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| GDP (PPP) per capita (2022): 90,746.45 Int. Dollar | Population (2022): 8,775,760 | HDI (2022): 0.97 |
ND-GAIN Country Index rank
3
Score: 72.1
Vulnerability
0.251
Readiness
0.694
The low vulnerability score and high readiness score of Switzerland places it in the lower-right quadrant of the ND-GAIN Matrix. Adaptation challenges still exist, but Switzerland is well positioned to adapt. Switzerland is the 187th most vulnerable country and the 11th 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 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Indicator | 2003 to 2022 | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Vulnerability | 0.251 | |
| Food | 0.205 | |
| Projected change of cereal yields | 0 | |
| Projected population change | 0.191 | |
| Food import dependency | 0.060 | |
| Rural population | 0.279 | |
| Agriculture capacity | 0.702 | |
| Child malnutrition | 0 | |
| Water | 0.288 | |
| Projected change of annual runoff | 0.195 | |
| Projected change of annual groundwater recharge | 0.263 | |
| Fresh water withdrawal rate | 0.036 | |
| Water dependency ratio | 0.245 | |
| Dam capacity | 0.958 | |
| Access to reliable drinking water | 0.033 | |
| Health | 0.147 | |
| 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 | 0 | |
| Slum population | 0 | |
| Medical staff | 0.191 | |
| Access to improved sanitation facilities | 0.002 | |
| Ecosystem Services | 0.226 | |
| Projected change of biome distribution | 0.647 | |
| Projected change of marine biodiversity | 0 | |
| Natural capital dependency | 0.026 | |
| Ecological footprint | 0.344 | |
| Protected biome | 0.176 | |
| Engagement in international environmental conventions | 0.162 | |
| Human Habitat | 0.356 | |
| Projected change of warm periods | 0.078 | |
| Projected change of flood hazard | 0.670 | |
| Urban concentration | 0.721 | |
| Age dependency ratio | 0.515 | |
| Quality of trade and transport infrastructure | 0.154 | |
| Paved roads | 0 | |
| Infrastructure | 0.285 | |
| Projected change of hydropower generation capacity | 0.662 | |
| Projected change of sea level rise impacts | - | |
| Dependency on imported energy | 0.515 | |
| Population living under 5m above sea level | 0 | |
| Electricity access | 0 | |
| Disaster preparedness | 0.250 |