (2023): 45,777.04 Int. Dollar | Population (2023): 19,059,479 | HDI (2023): 0.84 |
ND-GAIN Country Index rank
69
Score: 51.4
Vulnerability
0.412
Readiness
0.441
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 98th most vulnerable country and the 70th 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 |
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| Ranking | 60 | 59 | 61 | 67 | 70 | 71 | 72 | 63 | 71 | 64 | 64 | 68 | 56 | 51 | 51 | 63 | 69 | 73 | 71 | 68 | 67 | 68 | 67 | 68 | 75 | 71 | 70 | 70 | 69 |
| Indicator | 2004 to 2023 | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Vulnerability | 0.412 | |
| Food | 0.490 | |
| Projected change of cereal yields | 0.779 | |
| Projected population change | - | |
| Food import dependency | 0.163 | |
| Rural population | 0.489 | |
| Agriculture capacity | 0.876 | |
| Child malnutrition | 0.145 | |
| Water | 0.444 | |
| Projected change of annual runoff | 0.481 | |
| Projected change of annual groundwater recharge | 0.189 | |
| Fresh water withdrawal rate | 0.159 | |
| Water dependency ratio | 0.800 | |
| Dam capacity | 0.854 | |
| Access to reliable drinking water | 0.182 | |
| Health | 0.295 | |
| 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 | |
| Slum population | - | |
| Medical staff | 0.630 | |
| Access to improved sanitation facilities | 0.126 | |
| Ecosystem Services | 0.424 | |
| 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 | 0.476 | |
| Projected change of warm periods | 0.102 | |
| Projected change of flood hazard | 0.699 | |
| Urban concentration | 0.511 | |
| Age dependency ratio | 0.529 | |
| Quality of trade and transport infrastructure | 0.538 | |
| Paved roads | 0.474 | |
| Infrastructure | 0.342 | |
| Projected change of hydropower generation capacity | 0.510 | |
| Projected change of sea level rise impacts | 0.241 | |
| Dependency on imported energy | 0.277 | |
| Population living under 5m above sea level | 0.020 | |
| Electricity access | 0 | |
| Disaster preparedness | 1.000 |