ND-GAIN Country Index rankings

ND-GAIN Country Index

The ND-GAIN Country Index summarizes a country's vulnerability to climate change and other global challenges in combination with its readiness to improve resilience. It aims to help governments, businesses and communities better prioritize investments for a more efficient response to the immediate global challenges ahead.

World wide ranking by ND-GAIN Index, higher scores are better.

Adjust for GDP

Country Rankings

Rank countries by ND-GAIN Country Index, Vulnerability and Readiness.

Scores for 2023

Rank	Country	Income group	Score
1	Norway	Upper	76.8
2	Finland	Upper	74.8
3	Switzerland	Upper	72.9
4	Denmark	Upper	72.7
5	Sweden	Upper	71.1
6	Singapore	Upper	70.8
7	New Zealand	Upper	70.0
8	United Kingdom	Upper	69.9
9	Germany	Upper	69.6
10	Australia	Upper	69.2
11	Canada	Upper	68.5
12	Iceland	Upper	68.4
13	Austria	Upper	67.9
14	Luxembourg	Upper	67.7
15	Republic of Korea	Upper	67.4
16	France	Upper	67.2
17	Netherlands	Upper	66.7
18	United States	Upper	66.5
19	Japan	Upper	65.4
20	Estonia	Upper	64.2
21	Ireland	Upper	64.1
22	Czech Republic	Upper	62.9
23	Belgium	Upper	62.8
23	Slovenia	Upper	62.8
25	Israel	Upper	62.3
26	Barbados	Lower middle	61.9
27	Portugal	Upper	61.5
28	Poland	Upper	60.5
29	Lithuania	Upper	60.2
30	Chile	Upper middle	60.1
30	Spain	Upper	60.1
32	United Arab Emirates	Upper	59.9
33	Latvia	Upper	59.5
34	Italy	Upper	58.8
35	Georgia	Upper middle	58.6
36	China	Upper middle	58.1
37	Greece	Upper middle	58.0
37	Kazakhstan	Upper middle	58.0
37	Qatar	Upper	58.0
37	Uruguay	Upper middle	58.0
41	Saudi Arabia	Upper	57.9
42	Armenia	Upper middle	56.7
43	Brunei Darussalam	Upper	56.6
43	Russian Federation	Upper	56.6
45	Belarus	Upper middle	56.3
46	Cyprus	Upper	56.0
46	Grenada	Lower middle	56.0
48	Malta	Upper	55.9
49	Mauritius	Upper middle	55.5
50	Malaysia	Upper middle	55.4
51	Slovakia	Upper	55.2
52	Hungary	Upper	54.6
53	Kuwait	Upper	53.9
53	Turkey	Upper middle	53.9
55	Seychelles	Upper middle	53.8
56	Croatia	Upper	53.6
57	Montenegro	Upper middle	53.3
58	Bulgaria	Upper middle	53.2
59	Costa Rica	Upper middle	53.0
59	St Vincent & Grenadines	Upper middle	53.0
61	Bahrain	Upper	52.8
62	Nauru	Lower middle	52.6
63	Saint Lucia	Upper middle	52.5
63	Macedonia	Upper middle	52.5
65	Oman	Upper	52.3
66	Mongolia	Lower middle	52.0
67	Cape Verde	Lower middle	51.9
68	Dominica	Lower middle	51.7
69	Romania	Upper	51.4
70	Kyrgyzstan	Lower middle	51.2
70	Tunisia	Lower middle	51.2
70	Ukraine	Upper middle	51.2
73	Uzbekistan	Lower middle	51.1
74	Jordan	Lower middle	51.0
75	Fiji	Lower middle	50.7
75	Morocco	Lower middle	50.7
75	Moldova	Upper middle	50.7
78	Bhutan	Lower middle	50.4
79	Bahamas	Upper middle	50.2
80	Thailand	Upper middle	49.9
80	Tuvalu	Low	49.9
82	Albania	Upper middle	49.7
83	Botswana	Upper middle	49.1
84	Bosnia & Herzegovina	Upper middle	48.9
85	Serbia	Upper middle	48.8
86	Azerbaijan	Upper middle	48.3
87	Iran	Lower middle	48.2
88	Argentina	Upper middle	48.1
89	Algeria	Lower middle	47.7
90	Jamaica	Lower middle	47.4
91	Antigua and Barbuda	Upper middle	47.3
92	Brazil	Upper middle	47.2
93	Colombia	Upper middle	47.0
94	South Africa	Lower middle	46.6
95	Peru	Lower middle	46.2
96	Trinidad & Tobago	Upper middle	46.0
96	Viet Nam	Lower middle	46.0
98	Indonesia	Lower middle	45.9
98	Tajikistan	Low	45.9
100	Mexico	Upper middle	45.8
101	Panama	Upper middle	45.6
101	Paraguay	Upper middle	45.6
103	Samoa	Lower middle	45.4
104	Palau	Upper middle	45.1
105	Egypt	Upper middle	44.9
106	Cuba	NA	44.7
107	Namibia	Lower middle	44.6
108	Suriname	Upper middle	44.4
109	El Salvador	Lower middle	44.0
110	Sri Lanka	Lower middle	43.9
111	Dominican Republic	Upper middle	43.7
111	Ghana	Lower middle	43.7
111	Guyana	Upper middle	43.7
114	Rwanda	Low	43.6
115	India	Lower middle	43.5
116	Philippines	Lower middle	43.4
117	Libya	Upper middle	43.3
118	Maldives	Upper middle	43.0
119	Kiribati	Low	42.8
120	Iraq	Lower middle	42.5
120	Lebanon	Lower middle	42.5
122	Timor-Leste	Lower middle	42.3
123	Belize	Lower middle	42.2
123	Sao Tome & Principe	Lower middle	42.2
125	Ecuador	Lower middle	42.1
126	Nepal	Low	41.9
127	Togo	Low	41.1
128	Guatemala	Lower middle	41.0
129	Swaziland	Lower middle	40.9
130	Dem. People's Rep. of Korea	NA	40.6
130	Zambia	Low	40.6
132	Marshall Islands	Lower middle	40.5
133	Senegal	Low	40.4
134	Côte d'Ivoire	Lower middle	40.3
135	Bolivia	Lower middle	40.2
136	Gabon	Upper middle	40.0
137	Lesotho	Low	39.9
138	Turkmenistan	Upper middle	39.8
139	Djibouti	Lower middle	39.6
140	Laos	Lower middle	39.3
140	Tonga	Lower middle	39.3
142	Venezuela	Upper middle	39.1
143	Gambia	Low	39.0
143	Equatorial Guinea	Upper middle	39.0
145	Ethiopia	Low	38.7
146	Vanuatu	Low	38.5
147	Burkina Faso	Low	38.4
147	Tanzania	Low	38.4
149	Nicaragua	Lower middle	38.3
150	Benin	Low	38.0
150	Kenya	Low	38.0
152	Honduras	Lower middle	37.9
152	Pakistan	Low	37.9
154	Guinea	Low	37.5
155	Micronesia	Low	37.4
156	Mozambique	Low	37.2
157	Nigeria	Low	37.1
158	Angola	Lower middle	37.0
159	Mauritania	Lower middle	36.9
160	Solomon Islands	Low	36.8
161	Cameroon	Low	36.7
161	Cambodia	Low	36.7
163	Myanmar	Low	36.1
164	Somalia	Low	35.7
164	Syria	Low	35.7
166	Comoros	Low	35.5
167	Papua New Guinea	Low	35.2
168	Liberia	Low	35.0
169	Mali	Low	34.8
169	Malawi	Low	34.8
171	Niger	Low	34.6
172	Uganda	Low	34.4
173	Yemen	Low	34.2
174	Zimbabwe	Low	34.0
175	Sierra Leone	Low	33.8
176	Haiti	Low	33.2
177	Madagascar	Low	33.0
178	Burundi	NA	32.9
178	Bangladesh	Lower middle	32.9
180	Afghanistan	Low	32.8
180	Congo	Lower middle	32.8
182	Dem. Rep. of the Congo	Low	32.7
183	Guinea-Bissau	Low	31.0
184	Sudan	Low	30.2
185	Eritrea	Low	29.5
186	Central African Rep.	Low	26.9
187	Chad	Low	25.0
	San Marino*	Upper	-
	Saint Kitts and Nevis*	Upper middle	-
	Liechtenstein*	NA	-
	Monaco*	NA	-
	Andorra*	Upper	-

* Data unavailable to determine country ranking.