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| GDP (PPP) per capita (2018): 2,033.29 Int. Dollar | Population (2018): 42,723,139 | HDI (2018): 0.53 |
ND-GAIN Country Index rank
166
Score: 35.0
Vulnerability
0.585
Readiness
0.284
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 12th most vulnerable country and the 36th least 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 |
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| Ranking | 154 | 156 | 158 | 160 | 161 | 162 | 161 | 158 | 156 | 161 | 161 | 160 | 161 | 164 | 165 | 165 | 164 | 165 | 168 | 170 | 170 | 166 | 165 | 166 |
| Indicator | 1999 to 2018 | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Vulnerability | 0.585 | |
| Food | 0.635 | |
| Projected change of cereal yields | 0.963 | |
| Projected population change | 0.694 | |
| Food import dependency | 0.195 | |
| Rural population | 0.821 | |
| Agriculture capacity | 0.998 | |
| Child malnutrition | 0.138 | |
| Water | 0.446 | |
| Projected change of annual runoff | 0.432 | |
| Projected change of annual groundwater recharge | 0.388 | |
| Fresh water withdrawal rate | 0.015 | |
| Water dependency ratio | 0.351 | |
| Dam capacity | 0.518 | |
| Access to reliable drinking water | 0.973 | |
| Health | 0.766 | |
| 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 | 0.487 | |
| Medical staff | 0.982 | |
| Access to improved sanitation facilities | - | |
| Ecosystem Services | 0.511 | |
| Projected change of biome distribution | 0.529 | |
| Projected change of marine biodiversity | 0 | |
| Natural capital dependency | 1.000 | |
| Ecological footprint | 0.219 | |
| Protected biome | 0.571 | |
| Engagement in international environmental conventions | 0.749 | |
| Human Habitat | 0.565 | |
| Projected change of warm periods | 0.122 | |
| Projected change of flood hazard | 0.707 | |
| Urban concentration | 0.179 | |
| Age dependency ratio | 0.887 | |
| Quality of trade and transport infrastructure | 0.721 | |
| Paved roads | 0.776 | |
| Infrastructure | - | |
| Projected change of hydropower generation capacity | - | |
| Projected change of sea level rise impacts | - | |
| Dependency on imported energy | - | |
| Population living under 5m above sea level | - | |
| Electricity access | 0.781 | |
| Disaster preparedness | - |