ND-GAIN Country Index, adjusted for GDP rankings

ND-GAIN Country Index, adjusted for GDP

There is a correlation between ND-GAIN scores and GDP per capita. To account for this, we introduce the 'GDP adjusted ND-GAIN score'. This score is defined as the distance of a country's measured ND-GAIN score and its expected value based on the regression of ND-GAIN and GDP. Positive values reflect better resilience than expected. This correlation applies to vulnerability and readiness as well. For these, positive values reflect lower vulnerability and higher readiness than expected, given a certain level of GDP per capita. The year-by-year calculation of the regression and distance from the expected value allows the index to determine that changes in the relationship over time.

World wide ranking by ND-GAIN Index, adjusted for GDP. Higher scores are better.

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Country Rankings

Rank countries by ND-GAIN Country Index, Vulnerability and Readiness.

Scores for 2023

Rank	Country	Income group	Score
1	Barbados	Lower middle	11.2
2	Kyrgyzstan	Lower middle	9.5
3	Finland	Upper	9.0
4	Tuvalu	Low	8.4
5	Grenada	Lower middle	8.3
6	New Zealand	Upper	7.9
7	China	Upper middle	7.8
8	Georgia	Upper middle	7.7
9	Republic of Korea	Upper	7.6
10	Morocco	Lower middle	7.5
11	Armenia	Upper middle	7.4
12	Uzbekistan	Lower middle	7.3
13	United Kingdom	Upper	6.6
14	Jordan	Lower middle	6.5
15	Mongolia	Lower middle	6.3
15	Nauru	Lower middle	6.3
17	Chile	Upper middle	6.0
18	Japan	Upper	5.8
19	Cape Verde	Lower middle	5.7
20	Tunisia	Lower middle	5.3
21	Estonia	Upper	5.0
22	Mauritius	Upper middle	4.9
22	Tajikistan	Low	4.9
24	Dominica	Lower middle	4.8
25	France	Upper	4.2
25	Macedonia	Upper middle	4.2
25	St Vincent & Grenadines	Upper middle	4.2
28	Latvia	Upper	4.0
28	Ukraine	Upper middle	4.0
30	Moldova	Upper middle	3.9
31	Belarus	Upper middle	3.6
31	Fiji	Lower middle	3.6
31	Kazakhstan	Upper middle	3.6
31	Portugal	Upper	3.6
31	Sweden	Upper	3.6
36	Czech Republic	Upper	3.4
37	Canada	Upper	3.2
38	Greece	Upper middle	3.0
38	Jamaica	Lower middle	3.0
40	Poland	Upper	2.7
41	Albania	Upper middle	2.4
41	Slovenia	Upper	2.4
43	Denmark	Upper	2.3
43	Saint Lucia	Upper middle	2.3
45	Thailand	Upper middle	2.2
46	Uruguay	Upper middle	2.1
47	Germany	Upper	2.0
48	Montenegro	Upper middle	1.9
49	Costa Rica	Upper middle	1.7
49	Malaysia	Upper middle	1.7
51	Austria	Upper	1.6
52	Lithuania	Upper	1.5
53	Australia	Upper	1.4
53	Azerbaijan	Upper middle	1.4
55	Samoa	Lower middle	1.2
56	Iran	Lower middle	1.1
56	Kiribati	Low	1.1
58	Bosnia & Herzegovina	Upper middle	1.0
58	Paraguay	Upper middle	1.0
60	Algeria	Lower middle	0.8
60	Peru	Lower middle	0.8
62	Indonesia	Lower middle	0.7
63	Bhutan	Lower middle	0.6
63	Viet Nam	Lower middle	0.6
65	South Africa	Lower middle	0.5
66	Russian Federation	Upper	0.4
67	Botswana	Upper middle	0.3
68	Ghana	Lower middle	0.2
68	Israel	Upper	0.2
70	Namibia	Lower middle	0.1
71	Bulgaria	Upper middle	-0.1
71	Rwanda	Low	-0.1
73	Spain	Upper	-0.2
74	India	Lower middle	-0.3
75	El Salvador	Lower middle	-0.4
76	Nepal	Low	-0.5
76	Philippines	Lower middle	-0.5
76	Togo	Low	-0.5
79	Brazil	Upper middle	-0.6
80	Slovakia	Upper	-0.8
81	Iceland	Upper	-1.0
81	Zambia	Low	-1.0
83	Serbia	Upper middle	-1.1
84	Colombia	Upper middle	-1.2
85	Hungary	Upper	-1.3
86	Timor-Leste	Lower middle	-1.5
87	Lesotho	Low	-1.6
88	Egypt	Upper middle	-1.8
88	Sri Lanka	Lower middle	-1.8
88	Palau	Upper middle	-1.8
91	Turkey	Upper middle	-2.0
92	Lebanon	Lower middle	-2.1
93	Switzerland	Upper	-2.3
93	Mexico	Upper middle	-2.3
95	Seychelles	Upper middle	-2.4
95	Tonga	Lower middle	-2.4
97	Libya	Upper middle	-2.8
98	Guatemala	Lower middle	-2.9
98	Croatia	Upper	-2.9
98	Norway	Upper	-2.9
98	Senegal	Low	-2.9
98	Sao Tome & Principe	Lower middle	-2.9
98	Vanuatu	Low	-2.9
104	Gambia	Low	-3.0
104	Laos	Lower middle	-3.0
106	Italy	Upper	-3.1
106	Marshall Islands	Lower middle	-3.1
108	Côte d'Ivoire	Lower middle	-3.2
108	Oman	Upper	-3.2
108	Swaziland	Lower middle	-3.2
111	Argentina	Upper middle	-3.3
111	Suriname	Upper middle	-3.3
113	Belize	Lower middle	-3.4
113	Nicaragua	Lower middle	-3.4
115	Djibouti	Lower middle	-3.6
116	Tanzania	Low	-3.8
117	Honduras	Lower middle	-3.9
117	Iraq	Lower middle	-3.9
119	Kenya	Low	-4.1
120	Cambodia	Low	-4.2
120	Mozambique	Low	-4.2
122	Belgium	Upper	-4.3
122	Ecuador	Lower middle	-4.3
124	Bolivia	Lower middle	-4.4
124	Netherlands	Upper	-4.4
126	Antigua and Barbuda	Upper middle	-4.6
126	Solomon Islands	Low	-4.6
128	Ethiopia	Low	-4.7
129	Guinea	Low	-4.8
130	Cyprus	Upper	-4.9
130	Dominican Republic	Upper middle	-4.9
132	Benin	Low	-5.1
132	Pakistan	Low	-5.1
132	Somalia	Low	-5.1
132	United States	Upper	-5.1
136	Kuwait	Upper	-5.2
137	Cameroon	Low	-5.3
138	Burkina Faso	Low	-5.4
139	Liberia	Low	-5.6
140	Maldives	Upper middle	-5.8
140	Mauritania	Lower middle	-5.8
140	Nigeria	Low	-5.8
140	Saudi Arabia	Upper	-5.8
140	Uganda	Low	-5.8
145	Malawi	Low	-5.9
145	Turkmenistan	Upper middle	-5.9
147	Equatorial Guinea	Upper middle	-6.0
148	Comoros	Low	-6.1
149	Malta	Upper	-6.3
150	Micronesia	Low	-6.4
150	Trinidad & Tobago	Upper middle	-6.4
152	Burundi	NA	-6.5
153	Bahamas	Upper middle	-6.6
154	Angola	Lower middle	-6.7
154	Papua New Guinea	Low	-6.7
156	Gabon	Upper middle	-6.9
156	Syria	Low	-6.9
158	Romania	Upper	-7.1
159	Myanmar	Low	-7.4
159	Venezuela	Upper middle	-7.4
159	Zimbabwe	Low	-7.4
162	Madagascar	Low	-7.6
163	Niger	Low	-7.7
163	Panama	Upper middle	-7.7
165	Mali	Low	-7.8
166	Yemen	Low	-7.9
167	Haiti	Low	-8.0
168	Sierra Leone	Low	-8.4
169	Congo	Lower middle	-8.5
170	United Arab Emirates	Upper	-9.3
171	Afghanistan	Low	-9.7
172	Bangladesh	Lower middle	-9.9
173	Dem. Rep. of the Congo	Low	-10.0
173	Guinea-Bissau	Low	-10.0
175	Bahrain	Upper	-10.4
176	Eritrea	Low	-11.6
177	Sudan	Low	-11.8
178	Central African Rep.	Low	-14.9
179	Chad	Low	-15.4
180	Brunei Darussalam	Upper	-16.1
181	Guyana	Upper middle	-16.4
182	Singapore	Upper	-22.4
183	Ireland	Upper	-22.8
184	Luxembourg	Upper	-25.0
185	Qatar	Upper	-28.9
	Cuba*	NA	-
	Saint Kitts and Nevis*	Upper middle	-
	Liechtenstein*	NA	-
	Monaco*	NA	-
	Dem. People's Rep. of Korea*	NA	-
	Andorra*	Upper	-
	San Marino*	Upper	-

* Data unavailable to determine country ranking.