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GDP (PPP) per capita (2022): 44,484.30 Int. Dollar | Population (2022): 10,409,704 | HDI (2022): 0.87 |
ND-GAIN Country Index rank
25
Score: 63.0
Vulnerability
0.319
Readiness
0.579
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 168th most vulnerable country and the 32nd 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 |
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Ranking | 34 | 33 | 34 | 33 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 33 | 34 | 34 | 41 | 40 | 40 | 36 | 34 | 33 | 32 | 30 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 |
Indicator | 2003 to 2022 | Score |
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Vulnerability | 0.319 | |
Food | 0.319 | |
Projected change of cereal yields | 0.761 | |
Projected population change | 0.052 | |
Food import dependency | 0.214 | |
Rural population | 0.352 | |
Agriculture capacity | 0.534 | |
Child malnutrition | 0 | |
Water | 0.323 | |
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 | 0.855 | |
Access to reliable drinking water | 0.049 | |
Health | 0.218 | |
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 | 0.541 | |
Access to improved sanitation facilities | 0.073 | |
Ecosystem Services | 0.406 | |
Projected change of biome distribution | 0.612 | |
Projected change of marine biodiversity | 1.000 | |
Natural capital dependency | 0.028 | |
Ecological footprint | 0.333 | |
Protected biome | 0.153 | |
Engagement in international environmental conventions | 0.308 | |
Human Habitat | 0.395 | |
Projected change of warm periods | 0.076 | |
Projected change of flood hazard | 0.586 | |
Urban concentration | 0.648 | |
Age dependency ratio | 0.558 | |
Quality of trade and transport infrastructure | 0.359 | |
Paved roads | 0.141 | |
Infrastructure | 0.255 | |
Projected change of hydropower generation capacity | 0.506 | |
Projected change of sea level rise impacts | 0.057 | |
Dependency on imported energy | 0.812 | |
Population living under 5m above sea level | 0.078 | |
Electricity access | 0 | |
Disaster preparedness | 0.075 |