Uruguay

GDP (PPP) per capita (2021): 25,048.72 Int. Dollar Population (2021): 3,426,260 HDI (2021): 0.81
ND-GAIN Country Index rank 51
Score: 56.8
Vulnerability 0.373
Readiness 0.509

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 129th most vulnerable country and the 53rd 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
48
47
46
45
50
48
50
54
53
58
58
64
61
62
60
58
57
54
50
46
46
46
46
48
49
52
51
Denotes worst scores
Indicator 2002 to 2021 Score
Vulnerability
0.373
Food
0.364
Projected change of cereal yields
0.868
Projected population change
0.129
Food import dependency
0.220
Rural population
0.047
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
0.034
Water dependency ratio
0.465
Dam capacity
0
Access to reliable drinking water
-
Health
0.315
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
0.562
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
0.626
Projected change of warm periods
0
Projected change of flood hazard
0.706
Urban concentration
0.953
Age dependency ratio
0.528
Quality of trade and transport infrastructure
0.659
Paved roads
0.907
Infrastructure
0.254
Projected change of hydropower generation capacity
0.431
Projected change of sea level rise impacts
0.179
Dependency on imported energy
0.431
Population living under 5m above sea level
0.133
Electricity access
0
Disaster preparedness
0.350