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| GDP (PPP) per capita (2024): 36,417.87 Int. Dollar | Population (2024): 3,386,588 | HDI (2024): 0.86 |
ND-GAIN Country Index rank
52
Score: 54.7
Vulnerability
0.394
Readiness
0.488
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 133rd 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 | 23 | 24 |
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| Ranking | 50 | 50 | 50 | 49 | 51 | 52 | 53 | 53 | 55 | 58 | 58 | 56 | 54 | 55 | 55 | 56 | 57 | 54 | 53 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 49 | 52 | 49 | 50 | 47 | 50 | 50 | 52 |
| Indicator | 2005 to 2024 | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Vulnerability | 0.394 | |
| Food | 0.358 | |
| Projected change of cereal yields | 0.868 | |
| Projected population change | 0.129 | |
| Food import dependency | 0.219 | |
| Rural population | 0.047 | |
| Agriculture capacity | 0.826 | |
| Child malnutrition | 0.058 | |
| Water | 0.326 | |
| Projected change of annual runoff | 0.417 | |
| Projected change of annual groundwater recharge | 0.708 | |
| Fresh water withdrawal rate | 0.042 | |
| Water dependency ratio | 0.465 | |
| Dam capacity | 0 | |
| Access to reliable drinking water | - | |
| Health | 0.313 | |
| 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 | 0.013 | |
| Medical staff | 0.592 | |
| Access to improved sanitation facilities | - | |
| Ecosystem Services | 0.494 | |
| Projected change of biome distribution | 0.824 | |
| Projected change of marine biodiversity | 0.479 | |
| Natural capital dependency | 0.198 | |
| Ecological footprint | 0 | |
| Protected biome | 0.884 | |
| Engagement in international environmental conventions | 0.579 | |
| Human Habitat | 0.609 | |
| Projected change of warm periods | 0 | |
| Projected change of flood hazard | 0.706 | |
| Urban concentration | 0.953 | |
| Age dependency ratio | 0.496 | |
| Quality of trade and transport infrastructure | 0.590 | |
| Paved roads | 0.907 | |
| Infrastructure | 0.265 | |
| Projected change of hydropower generation capacity | 0.431 | |
| Projected change of sea level rise impacts | 0.179 | |
| Dependency on imported energy | 0.434 | |
| Population living under 5m above sea level | 0.133 | |
| Electricity access | 0 | |
| Disaster preparedness | 0.410 |