Brazil

GDP (PPP) per capita (2020): 14,835.41 Int. Dollar Population (2020): 212,559,409 HDI (2020): 0.77
ND-GAIN Country Index rank 91
Score: 48.1
Vulnerability 0.395
Readiness 0.358

The low vulnerability score and low readiness score of Brazil places it in the lower-left quadrant of the ND-GAIN Matrix. Relative to other countries, its current vulnerabilities are manageable but improvements in readiness will help it better adapt to future challenges. Brazil is the 116th most vulnerable country and the 117th 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
73
74
76
75
70
69
68
65
68
72
78
64
68
64
62
58
59
62
64
88
90
92
94
95
92
91
Denotes worst scores
Indicator 2001 to 2020 Score
Vulnerability
0.395
Food
0.386
Projected change of cereal yields
0.953
Projected population change
0.176
Food import dependency
0.094
Rural population
0.139
Agriculture capacity
0.870
Child malnutrition
0.082
Water
0.272
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
0.173
Access to reliable drinking water
0.146
Health
0.384
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
0.005
Slum population
0.167
Medical staff
0.649
Access to improved sanitation facilities
0.524
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
0.609
Projected change of warm periods
0.274
Projected change of flood hazard
0.699
Urban concentration
0.861
Age dependency ratio
0.420
Quality of trade and transport infrastructure
0.531
Paved roads
0.872
Infrastructure
0.284
Projected change of hydropower generation capacity
0.429
Projected change of sea level rise impacts
0.039
Dependency on imported energy
0.712
Population living under 5m above sea level
0.148
Electricity access
0
Disaster preparedness
0.375