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 2021

Rank Country Income group Score
1
Norway
Upper
75.0
2
Finland
Upper
73.9
3
Switzerland
Upper
72.5
4
Denmark
Upper
71.9
5
Singapore
Upper
71.5
6
Sweden
Upper
71.4
7
Iceland
Upper
70.6
8
New Zealand
Upper
70.3
9
Germany
Upper
70.2
10
United Kingdom
Upper
70.1
11
Austria
Upper
69.7
12
Australia
Upper
68.9
13
Luxembourg
Upper
68.4
14
Canada
Upper
68.1
15
Republic of Korea
Upper
67.9
16
France
Upper
67.5
17
United States
Upper
67.4
18
Netherlands
Upper
66.6
19
Japan
Upper
65.6
20
Ireland
Upper
65.1
21
Slovenia
Upper
64.8
22
Czech Republic
Upper
64.6
23
Estonia
Upper
64.0
24
Belgium
Upper
63.7
25
Portugal
Upper
62.8
26
Spain
Upper
62.0
27
Israel
Upper
61.9
28
Lithuania
Upper
61.5
29
Poland
Upper
61.4
30
Russian Federation
Upper
61.1
31
Latvia
Upper
61.0
32
United Arab Emirates
Upper
60.7
33
Chile
Upper middle
60.2
33
Greece
Upper middle
60.2
35
Italy
Upper
60.1
36
Kazakhstan
Upper middle
59.8
37
Qatar
Upper
58.8
38
Georgia
Upper middle
58.5
39
China
Upper middle
58.3
40
Cyprus
Upper
58.0
40
Malta
Upper
58.0
40
Slovakia
Upper
58.0
43
Belarus
Upper middle
57.9
44
Hungary
Upper
57.6
45
Barbados
Upper middle
57.5
46
Brunei Darussalam
Upper
57.2
46
Saudi Arabia
Upper
57.2
48
Mauritius
Upper middle
57.0
49
Armenia
Upper middle
56.9
49
Malaysia
Upper middle
56.9
51
Uruguay
Upper middle
56.8
52
Turkey
Upper middle
56.5
53
Bulgaria
Upper middle
56.2
54
Croatia
Upper
55.4
54
Kuwait
Upper
55.4
56
Montenegro
Upper middle
54.9
57
Grenada
Upper middle
54.8
58
Saint Kitts and Nevis
Upper middle
54.7
59
Macedonia
Upper middle
54.5
60
Mongolia
Lower middle
54.2
60
Oman
Upper
54.2
62
Bahrain
Upper
54.0
62
Costa Rica
Upper middle
54.0
64
Dominica
Lower middle
53.5
65
Azerbaijan
Upper middle
53.3
65
Kyrgyzstan
Low
53.3
65
Ukraine
Lower middle
53.3
68
Saint Lucia
Lower middle
52.9
69
Tunisia
Lower middle
52.8
70
Morocco
Lower middle
52.5
71
Thailand
Upper middle
52.3
72
Uzbekistan
Lower middle
52.2
73
Romania
Upper
52.1
74
Jordan
Lower middle
52.0
75
Moldova
Upper middle
51.8
76
Serbia
Upper middle
51.6
77
Cape Verde
Lower middle
51.2
77
Fiji
Lower middle
51.2
79
Bosnia & Herzegovina
Upper middle
50.9
80
Albania
Upper middle
50.8
80
Botswana
Upper middle
50.8
80
Seychelles
Upper middle
50.8
83
Iran
Upper middle
50.1
84
Argentina
Upper middle
49.6
85
Antigua and Barbuda
Upper middle
49.1
86
Brazil
Upper middle
48.9
86
Jamaica
Lower middle
48.9
88
Bahamas
Upper
48.8
88
Mexico
Upper middle
48.8
90
Panama
Upper middle
48.7
91
Peru
Lower middle
48.6
91
Trinidad & Tobago
Upper middle
48.6
93
Bhutan
Lower middle
48.4
93
Paraguay
Upper middle
48.4
95
South Africa
Lower middle
48.3
96
Algeria
Lower middle
47.9
97
Colombia
Upper middle
47.8
98
Indonesia
Lower middle
47.6
98
Tajikistan
Low
47.6
100
Viet Nam
Lower middle
47.5
101
Dominican Republic
Upper middle
47.2
102
Palau
Upper middle
47.1
103
Suriname
Upper middle
47.0
104
Egypt
Lower middle
46.6
104
Sri Lanka
Lower middle
46.6
104
Samoa
Lower middle
46.6
107
Cuba
NA
46.2
108
El Salvador
Lower middle
45.9
109
Maldives
Upper middle
45.8
109
Namibia
Lower middle
45.8
111
Nauru
Lower middle
45.6
112
Rwanda
Low
45.1
113
Guyana
Upper middle
45.0
114
Ghana
Lower middle
44.9
115
Ecuador
Lower middle
44.7
116
India
Lower middle
44.6
117
Lebanon
Lower middle
44.2
117
Turkmenistan
Upper middle
44.2
119
Belize
Lower middle
43.9
119
Guatemala
Lower middle
43.9
121
Laos
Lower middle
43.8
122
Philippines
Lower middle
43.7
122
Timor-Leste
Lower middle
43.7
124
Dem. People's Rep. of Korea
NA
43.6
125
Nepal
Low
43.5
126
Iraq
Lower middle
43.0
126
Libya
Upper middle
43.0
128
Togo
Low
42.9
129
Sao Tome & Principe
Low
42.7
130
Djibouti
Low
42.6
130
Gabon
Upper middle
42.6
132
Zambia
Low
42.2
133
Bolivia
Lower middle
42.0
133
Swaziland
Lower middle
42.0
135
Lesotho
Low
41.8
136
Equatorial Guinea
Upper middle
41.6
137
Nicaragua
Lower middle
41.5
137
Senegal
Low
41.5
139
Vanuatu
Low
41.4
140
Côte d'Ivoire
Lower middle
41.1
140
Tonga
Lower middle
41.1
142
Honduras
Lower middle
40.3
143
Venezuela
Upper middle
40.2
144
Cambodia
Low
40.1
145
Cameroon
Low
40.0
145
Mauritania
Lower middle
40.0
145
Tanzania
Low
40.0
148
Gambia
Low
39.8
148
Solomon Islands
Low
39.8
150
Kenya
Low
39.6
150
Marshall Islands
Lower middle
39.6
150
Pakistan
Lower middle
39.6
153
Benin
Low
39.3
154
Mozambique
Low
38.5
154
Nigeria
Lower middle
38.5
156
Syria
NA
38.3
157
Comoros
Low
38.1
157
Guinea
Low
38.1
159
Angola
Lower middle
37.9
160
Myanmar
Low
37.7
161
Burkina Faso
Low
37.6
161
Malawi
Low
37.6
163
Bangladesh
Lower middle
37.5
163
Ethiopia
Low
37.5
165
Micronesia
Low
37.2
166
Sierra Leone
Low
37.0
167
Papua New Guinea
Low
36.8
168
Zimbabwe
Low
35.6
169
Burundi
NA
35.5
169
Haiti
Low
35.5
169
Niger
Low
35.5
172
Madagascar
Low
35.3
173
Uganda
Low
35.1
174
Congo
Low
35.0
174
Yemen
Low
35.0
176
Mali
Low
34.6
177
Liberia
Low
34.1
178
Somalia
Low
33.8
179
Afghanistan
Low
32.8
179
Sudan
Low
32.8
181
Guinea-Bissau
Low
32.5
182
Dem. Rep. of the Congo
Low
32.4
183
Eritrea
Low
30.8
184
Central African Rep.
Low
27.7
185
Chad
Low
27.0
 
St Vincent & Grenadines*
Upper middle
-
 
Liechtenstein*
NA
-
 
Tuvalu*
Lower middle
-
 
Monaco*
NA
-
 
San Marino*
Upper
-
 
Andorra*
NA
-
 
Kiribati*
Low
-
* Data unavailable to determine country ranking.