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	75.5
2	Finland	Upper	73.3
3	Switzerland	Upper	72.0
4	Denmark	Upper	70.9
5	Singapore	Upper	70.6
6	Sweden	Upper	69.8
7	United Kingdom	Upper	69.7
8	New Zealand	Upper	69.3
9	Austria	Upper	69.0
9	Germany	Upper	69.0
11	Australia	Upper	68.9
12	Iceland	Upper	68.6
13	Republic of Korea	Upper	68.5
14	Canada	Upper	68.2
15	France	Upper	67.2
15	Luxembourg	Upper	67.2
17	United States	Upper	66.8
18	Netherlands	Upper	65.9
19	Japan	Upper	65.8
20	Czech Republic	Upper	64.7
21	Ireland	Upper	64.2
22	Estonia	Upper	63.9
22	Slovenia	Upper	63.9
24	Portugal	Upper	62.8
25	Belgium	Upper	62.6
26	Lithuania	Upper	61.9
27	Israel	Upper	61.7
28	Poland	Upper	61.5
29	Barbados	Lower middle	61.0
29	Spain	Upper	61.0
29	Latvia	Upper	61.0
32	United Arab Emirates	Upper	60.2
33	Chile	Upper middle	59.9
33	Greece	Upper middle	59.9
35	Italy	Upper	59.8
36	Kazakhstan	Upper middle	59.6
36	Qatar	Upper	59.6
38	Georgia	Upper middle	58.8
39	China	Upper middle	58.7
40	Malta	Upper	58.6
41	Russian Federation	Upper	58.4
42	Saudi Arabia	Upper	58.2
43	Cyprus	Upper	57.7
44	Mauritius	Upper middle	57.6
45	Armenia	Upper middle	57.2
46	Grenada	Lower middle	57.1
47	Hungary	Upper	57.0
47	Slovakia	Upper	57.0
49	Malaysia	Upper middle	56.9
50	Belarus	Upper middle	56.8
51	Brunei Darussalam	Upper	56.7
52	Uruguay	Upper middle	56.6
53	Croatia	Upper	55.6
54	Bulgaria	Upper middle	55.5
55	Kuwait	Upper	55.4
56	Turkey	Upper middle	55.3
57	Macedonia	Upper middle	55.1
57	Montenegro	Upper middle	55.1
59	Mongolia	Lower middle	54.8
60	Bahrain	Upper	54.6
61	Kyrgyzstan	Lower middle	54.2
61	Oman	Upper	54.2
63	Costa Rica	Upper middle	53.9
64	Dominica	Lower middle	53.8
64	Saint Lucia	Upper middle	53.8
66	St Vincent & Grenadines	Upper middle	53.6
67	Uzbekistan	Lower middle	53.5
68	Nauru	Lower middle	53.4
69	Morocco	Lower middle	53.1
70	Thailand	Upper middle	52.7
70	Tuvalu	Low	52.7
72	Tunisia	Lower middle	52.4
72	Ukraine	Upper middle	52.4
74	Jordan	Lower middle	52.3
74	Moldova	Upper middle	52.3
76	Albania	Upper middle	52.1
77	Azerbaijan	Upper middle	52.0
78	Cape Verde	Lower middle	51.5
78	Seychelles	Upper middle	51.5
80	Romania	Upper	51.4
80	Serbia	Upper middle	51.4
82	Bosnia & Herzegovina	Upper middle	51.2
82	Fiji	Lower middle	51.2
84	Botswana	Upper middle	49.9
85	Argentina	Upper middle	49.6
85	Iran	Lower middle	49.6
87	Paraguay	Upper middle	49.4
88	Jamaica	Lower middle	49.2
89	Brazil	Upper middle	49.1
90	Antigua and Barbuda	Upper middle	49.0
90	Peru	Lower middle	49.0
92	Algeria	Lower middle	48.9
93	Tajikistan	Low	48.8
94	Bahamas	Upper middle	48.7
94	Mexico	Upper middle	48.7
94	Panama	Upper middle	48.7
97	Colombia	Upper middle	48.4
97	Indonesia	Lower middle	48.4
97	Trinidad & Tobago	Upper middle	48.4
100	Bhutan	Lower middle	48.2
101	Viet Nam	Lower middle	48.1
101	South Africa	Lower middle	48.1
103	Egypt	Upper middle	47.0
104	Palau	Upper middle	46.6
105	Dominican Republic	Upper middle	46.5
106	Suriname	Upper middle	46.4
107	Namibia	Lower middle	46.3
107	El Salvador	Lower middle	46.3
109	Samoa	Lower middle	45.9
110	Philippines	Lower middle	45.6
111	India	Lower middle	45.5
111	Sri Lanka	Lower middle	45.5
113	Guyana	Upper middle	45.3
114	Maldives	Upper middle	45.2
115	Ghana	Lower middle	45.0
116	Cuba	NA	44.9
117	Kiribati	Low	44.5
117	Lebanon	Lower middle	44.5
119	Libya	Upper middle	44.3
120	Guatemala	Lower middle	44.2
121	Dem. People's Rep. of Korea	NA	44.0
122	Belize	Lower middle	43.6
122	Ecuador	Lower middle	43.6
122	Nepal	Low	43.6
125	Turkmenistan	Upper middle	43.4
126	Iraq	Lower middle	43.3
126	Rwanda	Low	43.3
128	Swaziland	Lower middle	42.9
129	Togo	Low	42.7
130	Gabon	Upper middle	42.6
131	Laos	Lower middle	42.5
131	Zambia	Low	42.5
133	Equatorial Guinea	Upper middle	42.4
134	Timor-Leste	Lower middle	42.3
134	Tonga	Lower middle	42.3
136	Bolivia	Lower middle	41.7
136	Marshall Islands	Lower middle	41.7
136	Nicaragua	Lower middle	41.7
139	Côte d'Ivoire	Lower middle	41.5
139	Lesotho	Low	41.5
141	Sao Tome & Principe	Lower middle	41.4
142	Djibouti	Lower middle	41.0
143	Senegal	Low	40.9
143	Venezuela	Upper middle	40.9
145	Honduras	Lower middle	40.7
146	Cambodia	Low	40.5
146	Vanuatu	Low	40.5
148	Gambia	Low	40.3
148	Kenya	Low	40.3
150	Tanzania	Low	39.8
151	Pakistan	Low	39.2
152	Guinea	Low	38.9
153	Mauritania	Lower middle	38.8
154	Cameroon	Low	38.7
155	Nigeria	Low	38.6
156	Benin	Low	38.5
156	Ethiopia	Low	38.5
156	Mozambique	Low	38.5
156	Solomon Islands	Low	38.5
160	Angola	Lower middle	38.3
161	Burkina Faso	Low	37.7
162	Somalia	Low	37.5
163	Comoros	Low	37.4
163	Uganda	Low	37.4
165	Micronesia	Low	37.3
166	Liberia	Low	37.1
166	Papua New Guinea	Low	37.1
168	Myanmar	Low	36.9
168	Malawi	Low	36.9
168	Syria	Low	36.9
171	Congo	Lower middle	36.1
171	Zimbabwe	Low	36.1
173	Burundi	NA	36.0
174	Bangladesh	Lower middle	35.5
175	Yemen	Low	35.4
176	Haiti	Low	35.3
176	Mali	Low	35.3
178	Madagascar	Low	35.2
179	Niger	Low	35.1
180	Sierra Leone	Low	35.0
181	Afghanistan	Low	33.2
181	Guinea-Bissau	Low	33.2
183	Dem. Rep. of the Congo	Low	32.7
184	Sudan	Low	31.3
185	Eritrea	Low	31.1
186	Central African Rep.	Low	27.7
187	Chad	Low	27.4
	Liechtenstein*	NA	-
	Monaco*	NA	-
	San Marino*	Upper	-
	Andorra*	Upper	-
	Saint Kitts and Nevis*	Upper middle	-

* Data unavailable to determine country ranking.