United States

GDP (PPP) per capita (2023): 82,769.41 Int. Dollar Population (2023): 334,914,895 HDI (2023): 0.94
ND-GAIN Country Index rank 18
Score: 66.5
Vulnerability 0.312
Readiness 0.641

The low vulnerability score and high readiness score of The United States places it in the lower-right quadrant of the ND-GAIN Matrix. Adaptation challenges still exist, but The United States is well positioned to adapt. The United States is the 172nd most vulnerable country and the 20th 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 23
Ranking
10
10
11
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
10
9
9
9
8
8
7
7
16
15
17
15
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18
18
18
Denotes worst scores
Indicator 2004 to 2023 Score
Vulnerability
0.312
Food
0.340
Projected change of cereal yields
0.828
Projected population change
0.181
Food import dependency
0.102
Rural population
0.180
Agriculture capacity
0.752
Child malnutrition
0
Water
0.298
Projected change of annual runoff
0.793
Projected change of annual groundwater recharge
0.299
Fresh water withdrawal rate
0.135
Water dependency ratio
0.082
Dam capacity
0.456
Access to reliable drinking water
0.026
Health
0.203
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
0.502
Access to improved sanitation facilities
0.030
Ecosystem Services
0.426
Projected change of biome distribution
0.624
Projected change of marine biodiversity
1.000
Natural capital dependency
0.029
Ecological footprint
0.450
Protected biome
0.206
Engagement in international environmental conventions
0.247
Human Habitat
0.457
Projected change of warm periods
0.076
Projected change of flood hazard
0.725
Urban concentration
0.820
Age dependency ratio
0.514
Quality of trade and transport infrastructure
0.282
Paved roads
0.329
Infrastructure
0.146
Projected change of hydropower generation capacity
0.436
Projected change of sea level rise impacts
0.123
Dependency on imported energy
0
Population living under 5m above sea level
0.120
Electricity access
0
Disaster preparedness
0.200