Portugal

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
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
Denotes worst scores
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