Uganda

GDP (PPP) per capita (2023): 3,097.64 Int. Dollar Population (2023): 48,656,601 HDI (2023): 0.58
ND-GAIN Country Index rank 172
Score: 34.4
Vulnerability 0.536
Readiness 0.224

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 172nd 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
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172
177
178
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178
176
171
172
169
170
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169
172
172
172
172
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173
170
171
169
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172
172
172
Denotes worst scores
Indicator 2004 to 2023 Score
Vulnerability
0.536
Food
0.622
Projected change of cereal yields
0.963
Projected population change
0.694
Food import dependency
0.164
Rural population
0.789
Agriculture capacity
0.991
Child malnutrition
0.132
Water
0.430
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
0.573
Access to reliable drinking water
0.825
Health
0.777
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
0.924
Access to improved sanitation facilities
0.831
Ecosystem Services
0.511
Projected change of biome distribution
0.529
Projected change of marine biodiversity
0
Natural capital dependency
1.000
Ecological footprint
0.216
Protected biome
0.571
Engagement in international environmental conventions
0.749
Human Habitat
0.555
Projected change of warm periods
0.122
Projected change of flood hazard
0.707
Urban concentration
0.211
Age dependency ratio
0.794
Quality of trade and transport infrastructure
0.721
Paved roads
0.776
Infrastructure
0.317
Projected change of hydropower generation capacity
-
Projected change of sea level rise impacts
-
Dependency on imported energy
0.205
Population living under 5m above sea level
0
Electricity access
0.490
Disaster preparedness
0.575