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| GDP (PPP) per capita (2020): 34,177.09 Int. Dollar | Population (2020): 10,297,081 | HDI (2020): 0.86 |
ND-GAIN Country Index rank
25
Score: 62.2
Vulnerability
0.335
Readiness
0.578
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 159th 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 |
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| Ranking | 33 | 32 | 34 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 36 | 39 | 34 | 32 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 25 |
| Indicator | 2001 to 2020 | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Vulnerability | 0.335 | |
| Food | 0.316 | |
| Projected change of cereal yields | 0.761 | |
| Projected population change | 0.052 | |
| Food import dependency | 0.240 | |
| Rural population | 0.363 | |
| Agriculture capacity | 0.481 | |
| Child malnutrition | 0 | |
| Water | 0.311 | |
| Projected change of annual runoff | 0.213 | |
| Projected change of annual groundwater recharge | 0.171 | |
| Fresh water withdrawal rate | 0.203 | |
| Water dependency ratio | 0.509 | |
| Dam capacity | 0.720 | |
| Access to reliable drinking water | 0.048 | |
| Health | 0.234 | |
| 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 | 0.559 | |
| Access to improved sanitation facilities | 0.152 | |
| Ecosystem Services | 0.410 | |
| Projected change of biome distribution | 0.612 | |
| Projected change of marine biodiversity | 1.000 | |
| Natural capital dependency | 0.028 | |
| Ecological footprint | 0.360 | |
| 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 | 0.637 | |
| Age dependency ratio | 0.559 | |
| Quality of trade and transport infrastructure | 0.449 | |
| Paved roads | 0.141 | |
| Infrastructure | 0.331 | |
| Projected change of hydropower generation capacity | 0.506 | |
| Projected change of sea level rise impacts | 0.057 | |
| Dependency on imported energy | 0.924 | |
| Population living under 5m above sea level | 0.209 | |
| Electricity access | 0 | |
| Disaster preparedness | 0.288 |