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| GDP (PPP) per capita (2018): 33,917.20 Int. Dollar | Population (2018): 5,447,011 | HDI (2018): 0.86 |
ND-GAIN Country Index rank
37
Score: 58.4
Vulnerability
0.349
Readiness
0.518
The low vulnerability score and high readiness score of Slovakia places it in the lower-right quadrant of the ND-GAIN Matrix. Adaptation challenges still exist, but Slovakia is well positioned to adapt. Slovakia is the 26th least vulnerable country and the 49th 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ranking | 36 | 36 | 36 | 37 | 36 | 36 | 35 | 35 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 34 | 33 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 41 | 38 | 39 | 37 |
| Indicator | 1999 to 2018 | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Vulnerability | 0.349 | |
| Food | 0.403 | |
| Projected change of cereal yields | 0.409 | |
| Projected population change | 0.077 | |
| Food import dependency | 0.084 | |
| Rural population | 0.499 | |
| Agriculture capacity | 0.946 | |
| Child malnutrition | - | |
| Water | 0.344 | |
| Projected change of annual runoff | 0.146 | |
| Projected change of annual groundwater recharge | 0.226 | |
| Fresh water withdrawal rate | 0.016 | |
| Water dependency ratio | 0.749 | |
| Dam capacity | 0.925 | |
| Access to reliable drinking water | 0.002 | |
| 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 | |
| Slum population | - | |
| Medical staff | 0.671 | |
| Access to improved sanitation facilities | 0.181 | |
| Ecosystem Services | 0.309 | |
| Projected change of biome distribution | 0.812 | |
| Projected change of marine biodiversity | 0 | |
| Natural capital dependency | 0.070 | |
| Ecological footprint | 0.252 | |
| Protected biome | 0.196 | |
| Engagement in international environmental conventions | 0.522 | |
| Human Habitat | 0.377 | |
| Projected change of warm periods | 0.070 | |
| Projected change of flood hazard | 0.742 | |
| Urban concentration | 0.501 | |
| Age dependency ratio | 0.439 | |
| Quality of trade and transport infrastructure | 0.513 | |
| Paved roads | 0 | |
| Infrastructure | - | |
| Projected change of hydropower generation capacity | 0.482 | |
| Projected change of sea level rise impacts | - | |
| Dependency on imported energy | 0.874 | |
| Population living under 5m above sea level | - | |
| Electricity access | 0 | |
| Disaster preparedness | - |