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| GDP (PPP) per capita (2020): 11,878.52 Int. Dollar | Population (2020): 32,971,846 | HDI (2020): 0.78 |
ND-GAIN Country Index rank
86
Score: 48.6
Vulnerability
0.434
Readiness
0.405
The low vulnerability score and high readiness score of Peru places it in the lower-right quadrant of the ND-GAIN Matrix. Adaptation challenges still exist, but Peru is well positioned to adapt. Peru is the 89th most vulnerable country and the 98th 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 |
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| Ranking | 101 | 104 | 97 | 109 | 108 | 110 | 110 | 110 | 107 | 106 | 107 | 95 | 95 | 96 | 101 | 96 | 92 | 93 | 91 | 89 | 87 | 86 | 88 | 89 | 84 | 86 |
| Indicator | 2001 to 2020 | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Vulnerability | 0.434 | |
| Food | 0.401 | |
| Projected change of cereal yields | 0.842 | |
| Projected population change | 0.245 | |
| Food import dependency | 0.218 | |
| Rural population | 0.234 | |
| Agriculture capacity | 0.847 | |
| Child malnutrition | 0.018 | |
| Water | 0.409 | |
| Projected change of annual runoff | 0.588 | |
| Projected change of annual groundwater recharge | 0.275 | |
| Fresh water withdrawal rate | 0.008 | |
| Water dependency ratio | 0.127 | |
| Dam capacity | 0.955 | |
| Access to reliable drinking water | 0.499 | |
| Health | 0.454 | |
| Projected change of deaths from climate change induced diseases | 0.364 | |
| Projected change in vector-borne diseases | 0.668 | |
| Dependency on external resource for health services | 0.007 | |
| Slum population | 0.339 | |
| Medical staff | 0.863 | |
| Access to improved sanitation facilities | 0.482 | |
| Ecosystem Services | 0.437 | |
| Projected change of biome distribution | 0.576 | |
| Projected change of marine biodiversity | 0.358 | |
| Natural capital dependency | 0.220 | |
| Ecological footprint | 0.101 | |
| Protected biome | 0.364 | |
| Engagement in international environmental conventions | 1.000 | |
| Human Habitat | 0.656 | |
| Projected change of warm periods | 0.385 | |
| Projected change of flood hazard | 0.714 | |
| Urban concentration | 0.766 | |
| Age dependency ratio | 0.498 | |
| Quality of trade and transport infrastructure | 0.697 | |
| Paved roads | 0.874 | |
| Infrastructure | 0.248 | |
| Projected change of hydropower generation capacity | 0.432 | |
| Projected change of sea level rise impacts | 0.031 | |
| Dependency on imported energy | 0.625 | |
| Population living under 5m above sea level | 0.053 | |
| Electricity access | 0.007 | |
| Disaster preparedness | 0.338 |