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| GDP (PPP) per capita (2024): 3,273.27 Int. Dollar | Population (2024): 50,015,092 | HDI (2024): 0.58 |
ND-GAIN Country Index rank
167
Score: 35.9
Vulnerability
0.536
Readiness
0.255
The high vulnerability score and low readiness score of Uganda places it in the upper-left quadrant of the ND-GAIN Matrix. It has both a great need for investment and innovations to improve readiness and a great urgency for action. Uganda is the 32nd most vulnerable country and the 173rd 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 | 24 |
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| Ranking | 161 | 162 | 164 | 165 | 165 | 165 | 165 | 163 | 162 | 162 | 161 | 160 | 161 | 159 | 163 | 160 | 160 | 163 | 164 | 164 | 167 | 163 | 162 | 164 | 165 | 166 | 167 | 166 | 168 | 167 |
| Indicator | 2005 to 2024 | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Vulnerability | 0.536 | |
| Food | 0.614 | |
| Projected change of cereal yields | 0.963 | |
| Projected population change | 0.694 | |
| Food import dependency | 0.166 | |
| Rural population | 0.740 | |
| Agriculture capacity | 0.989 | |
| Child malnutrition | 0.132 | |
| Water | 0.493 | |
| Projected change of annual runoff | 0.568 | |
| Projected change of annual groundwater recharge | 0.612 | |
| Fresh water withdrawal rate | 0.014 | |
| Water dependency ratio | 0.351 | |
| Dam capacity | 0.581 | |
| Access to reliable drinking water | 0.830 | |
| Health | 0.771 | |
| Projected change of deaths from climate change induced diseases | 0.364 | |
| Projected change in vector-borne diseases | 1.000 | |
| Dependency on external resource for health services | 1.000 | |
| Slum population | 0.532 | |
| Medical staff | 0.919 | |
| Access to improved sanitation facilities | 0.812 | |
| Ecosystem Services | 0.484 | |
| Projected change of biome distribution | 0.529 | |
| Projected change of marine biodiversity | 0 | |
| Natural capital dependency | 1.000 | |
| Ecological footprint | 0.216 | |
| Protected biome | 0.410 | |
| Engagement in international environmental conventions | 0.749 | |
| Human Habitat | 0.562 | |
| Projected change of warm periods | 0.122 | |
| Projected change of flood hazard | 0.707 | |
| Urban concentration | 0.260 | |
| Age dependency ratio | 0.785 | |
| Quality of trade and transport infrastructure | 0.721 | |
| Paved roads | 0.776 | |
| Infrastructure | 0.294 | |
| Projected change of hydropower generation capacity | - | |
| Projected change of sea level rise impacts | - | |
| Dependency on imported energy | 0.096 | |
| Population living under 5m above sea level | 0 | |
| Electricity access | 0.490 | |
| Disaster preparedness | 0.590 |