Sweden

GDP (PPP) per capita (2023): 67,198.02 Int. Dollar Population (2023): 10,536,632 HDI (2023): 0.96
ND-GAIN Country Index rank 5
Score: 71.1
Vulnerability 0.317
Readiness 0.739

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 167th most vulnerable country and the 5th 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
Ranking
5
5
5
5
5
6
5
5
6
5
5
5
6
6
5
5
5
5
6
6
5
5
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
Denotes worst scores
Indicator 2004 to 2023 Score
Vulnerability
0.317
Food
0.235
Projected change of cereal yields
0
Projected population change
0.181
Food import dependency
0.168
Rural population
0.121
Agriculture capacity
0.939
Child malnutrition
0
Water
0.193
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
0.134
Access to reliable drinking water
0.003
Health
0.246
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
0.495
Access to improved sanitation facilities
0.045
Ecosystem Services
0.346
Projected change of biome distribution
0.800
Projected change of marine biodiversity
1.000
Natural capital dependency
0.051
Ecological footprint
0.002
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
0.879
Age dependency ratio
0.584
Quality of trade and transport infrastructure
0.205
Paved roads
0.774
Infrastructure
0.315
Projected change of hydropower generation capacity
0.222
Projected change of sea level rise impacts
0.074
Dependency on imported energy
0.283
Population living under 5m above sea level
0.310
Electricity access
0
Disaster preparedness
1.000