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| GDP (PPP) per capita (2022): 68,088.19 Int. Dollar | Population (2022): 10,486,941 | HDI (2022): 0.95 |
ND-GAIN Country Index rank
7
Score: 69.9
Vulnerability
0.324
Readiness
0.721
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 164th most vulnerable country and the 6th 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 |
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| Ranking | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 |
| Indicator | 2003 to 2022 | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Vulnerability | 0.324 | |
| Food | 0.233 | |
| Projected change of cereal yields | 0 | |
| Projected population change | 0.181 | |
| Food import dependency | 0.155 | |
| Rural population | 0.124 | |
| Agriculture capacity | 0.939 | |
| Child malnutrition | 0 | |
| Water | 0.262 | |
| 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 | 0.551 | |
| Access to reliable drinking water | 0.003 | |
| Health | 0.216 | |
| 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 | 0.347 | |
| 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 | 0.571 | |
| Projected change of warm periods | 0.129 | |
| Projected change of flood hazard | 0.837 | |
| Urban concentration | 0.876 | |
| Age dependency ratio | 0.603 | |
| Quality of trade and transport infrastructure | 0.205 | |
| Paved roads | 0.774 | |
| Infrastructure | 0.316 | |
| Projected change of hydropower generation capacity | 0.222 | |
| Projected change of sea level rise impacts | 0.074 | |
| Dependency on imported energy | 0.289 | |
| Population living under 5m above sea level | 0.310 | |
| Electricity access | 0 | |
| Disaster preparedness | 1.000 |