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.