Paraguay

GDP (PPP) per capita (2020): 13,069.18 Int. Dollar Population (2020): 7,132,530 HDI (2020): 0.73
ND-GAIN Country Index rank 93
Score: 48.0
Vulnerability 0.402
Readiness 0.363

The low vulnerability score and low readiness score of Paraguay 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. Paraguay is the 112th most vulnerable country and the 113th 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
116
115
117
119
120
120
118
114
113
108
104
112
109
103
102
106
102
102
101
94
93
93
92
91
92
93
Denotes worst scores
Indicator 2001 to 2020 Score
Vulnerability
0.402
Food
0.459
Projected change of cereal yields
0.958
Projected population change
0.249
Food import dependency
0.135
Rural population
0.408
Agriculture capacity
0.956
Child malnutrition
0.045
Water
0.309
Projected change of annual runoff
0.489
Projected change of annual groundwater recharge
0.285
Fresh water withdrawal rate
0.017
Water dependency ratio
0.698
Dam capacity
0
Access to reliable drinking water
0.368
Health
0.416
Projected change of deaths from climate change induced diseases
0.303
Projected change in vector-borne diseases
0.658
Dependency on external resource for health services
0
Slum population
0.175
Medical staff
0.951
Access to improved sanitation facilities
0.407
Ecosystem Services
0.342
Projected change of biome distribution
0.553
Projected change of marine biodiversity
0
Natural capital dependency
-
Ecological footprint
0
Protected biome
0.399
Engagement in international environmental conventions
0.757
Human Habitat
0.559
Projected change of warm periods
0.084
Projected change of flood hazard
0.645
Urban concentration
0.592
Age dependency ratio
0.556
Quality of trade and transport infrastructure
0.628
Paved roads
0.851
Infrastructure
0.330
Projected change of hydropower generation capacity
0.427
Projected change of sea level rise impacts
-
Dependency on imported energy
0.553
Population living under 5m above sea level
-
Electricity access
0
Disaster preparedness
0.338