Vulnerability and opportunity
Archetype: Holding ground. Mid-table on both: neither badly hit nor well placed. One of 43 nations with a similar pattern of results.
Exposed over 10 years: higher vulnerability, lower opportunity than the median nation.
Main drivers of vulnerability over 10 years: Global financial crisis, Geoeconomic confrontation, Energy supply shock. Highest exposure indicators: no coastline; internet users as a share of population; trade in goods and services relative to gdp; urban share of population; share of population aged 65 and over; services as a share of gdp; adult obesity rate.
Downside scenarios: load test
Change in Andorra’s capability index under each scenario at Standard Severe and current plans, largest fall first.
| Scenario | Exposure | Change | No response | Best practice | Rank shift | Bands lost | Weakest point |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pandemic S14 | High 0.91 | −0.91 | −1.20 | −0.54 | ▼ 4 | 24 | Biotechnology & Health Technologies 0 · Inception |
| Global financial crisis S03 | High 0.77 | −0.78 | −1.05 | −0.47 | ▼ 2 | 21 | Investment Attraction & Projection 2.3 · Inception |
| Infrastructure collapse S12 | High 0.80 | −0.78 | −0.96 | −0.43 | 0 | 20 | Connectivity, Cyber & Trust Technologies 0 · Inception |
| Geoeconomic confrontation S01 | High 0.76 | −0.77 | −0.89 | −0.40 | ▼ 4 | 15 | Advanced Materials & Manufacturing 0 · Inception |
| Energy supply shock S09 | High 0.78 | −0.75 | −0.91 | −0.40 | ▲ 1 | 16 | Energy Technologies 0 · Inception |
| AI diffusion shock S13 | High 0.90 | −0.73 | −1.02 | −0.46 | 0 | 18 | Semiconductors & Advanced Computing 0 · Inception |
| Chokepoint closure S05 | High 0.70 | −0.61 | −0.69 | −0.31 | ▲ 2 | 13 | Resource Infrastructure 0 · Inception |
| Single-supplier cut-off S02 | High 0.67 | −0.44 | −0.51 | −0.23 | 0 | 11 | Advanced Materials & Manufacturing 0 · Inception |
| Hybrid campaign S06 | Medium 0.54 | −0.41 | −0.46 | −0.22 | ▼ 2 | 10 | Sensing, Timing & Navigation 0 · Inception |
| Sovereign funding crisis S04 | Low 0.27 | −0.28 | −0.38 | −0.17 | ▲ 6 | 9 | Energy Infrastructure 3.3 · Nascent |
| Legitimacy crisis S07 | Medium 0.47 | −0.26 | −0.40 | −0.18 | ▲ 3 | 9 | Force Generation & Mobilisation 0 · Inception |
| Mass displacement S08 | Medium 0.43 | −0.21 | −0.36 | −0.16 | ▲ 2 | 9 | Fiscal Capacity & Public Finance 9.4 · Transitional |
| Disaster in the core S10 | Medium 0.36 | −0.21 | −0.36 | −0.16 | ▲ 3 | 8 | Energy Infrastructure 3.3 · Nascent |
| Food and water shock S11 | Low 0.22 | −0.20 | −0.27 | −0.12 | ▲ 5 | 7 | Resource Infrastructure 0 · Inception |
Where each scenario lands
Change in each of the nine capability domains, in points. Darker is a larger fall.
| Scenario | CT | SI | NS | HC | II | GI | FS | PI | TI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pandemic | −0.20 | −0.48 | −0.17 | −1.36 | −1.18 | −1.27 | −1.19 | −1.16 | −1.16 |
| Global financial crisis | −0.14 | −0.36 | −0.15 | −0.85 | −0.85 | −1.06 | −1.41 | −1.21 | −0.97 |
| Infrastructure collapse | −0.20 | −1.20 | −0.21 | −0.49 | −0.49 | −1.22 | −1.14 | −1.12 | −0.98 |
| Geoeconomic confrontation | −0.20 | −0.41 | −0.16 | · | −1.13 | −1.09 | −1.13 | −1.11 | −1.66 |
| Energy supply shock | −0.02 | −0.89 | −0.16 | −0.48 | −0.48 | −1.08 | −1.28 | −1.24 | −1.10 |
| AI diffusion shock | −0.20 | −0.41 | −0.16 | −1.27 | −0.95 | −1.31 | −1.11 | −0.61 | −0.54 |
| Chokepoint closure | −0.02 | −0.95 | −0.24 | · | −0.54 | −1.16 | −0.46 | −0.93 | −1.19 |
| Single-supplier cut-off | −0.20 | −0.24 | −0.15 | −0.47 | · | −0.96 | · | −0.97 | −0.97 |
| Hybrid campaign | −0.13 | −0.74 | −0.28 | · | −0.95 | −0.89 | · | −0.36 | −0.36 |
| Sovereign funding crisis | −0.02 | −0.22 | −0.06 | −0.33 | −0.30 | −0.41 | −0.50 | −0.30 | −0.34 |
| Legitimacy crisis | −0.10 | · | −0.16 | −0.23 | −0.53 | −0.74 | −0.61 | · | · |
| Mass displacement | · | −0.21 | −0.08 | −0.46 | −0.38 | −0.52 | −0.22 | −0.03 | · |
| Disaster in the core | −0.02 | −0.43 | −0.06 | −0.35 | −0.16 | −0.39 | −0.21 | −0.16 | −0.16 |
| Food and water shock | −0.02 | −0.20 | −0.05 | −0.29 | −0.27 | −0.29 | −0.14 | −0.24 | −0.27 |
Columns: CT Critical Technology · SI Strategic Infrastructure · NS National Security · HC Human Capital · II Information & Influence · GI Governance & Integrity · FS Financial Strength · PI Production & Innovation · TI Trade & Investment.
Upside scenarios: capture test
Net position in each upside scenario: what Andorra is ready to capture, less what it stands to lose.
| Scenario | Position | Net | Capture | Loss | Readiness | Rank | Binding capability |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100-day pandemic defence S24 ↗ | Gainer | +14.1 | 16.9 | 2.7 | 20 | 72 | Biotechnology & Health Technologies 0.2 · Inception |
| Energy abundance S16 ↗ | Gainer | +13.4 | 13.7 | 0.3 | 14 | 78 | Energy Technologies 0.2 · Inception |
| Middle East settlement S21 ↗ | Mixed | +7.1 | 8.6 | 1.5 | 20 | 96 | Alliances & Security Cooperation 2 · Inception |
| Digital state leapfrog S23 ↗ | Mixed | −5.8 | 3.5 | 9.3 | 23 | 112 | Connectivity, Cyber & Trust Technologies 0.8 · Inception |
| Great-power détente S18 ↗ | Mixed | −7.0 | 11.4 | 18.4 | 17 | 151 | Export Capability & Sophistication 2.7 · Inception |
| Sovereign debt reset S19 ↗ | Mixed | −9.3 | 0.9 | 10.2 | 49 | 194 | Financial Regulation & Integrity 9 · Transitional |
| Yield revolution S22 ↗ | Loser | −12.7 | 1.5 | 14.2 | 17 | 163 | Biotechnology & Health Technologies 0.2 · Inception |
| Emerging-market breakout S20 ↗ | Loser | −13.3 | 4.0 | 17.2 | 27 | 192 | Transport Infrastructure 3.9 · Nascent |
| Superintelligence takeoff S15 ↗ | Loser | −20.3 | 10.6 | 30.9 | 15 | 99 | Semiconductors & Advanced Computing 0 · Inception |
| Biomedical breakthroughs S17 ↗ | Loser | −25.8 | 10.8 | 36.5 | 24 | 184 | Biotechnology & Health Technologies 0.2 · Inception |