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| GDP (PPP) per capita (2020): 71,745.30 Int. Dollar | Population (2020): 8,636,561 | HDI (2020): 0.95 |
ND-GAIN Country Index rank
3
Score: 71.9
Vulnerability
0.255
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 182nd most vulnerable country and the 10th 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 |
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| Ranking | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 |
| Indicator | 2001 to 2020 | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Vulnerability | 0.255 | |
| Food | 0.189 | |
| Projected change of cereal yields | 0 | |
| Projected population change | 0.191 | |
| Food import dependency | 0.067 | |
| Rural population | 0.281 | |
| Agriculture capacity | 0.595 | |
| Child malnutrition | 0 | |
| Water | 0.283 | |
| 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 | 0.903 | |
| Access to reliable drinking water | 0.059 | |
| Health | 0.148 | |
| 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 | 0.197 | |
| Access to improved sanitation facilities | 0.004 | |
| Ecosystem Services | 0.232 | |
| Projected change of biome distribution | 0.647 | |
| Projected change of marine biodiversity | 0 | |
| Natural capital dependency | 0.026 | |
| Ecological footprint | 0.379 | |
| Protected biome | 0.176 | |
| Engagement in international environmental conventions | 0.162 | |
| Human Habitat | 0.372 | |
| Projected change of warm periods | 0.078 | |
| Projected change of flood hazard | 0.670 | |
| Urban concentration | 0.719 | |
| Age dependency ratio | 0.514 | |
| Quality of trade and transport infrastructure | 0.251 | |
| Paved roads | 0 | |
| Infrastructure | 0.307 | |
| Projected change of hydropower generation capacity | 0.662 | |
| Projected change of sea level rise impacts | - | |
| Dependency on imported energy | 0.837 | |
| Population living under 5m above sea level | 0 | |
| Electricity access | 0 | |
| Disaster preparedness | 0.038 |