Uruguay

GDP (PPP) per capita (2023): 34,426.60 Int. Dollar Population (2023): 3,388,081 HDI (2023): 0.86
ND-GAIN Country Index rank 37
Score: 58.0
Vulnerability 0.375
Readiness 0.535

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 124th most vulnerable country and the 38th 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
45
42
44
44
48
46
46
51
48
54
52
55
49
46
48
46
47
44
43
39
42
45
43
43
42
42
36
37
37
Denotes worst scores
Indicator 2004 to 2023 Score
Vulnerability
0.375
Food
0.365
Projected change of cereal yields
0.868
Projected population change
0.129
Food import dependency
0.246
Rural population
0.046
Agriculture capacity
0.844
Child malnutrition
0.058
Water
0.275
Projected change of annual runoff
0.583
Projected change of annual groundwater recharge
0.292
Fresh water withdrawal rate
0.034
Water dependency ratio
0.465
Dam capacity
0
Access to reliable drinking water
-
Health
0.326
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
0.051
Medical staff
0.617
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
0.610
Projected change of warm periods
0
Projected change of flood hazard
0.706
Urban concentration
0.954
Age dependency ratio
0.500
Quality of trade and transport infrastructure
0.590
Paved roads
0.907
Infrastructure
0.268
Projected change of hydropower generation capacity
0.431
Projected change of sea level rise impacts
0.179
Dependency on imported energy
0.462
Population living under 5m above sea level
0.133
Electricity access
0
Disaster preparedness
0.400