Uruguay

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
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
Denotes worst scores
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