Brazil

GDP (PPP) per capita (2022): 19,398.59 Int. Dollar Population (2022): 215,313,498 HDI (2022): 0.76
ND-GAIN Country Index rank 88
Score: 49.5
Vulnerability 0.363
Readiness 0.354

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 139th most vulnerable country and the 124th 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
Ranking
75
76
78
77
76
73
72
67
68
75
71
58
57
55
53
52
52
56
57
82
86
85
85
89
89
89
88
88
Denotes worst scores
Indicator 2003 to 2022 Score
Vulnerability
0.363
Food
0.392
Projected change of cereal yields
0.953
Projected population change
0.176
Food import dependency
0.072
Rural population
0.134
Agriculture capacity
0.880
Child malnutrition
0.139
Water
0.240
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
Access to reliable drinking water
0.129
Health
0.393
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
0.150
Medical staff
0.734
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
0.597
Projected change of warm periods
0.274
Projected change of flood hazard
0.699
Urban concentration
0.866
Age dependency ratio
0.409
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
Disaster preparedness
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