Brazil

GDP (PPP) per capita (2023): 21,107.28 Int. Dollar Population (2023): 211,140,729 HDI (2023): 0.79
ND-GAIN Country Index rank 92
Score: 47.2
Vulnerability 0.369
Readiness 0.312

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 133rd most vulnerable country and the 127th 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
Ranking
74
74
74
72
71
69
68
66
63
64
70
58
55
52
56
51
50
58
59
86
87
87
88
88
88
90
92
92
92
Denotes worst scores
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
-