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| GDP (PPP) per capita (2023): 21,107.28 Int. Dollar | Population (2023): 211,140,729 | HDI (2023): 0.79 |
ND-GAIN Country Index rank
89
Score: 49.1
Vulnerability
0.369
Readiness
0.350
The low vulnerability score and high readiness score of Brazil places it in the lower-right quadrant of the ND-GAIN Matrix. Adaptation challenges still exist, but Brazil is well positioned to adapt. Brazil is the 133rd most vulnerable country and the 128th 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 |
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| Ranking | 77 | 78 | 79 | 76 | 75 | 71 | 72 | 67 | 68 | 71 | 72 | 59 | 57 | 55 | 53 | 54 | 53 | 57 | 59 | 85 | 87 | 90 | 89 | 93 | 90 | 89 | 88 | 89 | 89 |
| Indicator | 2004 to 2023 | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Vulnerability | 0.369 | |
| Food | 0.393 | |
| Projected change of cereal yields | 0.953 | |
| Projected population change | 0.176 | |
| Food import dependency | 0.079 | |
| Rural population | 0.132 | |
| Agriculture capacity | 0.880 | |
| Child malnutrition | 0.140 | |
| Water | 0.267 | |
| Projected change of annual runoff | 0.696 | |
| Projected change of annual groundwater recharge | 0.262 | |
| Fresh water withdrawal rate | 0.010 | |
| Water dependency ratio | 0.345 | |
| Dam capacity | 0.159 | |
| Access to reliable drinking water | 0.129 | |
| Health | 0.396 | |
| Projected change of deaths from climate change induced diseases | 0.303 | |
| Projected change in vector-borne diseases | 0.655 | |
| Dependency on external resource for health services | 0.003 | |
| Slum population | 0.150 | |
| Medical staff | 0.755 | |
| Access to improved sanitation facilities | 0.510 | |
| Ecosystem Services | 0.438 | |
| Projected change of biome distribution | 0.529 | |
| Projected change of marine biodiversity | 1.000 | |
| Natural capital dependency | 0.332 | |
| Ecological footprint | 0 | |
| Protected biome | 0.284 | |
| Engagement in international environmental conventions | 0.482 | |
| Human Habitat | 0.596 | |
| Projected change of warm periods | 0.274 | |
| Projected change of flood hazard | 0.699 | |
| Urban concentration | 0.868 | |
| Age dependency ratio | 0.401 | |
| Quality of trade and transport infrastructure | 0.462 | |
| Paved roads | 0.872 | |
| Infrastructure | 0.121 | |
| Projected change of hydropower generation capacity | 0.429 | |
| Projected change of sea level rise impacts | 0.039 | |
| Dependency on imported energy | 0 | |
| Population living under 5m above sea level | 0.135 | |
| Electricity access | 0.002 | |
| Disaster preparedness | - |