Variable: Human Habitat Vulnerability

QoG Code: (gain_hab)


Dataset: University of Notre Dame Global Adaptation Initiative - Country Index

Description:

The score of Human habitat captures a country’s vulnerability of human living conditions to climate change, considering weather extremes, urban development, demography, and transport infrastructure. Indicators include: projected change of heatwave hazard, projected change of flood hazard, urban concentration, age dependency ratio, quality of transport and trade infrastructure, and paved roads.

Type of variable: Continuous

Downloaded by QoG on: 2025-12-03
Last updated by source: 2025-06-25


Categories:

Environment


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OECD Cross-section - 2026 OECD Time-series - 2026 Standard Cross-section - 2026 Standard Time-series - 2026 Original Dataset

Details of this variable in our compilations datasets
Dataset No. Countries
Standard cross-section: 191
Standard time-series: 191
OECD cross-section: 32
OECD time-series: 32


This variable has information for these countries:

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This variable has information from the year 1995 to the year 2023