Switzerland

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
Ranking
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4
3
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3
Denotes worst scores
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