Portugal

GDP (PPP) per capita (2023): 47,331.10 Int. Dollar Population (2023): 10,578,174 HDI (2023): 0.89
ND-GAIN Country Index rank 27
Score: 61.5
Vulnerability 0.318
Readiness 0.548

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 166th most vulnerable country and the 35th 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 23
Ranking
33
32
32
31
34
36
35
34
34
32
38
35
34
32
30
30
30
29
29
26
27
27
26
26
25
25
26
27
27
Denotes worst scores
Indicator 2004 to 2023 Score
Vulnerability
0.318
Food
0.338
Projected change of cereal yields
0.761
Projected population change
0.052
Food import dependency
0.238
Rural population
0.346
Agriculture capacity
0.634
Child malnutrition
0
Water
0.300
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
0.718
Access to reliable drinking water
0.049
Health
0.222
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
0.565
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
0.397
Projected change of warm periods
0.076
Projected change of flood hazard
0.586
Urban concentration
0.654
Age dependency ratio
0.564
Quality of trade and transport infrastructure
0.359
Paved roads
0.141
Infrastructure
0.249
Projected change of hydropower generation capacity
0.506
Projected change of sea level rise impacts
0.057
Dependency on imported energy
0.777
Population living under 5m above sea level
0.078
Electricity access
0
Disaster preparedness
0.075