Argentina

GDP (PPP) per capita (2020): 20,770.73 Int. Dollar Population (2020): 45,376,763 HDI (2020): 0.84
ND-GAIN Country Index rank 85
Score: 48.8
Vulnerability 0.407
Readiness 0.383

The low vulnerability score and high readiness score of Argentina places it in the lower-right quadrant of the ND-GAIN Matrix. Adaptation challenges still exist, but Argentina is well positioned to adapt. Argentina is the 107th most vulnerable country and the 106th 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
60
58
62
64
64
64
81
84
83
86
82
85
82
88
86
86
86
89
94
96
95
88
83
84
85
85
Denotes worst scores
Indicator 2001 to 2020 Score
Vulnerability
0.407
Food
0.380
Projected change of cereal yields
0.842
Projected population change
0.213
Food import dependency
0.134
Rural population
0.085
Agriculture capacity
0.933
Child malnutrition
0.073
Water
0.356
Projected change of annual runoff
0.491
Projected change of annual groundwater recharge
0.249
Fresh water withdrawal rate
0.109
Water dependency ratio
0.667
Dam capacity
0.267
Access to reliable drinking water
-
Health
0.397
Projected change of deaths from climate change induced diseases
0.303
Projected change in vector-borne diseases
0.658
Dependency on external resource for health services
0.009
Slum population
0.151
Medical staff
0.762
Access to improved sanitation facilities
0.498
Ecosystem Services
0.438
Projected change of biome distribution
0.647
Projected change of marine biodiversity
1.000
Natural capital dependency
0.220
Ecological footprint
0
Protected biome
0.271
Engagement in international environmental conventions
0.490
Human Habitat
0.578
Projected change of warm periods
0.048
Projected change of flood hazard
0.690
Urban concentration
0.915
Age dependency ratio
0.558
Quality of trade and transport infrastructure
0.572
Paved roads
0.683
Infrastructure
0.291
Projected change of hydropower generation capacity
0.434
Projected change of sea level rise impacts
0.071
Dependency on imported energy
0.716
Population living under 5m above sea level
0.175
Electricity access
0
Disaster preparedness
0.350