United Kingdom

GDP (PPP) per capita (2023): 58,225.13 Int. Dollar Population (2023): 68,350,000 HDI (2023): 0.95
ND-GAIN Country Index rank 8
Score: 69.9
Vulnerability 0.288
Readiness 0.685

The low vulnerability score and high readiness score of The United Kingdom places it in the lower-right quadrant of the ND-GAIN Matrix. Adaptation challenges still exist, but The United Kingdom is well positioned to adapt. The United Kingdom is the 182nd most vulnerable country and the 13th most ready country.

ND-GAIN Ranking since 1995

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Denotes worst scores
Indicator 2004 to 2023 Score
Vulnerability
0.288
Food
0.219
Projected change of cereal yields
0
Projected population change
0.164
Food import dependency
0.153
Rural population
0.166
Agriculture capacity
0.829
Child malnutrition
0
Water
0.358
Projected change of annual runoff
0.790
Projected change of annual groundwater recharge
0.310
Fresh water withdrawal rate
0.050
Water dependency ratio
0.014
Dam capacity
0.980
Access to reliable drinking water
0.002
Health
0.219
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
0.605
Access to improved sanitation facilities
0.019
Ecosystem Services
0.275
Projected change of biome distribution
0.565
Projected change of marine biodiversity
0.546
Natural capital dependency
0.010
Ecological footprint
0.337
Protected biome
0.170
Engagement in international environmental conventions
0.025
Human Habitat
0.429
Projected change of warm periods
0.114
Projected change of flood hazard
0.735
Urban concentration
0.834
Age dependency ratio
0.555
Quality of trade and transport infrastructure
0.333
Paved roads
0
Infrastructure
0.229
Projected change of hydropower generation capacity
0.442
Projected change of sea level rise impacts
0.324
Dependency on imported energy
0.443
Population living under 5m above sea level
0.166
Electricity access
0
Disaster preparedness
0