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 2022

Rank	Country	Income group	Score
1	Barbados	Lower middle	12.3
2	China	Upper middle	9.7
3	Grenada	Lower middle	9.2
4	Kyrgyzstan	Lower middle	9.0
5	Georgia	Upper middle	8.3
6	Tuvalu	Low	8.1
6	Uzbekistan	Lower middle	8.1
8	Morocco	Lower middle	7.9
9	Mongolia	Lower middle	7.7
10	Finland	Upper	7.4
10	Republic of Korea	Upper	7.4
12	Armenia	Upper middle	7.3
13	New Zealand	Upper	7.1
14	United Kingdom	Upper	6.9
15	Japan	Upper	6.8
16	Nauru	Lower middle	6.7
17	Jordan	Lower middle	6.6
18	Chile	Upper middle	6.2
19	Tunisia	Lower middle	6.0
20	Cape Verde	Lower middle	5.9
21	Mauritius	Upper middle	5.8
22	Dominica	Lower middle	4.8
23	Estonia	Upper	4.5
24	Belarus	Upper middle	4.4
25	Portugal	Upper	4.3
25	Ukraine	Upper middle	4.3
27	France	Upper	4.1
27	Kazakhstan	Upper middle	4.1
29	Moldova	Upper middle	4.0
29	St Vincent & Grenadines	Upper middle	4.0
31	Tajikistan	Low	3.9
32	Fiji	Lower middle	3.8
33	Thailand	Upper middle	3.6
34	Jamaica	Lower middle	3.4
34	Latvia	Upper	3.4
34	Macedonia	Upper middle	3.4
37	Czech Republic	Upper	3.2
38	Canada	Upper	3.1
39	Australia	Upper	3.0
40	Greece	Upper middle	2.9
40	Saint Lucia	Upper middle	2.9
42	Slovenia	Upper	2.6
43	Albania	Upper middle	2.4
43	Germany	Upper	2.4
45	Iran	Lower middle	2.3
46	Sweden	Upper	2.2
47	Poland	Upper	2.0
48	Malaysia	Upper middle	1.9
49	Costa Rica	Upper middle	1.8
49	Uruguay	Upper middle	1.8
51	Montenegro	Upper middle	1.7
52	Spain	Upper	1.6
52	India	Lower middle	1.6
54	Samoa	Lower middle	1.5
55	Russian Federation	Upper	1.4
55	Viet Nam	Lower middle	1.4
57	Azerbaijan	Upper middle	1.3
58	Bosnia & Herzegovina	Upper middle	1.1
58	Indonesia	Lower middle	1.1
60	Botswana	Upper middle	1.0
60	Peru	Lower middle	1.0
62	South Africa	Lower middle	0.8
63	Algeria	Lower middle	0.6
64	Ghana	Lower middle	0.5
64	Israel	Upper	0.5
64	Lithuania	Upper	0.5
67	Kiribati	Low	0.4
67	Slovakia	Upper	0.4
69	Austria	Upper	0.3
69	Paraguay	Upper middle	0.3
71	Brazil	Upper middle	0.2
71	Palau	Upper middle	0.2
73	Turkey	Upper middle	0
74	Bhutan	Lower middle	-0.1
75	Denmark	Upper	-0.2
75	Rwanda	Low	-0.2
75	Togo	Low	-0.2
78	El Salvador	Lower middle	-0.3
78	Serbia	Upper middle	-0.3
80	Bulgaria	Upper middle	-0.4
80	Namibia	Lower middle	-0.4
82	Nepal	Low	-0.6
83	Philippines	Lower middle	-0.9
84	Egypt	Upper middle	-1.1
85	Colombia	Upper middle	-1.2
86	Hungary	Upper	-1.3
86	Zambia	Low	-1.3
88	Mexico	Upper middle	-1.4
88	Seychelles	Upper middle	-1.4
90	Sri Lanka	Lower middle	-1.7
90	Lesotho	Low	-1.7
92	Iceland	Upper	-2.0
92	Vanuatu	Low	-2.0
94	Lebanon	Lower middle	-2.1
95	Croatia	Upper	-2.5
96	Argentina	Upper middle	-2.7
97	Sao Tome & Principe	Lower middle	-2.8
98	Senegal	Low	-2.9
98	Timor-Leste	Lower middle	-2.9
100	Tanzania	Low	-3.0
101	Côte d'Ivoire	Lower middle	-3.1
101	Laos	Lower middle	-3.1
101	Marshall Islands	Lower middle	-3.1
104	Belize	Lower middle	-3.3
104	Gambia	Low	-3.3
104	Guatemala	Lower middle	-3.3
107	Djibouti	Lower middle	-3.4
107	Kenya	Low	-3.4
107	Mozambique	Low	-3.4
107	Tonga	Lower middle	-3.4
107	United States	Upper	-3.4
112	Italy	Upper	-3.5
112	Swaziland	Lower middle	-3.5
114	Ecuador	Lower middle	-3.6
114	Cambodia	Low	-3.6
116	Honduras	Lower middle	-3.8
116	Iraq	Lower middle	-3.8
118	Switzerland	Upper	-4.0
118	Netherlands	Upper	-4.0
118	Pakistan	Low	-4.0
121	Antigua and Barbuda	Upper middle	-4.1
122	Belgium	Upper	-4.2
122	Bolivia	Lower middle	-4.2
122	Cyprus	Upper	-4.2
122	Nicaragua	Lower middle	-4.2
122	Oman	Upper	-4.2
127	Suriname	Upper middle	-4.3
128	Dominican Republic	Upper middle	-4.4
128	Ethiopia	Low	-4.4
130	Syria	Low	-4.6
131	Guinea	Low	-4.8
132	Nigeria	Low	-4.9
132	Saudi Arabia	Upper	-4.9
132	Solomon Islands	Low	-4.9
135	Burkina Faso	Low	-5.0
136	Malta	Upper	-5.1
136	Turkmenistan	Upper middle	-5.1
136	Trinidad & Tobago	Upper middle	-5.1
139	Benin	Low	-5.2
139	Somalia	Low	-5.2
139	Uganda	Low	-5.2
142	Cameroon	Low	-5.3
143	Liberia	Low	-5.7
144	Malawi	Low	-5.8
145	Mauritania	Lower middle	-5.9
146	Bahamas	Upper middle	-6.2
147	Micronesia	Low	-6.3
147	Libya	Upper middle	-6.3
147	Maldives	Upper middle	-6.3
150	Burundi	NA	-6.4
151	Comoros	Low	-6.5
152	Papua New Guinea	Low	-6.8
153	Angola	Lower middle	-6.9
153	Romania	Upper	-6.9
155	Gabon	Upper middle	-7.0
156	Myanmar	Low	-7.1
156	Yemen	Low	-7.1
158	Equatorial Guinea	Upper middle	-7.2
158	Niger	Low	-7.2
158	Zimbabwe	Low	-7.2
161	Madagascar	Low	-7.5
161	Venezuela	Upper middle	-7.5
163	Sierra Leone	Low	-7.7
164	Panama	Upper middle	-7.8
165	Haiti	Low	-7.9
165	Kuwait	Upper	-7.9
167	Congo	Lower middle	-8.7
167	Mali	Low	-8.7
169	Bangladesh	Lower middle	-9.1
170	Afghanistan	Low	-9.6
171	Guinea-Bissau	Low	-10.0
172	Bahrain	Upper	-10.1
172	Dem. Rep. of the Congo	Low	-10.1
174	Sudan	Low	-10.6
175	United Arab Emirates	Upper	-11.4
176	Eritrea	Low	-12.0
176	Guyana	Upper middle	-12.0
178	Norway	Upper	-14.1
179	Central African Rep.	Low	-14.5
180	Chad	Low	-15.6
181	Brunei Darussalam	Upper	-16.7
182	Singapore	Upper	-24.3
183	Ireland	Upper	-27.9
183	Qatar	Upper	-27.9
185	Luxembourg	Upper	-29.8
	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.