United States

GDP (PPP) per capita (2020): 63,206.52 Int. Dollar Population (2020): 331,501,080 HDI (2020): 0.93
ND-GAIN Country Index rank 18
Score: 66.2
Vulnerability 0.329
Readiness 0.653

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 160th most vulnerable country and the 18th 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
10
10
10
11
10
11
12
13
13
14
13
10
10
9
8
7
7
7
7
16
15
15
16
16
18
18
Denotes worst scores
Indicator 2001 to 2020 Score
Vulnerability
0.329
Food
0.350
Projected change of cereal yields
0.828
Projected population change
0.181
Food import dependency
0.102
Rural population
0.187
Agriculture capacity
0.801
Child malnutrition
0
Water
0.296
Projected change of annual runoff
0.793
Projected change of annual groundwater recharge
0.299
Fresh water withdrawal rate
0.133
Water dependency ratio
0.082
Dam capacity
0.444
Access to reliable drinking water
0.027
Health
0.174
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
0.339
Access to improved sanitation facilities
0.018
Ecosystem Services
0.425
Projected change of biome distribution
0.624
Projected change of marine biodiversity
1.000
Natural capital dependency
0.029
Ecological footprint
0.442
Protected biome
0.206
Engagement in international environmental conventions
0.247
Human Habitat
0.454
Projected change of warm periods
0.076
Projected change of flood hazard
0.725
Urban concentration
0.813
Age dependency ratio
0.538
Quality of trade and transport infrastructure
0.244
Paved roads
0.329
Infrastructure
0.275
Projected change of hydropower generation capacity
0.436
Projected change of sea level rise impacts
0.123
Dependency on imported energy
0.697
Population living under 5m above sea level
0.145
Electricity access
0
Disaster preparedness
0.250