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 2024

Rank	Country	Income group	Score
1	Norway	Upper	71.8
2	Finland	Upper	71.1
3	Germany	Upper	69.2
4	Switzerland	Upper	68.9
5	United Kingdom	Upper	68.6
6	Singapore	Upper	68.5
7	Denmark	Upper	68.3
7	Republic of Korea	Upper	68.3
9	Canada	Upper	68.0
10	Australia	Upper	67.9
10	Sweden	Upper	67.9
12	Austria	Upper	67.8
13	Monaco	NA	66.2
13	New Zealand	Upper	66.2
15	Luxembourg	Upper	66.0
16	France	Upper	65.9
17	Japan	Upper	65.7
17	United States	Upper	65.7
19	Czech Republic	Upper	65.1
20	Iceland	Upper	64.7
21	Ireland	Upper	64.4
21	Netherlands	Upper	64.4
23	Slovenia	Upper	63.2
24	Andorra	Upper	63.0
25	Poland	Upper	62.8
26	Estonia	Upper	62.4
27	Italy	Upper	62.2
28	Belgium	Upper	62.0
29	Spain	Upper	61.7
30	Portugal	Upper	61.0
31	Greece	Upper middle	60.4
32	Lithuania	Upper	60.2
33	Chile	Upper middle	60.1
33	Latvia	Upper	60.1
35	Israel	Upper	59.8
36	Barbados	Lower middle	58.6
37	Dominica	Lower middle	58.5
38	Slovakia	Upper	58.3
39	Cyprus	Upper	57.5
40	Hungary	Upper	57.4
41	Saint Kitts and Nevis	Upper middle	57.3
42	Croatia	Upper	57.1
43	Malta	Upper	56.8
44	Kazakhstan	Upper middle	56.4
45	Bulgaria	Upper middle	56.3
45	Russian Federation	Upper	56.3
47	Romania	Upper	56.0
48	Georgia	Upper middle	55.3
49	Grenada	Lower middle	55.2
50	Malaysia	Upper middle	55.0
50	Palau	Upper middle	55.0
52	Uruguay	Upper middle	54.7
53	Costa Rica	Upper middle	54.5
54	Belarus	Upper middle	54.0
55	Turkey	Upper middle	53.8
56	United Arab Emirates	Upper	53.7
57	Saint Lucia	Upper middle	53.6
58	Ukraine	Upper middle	53.5
59	Nauru	Lower middle	53.4
60	Armenia	Upper middle	53.2
61	China	Upper middle	53.0
62	St Vincent & Grenadines	Upper middle	52.7
63	Albania	Upper middle	52.6
64	Uzbekistan	Lower middle	52.5
65	Macedonia	Upper middle	52.4
66	Qatar	Upper	52.2
67	Montenegro	Upper middle	52.1
68	Moldova	Upper middle	51.7
69	Kyrgyzstan	Lower middle	51.4
70	Mauritius	Upper middle	51.2
71	Saudi Arabia	Upper	51.1
72	Brazil	Upper middle	50.7
73	Colombia	Upper middle	50.5
73	Serbia	Upper middle	50.5
75	Argentina	Upper middle	50.4
76	Azerbaijan	Upper middle	50.1
77	Bosnia & Herzegovina	Upper middle	50.0
78	Jordan	Lower middle	49.9
79	Mongolia	Lower middle	49.7
80	Brunei Darussalam	Upper	49.6
81	Oman	Upper	49.3
82	Kuwait	Upper	49.2
83	Bahamas	Upper middle	48.7
83	Seychelles	Upper middle	48.7
85	Bahrain	Upper	48.3
85	Indonesia	Lower middle	48.3
85	Peru	Lower middle	48.3
88	Antigua and Barbuda	Upper middle	47.8
88	Paraguay	Upper middle	47.8
90	Morocco	Lower middle	47.7
91	Mexico	Upper middle	47.6
92	Fiji	Lower middle	47.5
92	Iran	Lower middle	47.5
92	Jamaica	Lower middle	47.5
92	Panama	Upper middle	47.5
96	Algeria	Lower middle	47.4
96	Tajikistan	Low	47.4
98	Philippines	Lower middle	47.1
98	Trinidad & Tobago	Upper middle	47.1
100	Dominican Republic	Upper middle	46.7
101	Suriname	Upper middle	46.4
102	Marshall Islands	Lower middle	46.1
103	Guyana	Upper middle	45.9
103	Viet Nam	Lower middle	45.9
105	Sri Lanka	Lower middle	45.5
106	Egypt	Upper middle	45.4
106	Thailand	Upper middle	45.4
108	Cape Verde	Lower middle	45.1
108	Ghana	Lower middle	45.1
110	Botswana	Upper middle	45.0
110	Tunisia	Lower middle	45.0
112	India	Lower middle	44.4
113	Bhutan	Lower middle	44.3
114	Belize	Lower middle	44.2
115	Nicaragua	Lower middle	44.1
116	South Africa	Lower middle	44.0
117	Tuvalu	Low	43.9
118	El Salvador	Lower middle	43.8
119	Lebanon	Lower middle	43.7
120	Ecuador	Lower middle	43.6
120	Guatemala	Lower middle	43.6
120	Maldives	Upper middle	43.6
123	Cuba	NA	43.4
124	Dem. People's Rep. of Korea	NA	43.3
125	Bolivia	Lower middle	42.9
126	Gabon	Upper middle	42.6
127	Cambodia	Low	42.4
127	Laos	Lower middle	42.4
129	Kiribati	Low	42.3
129	Senegal	Low	42.3
129	Venezuela	Upper middle	42.3
132	Togo	Low	42.2
133	Namibia	Lower middle	41.9
134	Sao Tome & Principe	Lower middle	41.6
135	Tanzania	Low	41.5
136	Honduras	Lower middle	41.3
137	Nepal	Low	41.1
138	Côte d'Ivoire	Lower middle	41.0
139	Swaziland	Lower middle	40.9
140	Guinea	Low	40.7
141	Rwanda	Low	40.6
142	Samoa	Lower middle	40.1
143	Libya	Upper middle	40.0
144	Cameroon	Low	39.9
145	Benin	Low	39.4
145	Turkmenistan	Upper middle	39.4
147	Kenya	Low	39.3
147	Pakistan	Low	39.3
149	Zambia	Low	39.1
150	Comoros	Low	38.5
151	Lesotho	Low	38.4
152	Solomon Islands	Low	38.0
152	Syria	Low	38.0
154	Tonga	Lower middle	37.9
155	Ethiopia	Low	37.7
155	Vanuatu	Low	37.7
157	Nigeria	Low	37.6
158	Burkina Faso	Low	37.4
159	Bangladesh	Lower middle	37.0
159	Micronesia	Low	37.0
159	Timor-Leste	Lower middle	37.0
162	Myanmar	Low	36.5
163	Angola	Lower middle	36.4
163	Djibouti	Lower middle	36.4
165	Gambia	Low	36.1
165	Mozambique	Low	36.1
167	Uganda	Low	35.9
168	Liberia	Low	35.7
168	Malawi	Low	35.7
170	Equatorial Guinea	Upper middle	35.6
170	Iraq	Lower middle	35.6
172	Niger	Low	35.4
172	Zimbabwe	Low	35.4
174	Madagascar	Low	35.0
175	Mali	Low	34.1
176	Congo	Lower middle	33.7
176	Papua New Guinea	Low	33.7
178	Haiti	Low	33.3
179	Sierra Leone	Low	33.2
180	Afghanistan	Low	33.0
181	Guinea-Bissau	Low	32.7
182	Burundi	NA	32.0
183	Mauritania	Lower middle	31.9
184	Yemen	Low	31.3
185	Dem. Rep. of the Congo	Low	30.4
186	Sudan	Low	28.3
187	Central African Rep.	Low	27.4
187	Eritrea	Low	27.4
189	Somalia	Low	27.0
190	Chad	Low	26.4
	San Marino*	Upper	-
	Liechtenstein*	NA	-

* Data unavailable to determine country ranking.