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| GDP (PPP) per capita (2020): 22,793.69 Int. Dollar | Population (2020): 3,473,727 | HDI (2020): 0.82 |
ND-GAIN Country Index rank
51
Score: 55.7
Vulnerability
0.406
Readiness
0.521
The low vulnerability score and high readiness score of Uruguay places it in the lower-right quadrant of the ND-GAIN Matrix. Adaptation challenges still exist, but Uruguay is well positioned to adapt. Uruguay is the 110th most vulnerable country and the 48th 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 |
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| Ranking | 50 | 49 | 49 | 50 | 52 | 53 | 55 | 57 | 56 | 61 | 63 | 66 | 66 | 66 | 64 | 61 | 59 | 56 | 56 | 56 | 57 | 59 | 58 | 48 | 51 | 51 |
| Indicator | 2001 to 2020 | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Vulnerability | 0.406 | |
| Food | 0.369 | |
| Projected change of cereal yields | 0.868 | |
| Projected population change | 0.129 | |
| Food import dependency | 0.254 | |
| Rural population | 0.048 | |
| Agriculture capacity | 0.852 | |
| Child malnutrition | 0.064 | |
| Water | 0.275 | |
| Projected change of annual runoff | 0.583 | |
| Projected change of annual groundwater recharge | 0.292 | |
| Fresh water withdrawal rate | 0.033 | |
| Water dependency ratio | 0.465 | |
| Dam capacity | 0 | |
| Access to reliable drinking water | - | |
| Health | 0.425 | |
| Projected change of deaths from climate change induced diseases | 0.303 | |
| Projected change in vector-borne diseases | 0.658 | |
| Dependency on external resource for health services | 0 | |
| Slum population | - | |
| Medical staff | 0.739 | |
| Access to improved sanitation facilities | - | |
| Ecosystem Services | 0.405 | |
| Projected change of biome distribution | 0.824 | |
| Projected change of marine biodiversity | 0.479 | |
| Natural capital dependency | 0.198 | |
| Ecological footprint | 0 | |
| Protected biome | 0.350 | |
| Engagement in international environmental conventions | 0.579 | |
| Human Habitat | 0.629 | |
| Projected change of warm periods | 0 | |
| Projected change of flood hazard | 0.706 | |
| Urban concentration | 0.952 | |
| Age dependency ratio | 0.549 | |
| Quality of trade and transport infrastructure | 0.659 | |
| Paved roads | 0.907 | |
| Infrastructure | 0.336 | |
| Projected change of hydropower generation capacity | 0.431 | |
| Projected change of sea level rise impacts | 0.179 | |
| Dependency on imported energy | 0.819 | |
| Population living under 5m above sea level | 0.238 | |
| Electricity access | 0 | |
| Disaster preparedness | 0.350 |