Portugal

GDP (PPP) per capita (2021): 36,047.10 Int. Dollar Population (2021): 10,325,147 HDI (2021): 0.87
ND-GAIN Country Index rank 25
Score: 62.8
Vulnerability 0.321
Readiness 0.577

The low vulnerability score and high readiness score of Portugal places it in the lower-right quadrant of the ND-GAIN Matrix. Adaptation challenges still exist, but Portugal is well positioned to adapt. Portugal is the 165th most vulnerable country and the 31st 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
Ranking
32
31
32
31
33
32
32
32
32
31
36
38
35
32
31
30
30
26
26
25
25
26
25
25
25
25
25
Denotes worst scores
Indicator 2002 to 2021 Score
Vulnerability
0.321
Food
0.313
Projected change of cereal yields
0.761
Projected population change
0.052
Food import dependency
0.220
Rural population
0.357
Agriculture capacity
0.488
Child malnutrition
0
Water
0.299
Projected change of annual runoff
0.213
Projected change of annual groundwater recharge
0.171
Fresh water withdrawal rate
0.138
Water dependency ratio
0.509
Dam capacity
0.716
Access to reliable drinking water
0.048
Health
0.230
Projected change of deaths from climate change induced diseases
0.030
Projected change in vector-borne diseases
0.658
Dependency on external resource for health services
0.003
Slum population
0
Medical staff
0.535
Access to improved sanitation facilities
0.152
Ecosystem Services
0.411
Projected change of biome distribution
0.612
Projected change of marine biodiversity
1.000
Natural capital dependency
0.028
Ecological footprint
0.367
Protected biome
0.153
Engagement in international environmental conventions
0.308
Human Habitat
0.408
Projected change of warm periods
0.076
Projected change of flood hazard
0.586
Urban concentration
0.643
Age dependency ratio
0.554
Quality of trade and transport infrastructure
0.449
Paved roads
0.141
Infrastructure
0.267
Projected change of hydropower generation capacity
0.506
Projected change of sea level rise impacts
0.057
Dependency on imported energy
0.672
Population living under 5m above sea level
0.078
Electricity access
0
Disaster preparedness
0.288