Uganda

GDP (PPP) per capita (2021): 2,467.90 Int. Dollar Population (2021): 45,853,778 HDI (2021): 0.53
ND-GAIN Country Index rank 173
Score: 35.1
Vulnerability 0.581
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 14th most vulnerable country and the 163rd 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
Ranking
165
165
168
168
172
175
176
174
171
174
173
171
169
172
173
173
172
172
175
176
174
170
169
170
171
173
173
Denotes worst scores
Indicator 2002 to 2021 Score
Vulnerability
0.581
Food
0.633
Projected change of cereal yields
0.963
Projected population change
0.694
Food import dependency
0.178
Rural population
0.802
Agriculture capacity
0.998
Child malnutrition
0.164
Water
0.434
Projected change of annual runoff
0.432
Projected change of annual groundwater recharge
0.388
Fresh water withdrawal rate
0.014
Water dependency ratio
0.351
Dam capacity
0.565
Access to reliable drinking water
0.853
Health
0.769
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
0.545
Medical staff
0.938
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
0.217
Protected biome
0.571
Engagement in international environmental conventions
0.749
Human Habitat
0.559
Projected change of warm periods
0.122
Projected change of flood hazard
0.707
Urban concentration
0.198
Age dependency ratio
0.830
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
0.285
Population living under 5m above sea level
0
Electricity access
0.585
Disaster preparedness
-