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 2022

Rank	Country	Income group	Score
1	Norway	Upper	74.7
2	Finland	Upper	72.9
3	Switzerland	Upper	72.1
4	Denmark	Upper	71.1
4	Singapore	Upper	71.1
6	United Kingdom	Upper	70.3
7	Sweden	Upper	69.9
8	Australia	Upper	69.5
8	Germany	Upper	69.5
10	Austria	Upper	69.0
11	Republic of Korea	Upper	68.8
11	New Zealand	Upper	68.8
13	Canada	Upper	68.5
14	France	Upper	67.7
14	United States	Upper	67.7
16	Iceland	Upper	67.6
17	Luxembourg	Upper	67.3
18	Japan	Upper	66.5
19	Netherlands	Upper	66.0
20	Czech Republic	Upper	64.7
21	Estonia	Upper	64.5
21	Ireland	Upper	64.5
23	Slovenia	Upper	63.9
24	Belgium	Upper	63.5
25	Portugal	Upper	63.0
26	Israel	Upper	62.1
27	Spain	Upper	61.9
28	Lithuania	Upper	61.7
29	Poland	Upper	61.6
30	Barbados	Lower middle	61.1
31	Latvia	Upper	60.8
32	United Arab Emirates	Upper	60.3
33	China	Upper middle	60.2
34	Chile	Upper middle	60.1
35	Kazakhstan	Upper middle	59.9
36	Italy	Upper	59.6
36	Qatar	Upper	59.6
38	Greece	Upper middle	59.5
39	Malta	Upper	59.2
40	Russian Federation	Upper	58.8
41	Georgia	Upper middle	58.7
42	Cyprus	Upper	58.1
43	Slovakia	Upper	57.9
44	Mauritius	Upper middle	57.8
45	Saudi Arabia	Upper	57.6
46	Grenada	Lower middle	57.4
47	Belarus	Upper middle	57.1
47	Hungary	Upper	57.1
47	Malaysia	Upper middle	57.1
50	Armenia	Upper middle	57.0
51	Brunei Darussalam	Upper	56.5
51	Turkey	Upper middle	56.5
53	Uruguay	Upper middle	56.2
54	Mongolia	Lower middle	56.0
55	Croatia	Upper	55.4
56	Kuwait	Upper	55.2
57	Bulgaria	Upper middle	55.0
58	Bahrain	Upper	54.8
59	Macedonia	Upper middle	54.5
60	Montenegro	Upper middle	54.3
61	Oman	Upper	53.9
61	Thailand	Upper middle	53.9
63	Saint Lucia	Upper middle	53.8
64	Costa Rica	Upper middle	53.7
65	Kyrgyzstan	Lower middle	53.5
65	Uzbekistan	Lower middle	53.5
67	Morocco	Lower middle	53.4
68	Nauru	Lower middle	53.3
69	Dominica	Lower middle	53.0
69	Tunisia	Lower middle	53.0
71	St Vincent & Grenadines	Upper middle	52.8
72	Jordan	Lower middle	52.3
72	Ukraine	Upper middle	52.3
74	Moldova	Upper middle	52.2
75	Seychelles	Upper middle	52.1
75	Tuvalu	Low	52.1
77	Albania	Upper middle	51.8
77	Azerbaijan	Upper middle	51.8
79	Romania	Upper	51.3
80	Cape Verde	Lower middle	51.1
80	Serbia	Upper middle	51.1
82	Bosnia & Herzegovina	Upper middle	51.0
83	Fiji	Lower middle	50.9
84	Iran	Lower middle	50.6
85	Argentina	Upper middle	50.2
86	Botswana	Upper middle	50.0
87	Mexico	Upper middle	49.6
88	Brazil	Upper middle	49.5
88	Jamaica	Lower middle	49.5
90	Antigua and Barbuda	Upper middle	49.1
90	Peru	Lower middle	49.1
92	Colombia	Upper middle	48.7
92	Algeria	Lower middle	48.7
92	Viet Nam	Lower middle	48.7
95	Palau	Upper middle	48.6
95	South Africa	Lower middle	48.6
97	Bahamas	Upper middle	48.5
97	Indonesia	Lower middle	48.5
99	Paraguay	Upper middle	48.4
100	Trinidad & Tobago	Upper middle	48.2
101	Panama	Upper middle	47.8
102	Bhutan	Lower middle	47.6
102	Egypt	Upper middle	47.6
102	Tajikistan	Low	47.6
105	India	Lower middle	47.1
106	Dominican Republic	Upper middle	46.7
107	Namibia	Lower middle	46.1
107	El Salvador	Lower middle	46.1
109	Samoa	Lower middle	45.8
110	Cuba	NA	45.6
110	Sri Lanka	Lower middle	45.6
112	Ghana	Lower middle	45.2
112	Guyana	Upper middle	45.2
112	Suriname	Upper middle	45.2
115	Philippines	Lower middle	44.8
116	Lebanon	Lower middle	44.7
117	Maldives	Upper middle	44.3
118	Ecuador	Lower middle	44.1
118	Dem. People's Rep. of Korea	NA	44.1
120	Belize	Lower middle	43.7
120	Guatemala	Lower middle	43.7
122	Iraq	Lower middle	43.6
122	Kiribati	Low	43.6
124	Nepal	Low	43.3
124	Turkmenistan	Upper middle	43.3
126	Gabon	Upper middle	43.0
126	Libya	Upper middle	43.0
126	Rwanda	Low	43.0
126	Togo	Low	43.0
130	Swaziland	Lower middle	42.6
131	Laos	Lower middle	42.3
132	Equatorial Guinea	Upper middle	42.2
133	Zambia	Low	42.1
134	Bolivia	Lower middle	41.6
134	Côte d'Ivoire	Lower middle	41.6
134	Marshall Islands	Lower middle	41.6
137	Sao Tome & Principe	Lower middle	41.5
138	Lesotho	Low	41.3
138	Timor-Leste	Lower middle	41.3
140	Tonga	Lower middle	41.2
140	Vanuatu	Low	41.2
142	Djibouti	Lower middle	41.1
143	Venezuela	Upper middle	41.0
144	Senegal	Low	40.9
145	Honduras	Lower middle	40.8
145	Kenya	Low	40.8
147	Nicaragua	Lower middle	40.6
148	Tanzania	Low	40.4
149	Cambodia	Low	40.3
149	Pakistan	Low	40.3
151	Gambia	Low	39.8
152	Nigeria	Low	39.4
153	Mozambique	Low	39.2
154	Guinea	Low	38.8
155	Cameroon	Low	38.7
155	Ethiopia	Low	38.7
157	Mauritania	Lower middle	38.6
158	Syria	Low	38.5
159	Benin	Low	38.3
160	Angola	Lower middle	38.1
160	Solomon Islands	Low	38.1
162	Burkina Faso	Low	38.0
163	Uganda	Low	37.9
164	Somalia	Low	37.4
165	Micronesia	Low	37.2
166	Myanmar	Low	37.1
167	Comoros	Low	36.9
167	Liberia	Low	36.9
167	Malawi	Low	36.9
167	Papua New Guinea	Low	36.9
171	Yemen	Low	36.2
171	Zimbabwe	Low	36.2
173	Bangladesh	Lower middle	36.0
174	Burundi	NA	35.9
174	Congo	Lower middle	35.9
176	Niger	Low	35.5
177	Haiti	Low	35.3
178	Madagascar	Low	35.2
179	Sierra Leone	Low	35.0
180	Mali	Low	34.2
181	Afghanistan	Low	33.2
182	Guinea-Bissau	Low	32.9
183	Sudan	Low	32.7
184	Dem. Rep. of the Congo	Low	32.5
185	Eritrea	Low	30.6
186	Central African Rep.	Low	27.9
187	Chad	Low	27.2
	San Marino*	Upper	-
	Monaco*	NA	-
	Liechtenstein*	NA	-
	Andorra*	Upper	-
	Saint Kitts and Nevis*	Upper middle	-

* Data unavailable to determine country ranking.