Paraguay

GDP (PPP) per capita (2023): 17,516.80 Int. Dollar Population (2023): 6,844,146 HDI (2023): 0.76
ND-GAIN Country Index rank 101
Score: 45.6
Vulnerability 0.372
Readiness 0.284

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 128th most vulnerable country and the 146th 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
125
124
127
126
125
124
121
119
120
117
113
110
111
102
99
99
95
100
106
98
97
93
88
94
101
98
103
103
101
Denotes worst scores
Indicator 2004 to 2023 Score
Vulnerability
0.372
Food
0.453
Projected change of cereal yields
0.958
Projected population change
0.249
Food import dependency
0.113
Rural population
0.397
Agriculture capacity
0.957
Child malnutrition
0.041
Water
0.309
Projected change of annual runoff
0.489
Projected change of annual groundwater recharge
0.285
Fresh water withdrawal rate
0.018
Water dependency ratio
0.698
Dam capacity
0
Access to reliable drinking water
0.363
Health
0.398
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
0.152
Medical staff
0.819
Access to improved sanitation facilities
0.453
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
0.557
Projected change of warm periods
0.084
Projected change of flood hazard
0.645
Urban concentration
0.603
Age dependency ratio
0.517
Quality of trade and transport infrastructure
0.641
Paved roads
0.851
Infrastructure
0.177
Projected change of hydropower generation capacity
0.427
Projected change of sea level rise impacts
-
Dependency on imported energy
0.057
Population living under 5m above sea level
0
Electricity access
0.002
Disaster preparedness
0.400