Portugal

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
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
Denotes worst scores
Indicator 2003 to 2022 Score
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