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GDP (PPP) per capita (2021): 59,237.61 Int. Dollar | Population (2021): 10,415,811 | HDI (2021): 0.95 |
ND-GAIN Country Index rank
6
Score: 71.4
Vulnerability
0.296
Readiness
0.724
The low vulnerability score and high readiness score of Sweden places it in the lower-right quadrant of the ND-GAIN Matrix. Adaptation challenges still exist, but Sweden is well positioned to adapt. Sweden is the 176th most vulnerable country and the 7th 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 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
Indicator | 2002 to 2021 | Score |
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Vulnerability | 0.296 | |
Food | 0.230 | |
Projected change of cereal yields | 0 | |
Projected population change | 0.181 | |
Food import dependency | 0.154 | |
Rural population | 0.127 | |
Agriculture capacity | 0.919 | |
Child malnutrition | 0 | |
Water | 0.189 | |
Projected change of annual runoff | 0.612 | |
Projected change of annual groundwater recharge | 0.377 | |
Fresh water withdrawal rate | 0.012 | |
Water dependency ratio | 0.017 | |
Dam capacity | 0.114 | |
Access to reliable drinking water | 0.003 | |
Health | 0.231 | |
Projected change of deaths from climate change induced diseases | 0.030 | |
Projected change in vector-borne diseases | 0.658 | |
Dependency on external resource for health services | - | |
Slum population | 0 | |
Medical staff | 0.413 | |
Access to improved sanitation facilities | 0.052 | |
Ecosystem Services | 0.352 | |
Projected change of biome distribution | 0.800 | |
Projected change of marine biodiversity | 1.000 | |
Natural capital dependency | 0.051 | |
Ecological footprint | 0.032 | |
Protected biome | 0.129 | |
Engagement in international environmental conventions | 0.097 | |
Human Habitat | 0.568 | |
Projected change of warm periods | 0.129 | |
Projected change of flood hazard | 0.837 | |
Urban concentration | 0.873 | |
Age dependency ratio | 0.602 | |
Quality of trade and transport infrastructure | 0.195 | |
Paved roads | 0.774 | |
Infrastructure | 0.203 | |
Projected change of hydropower generation capacity | 0.222 | |
Projected change of sea level rise impacts | 0.074 | |
Dependency on imported energy | 0.387 | |
Population living under 5m above sea level | 0.310 | |
Electricity access | 0 | |
Disaster preparedness | 0.226 |