Switzerland

GDP (PPP) per capita (2021): 77,140.07 Int. Dollar Population (2021): 8,703,405 HDI (2021): 0.96
ND-GAIN Country Index rank 3
Score: 72.5
Vulnerability 0.244
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 185th 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 21
Ranking
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3
Denotes worst scores
Indicator 2002 to 2021 Score
Vulnerability
0.244
Food
0.188
Projected change of cereal yields
0
Projected population change
0.191
Food import dependency
0.067
Rural population
0.280
Agriculture capacity
0.587
Child malnutrition
0
Water
0.284
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
0.904
Access to reliable drinking water
0.059
Health
0.146
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
0.182
Access to improved sanitation facilities
0.004
Ecosystem Services
0.231
Projected change of biome distribution
0.647
Projected change of marine biodiversity
0
Natural capital dependency
0.026
Ecological footprint
0.372
Protected biome
0.176
Engagement in international environmental conventions
0.162
Human Habitat
0.371
Projected change of warm periods
0.078
Projected change of flood hazard
0.670
Urban concentration
0.720
Age dependency ratio
0.507
Quality of trade and transport infrastructure
0.251
Paved roads
0
Infrastructure
0.247
Projected change of hydropower generation capacity
0.662
Projected change of sea level rise impacts
-
Dependency on imported energy
0.534
Population living under 5m above sea level
0
Electricity access
0
Disaster preparedness
0.038