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| GDP (PPP) per capita (2024): 22,338.48 Int. Dollar | Population (2024): 211,998,573 | HDI (2024): 0.79 |
ND-GAIN Country Index rank
72
Score: 50.7
Vulnerability
0.366
Readiness
0.381
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 151st most vulnerable country and the 101st 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 | 24 |
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| Ranking | 57 | 59 | 61 | 58 | 56 | 54 | 54 | 52 | 55 | 54 | 54 | 44 | 45 | 43 | 42 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 36 | 77 | 79 | 79 | 81 | 84 | 86 | 82 | 84 | 73 | 73 | 72 |
| Indicator | 2005 to 2024 | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Vulnerability | 0.366 | |
| Food | 0.394 | |
| Projected change of cereal yields | 0.953 | |
| Projected population change | 0.176 | |
| Food import dependency | 0.085 | |
| Rural population | 0.130 | |
| Agriculture capacity | 0.878 | |
| Child malnutrition | 0.140 | |
| Water | 0.294 | |
| Projected change of annual runoff | 0.304 | |
| Projected change of annual groundwater recharge | 0.738 | |
| Fresh water withdrawal rate | 0.010 | |
| Water dependency ratio | 0.345 | |
| Dam capacity | 0.249 | |
| Access to reliable drinking water | 0.115 | |
| 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 | 0.001 | |
| Slum population | 0.150 | |
| Medical staff | 0.735 | |
| Access to improved sanitation facilities | 0.460 | |
| Ecosystem Services | 0.429 | |
| Projected change of biome distribution | 0.529 | |
| Projected change of marine biodiversity | 1.000 | |
| Natural capital dependency | 0.332 | |
| Ecological footprint | 0 | |
| Protected biome | 0.233 | |
| Engagement in international environmental conventions | 0.482 | |
| Human Habitat | 0.597 | |
| Projected change of warm periods | 0.274 | |
| Projected change of flood hazard | 0.699 | |
| Urban concentration | 0.870 | |
| Age dependency ratio | 0.404 | |
| Quality of trade and transport infrastructure | 0.462 | |
| Paved roads | 0.872 | |
| Infrastructure | 0.101 | |
| 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 | 0 |