Sweden

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
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
Denotes worst scores
Indicator 2002 to 2021 Score
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