Uruguay

GDP (PPP) per capita (2022): 32,746.32 Int. Dollar Population (2022): 3,422,794 HDI (2022): 0.83
ND-GAIN Country Index rank 53
Score: 56.2
Vulnerability 0.391
Readiness 0.515

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 112th most vulnerable country and the 52nd 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
Ranking
64
63
62
61
65
67
66
67
68
78
80
75
73
73
68
67
65
63
60
57
59
60
61
58
58
56
54
53
Denotes worst scores
Indicator 2003 to 2022 Score
Vulnerability
0.391
Food
0.358
Projected change of cereal yields
0.868
Projected population change
0.129
Food import dependency
0.205
Rural population
0.046
Agriculture capacity
0.844
Child malnutrition
0.057
Water
0.432
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
0.786
Access to reliable drinking water
-
Health
0.278
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
0.380
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
0.613
Projected change of warm periods
0
Projected change of flood hazard
0.706
Urban concentration
0.954
Age dependency ratio
0.523
Quality of trade and transport infrastructure
0.590
Paved roads
0.907
Infrastructure
0.261
Projected change of hydropower generation capacity
0.431
Projected change of sea level rise impacts
0.179
Dependency on imported energy
0.420
Population living under 5m above sea level
0.133
Electricity access
0
Disaster preparedness
0.400