Paraguay

GDP (PPP) per capita (2022): 16,284.70 Int. Dollar Population (2022): 6,780,744 HDI (2022): 0.73
ND-GAIN Country Index rank 99
Score: 48.4
Vulnerability 0.391
Readiness 0.359

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 118th 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
119
119
119
118
120
120
120
116
111
110
110
116
111
104
103
105
101
103
99
92
92
95
93
93
94
91
96
99
Denotes worst scores
Indicator 2003 to 2022 Score
Vulnerability
0.391
Food
0.452
Projected change of cereal yields
0.958
Projected population change
0.249
Food import dependency
0.109
Rural population
0.401
Agriculture capacity
0.957
Child malnutrition
0.041
Water
0.406
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
0.581
Access to reliable drinking water
0.363
Health
0.400
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
0.009
Slum population
0.152
Medical staff
0.826
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
0.559
Projected change of warm periods
0.084
Projected change of flood hazard
0.645
Urban concentration
0.599
Age dependency ratio
0.534
Quality of trade and transport infrastructure
0.641
Paved roads
0.851
Infrastructure
0.186
Projected change of hydropower generation capacity
0.427
Projected change of sea level rise impacts
-
Dependency on imported energy
0.101
Population living under 5m above sea level
0
Electricity access
0
Disaster preparedness
0.400