Vulnerability, adjusted for GDP rankings

Vulnerability, 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 Vulnerability, adjusted for GDP. Lower scores (green) are better.

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Country Rankings

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

Scores for 2021

Rank	Country	Income group	Score
1	Kyrgyzstan	Low	-0.14
2	Tajikistan	Low	-0.10
3	Uzbekistan	Lower middle	-0.10
4	Turkmenistan	Upper middle	-0.09
5	Belarus	Upper middle	-0.09
6	Jordan	Lower middle	-0.09
7	Bosnia & Herzegovina	Upper middle	-0.09
8	Morocco	Lower middle	-0.08
8	Ukraine	Lower middle	-0.08
10	Czech Republic	Upper	-0.08
11	Kazakhstan	Upper middle	-0.08
12	Algeria	Lower middle	-0.08
13	Mongolia	Lower middle	-0.08
13	Tunisia	Lower middle	-0.07
15	Armenia	Upper middle	-0.07
15	Chile	Upper middle	-0.07
17	Paraguay	Upper middle	-0.07
18	Brazil	Upper middle	-0.07
19	Spain	Upper	-0.06
20	Greece	Upper middle	-0.06
21	Russian Federation	Upper	-0.06
22	Bulgaria	Upper middle	-0.06
22	Grenada	Upper middle	-0.06
24	Azerbaijan	Upper middle	-0.06
24	Iran	Upper middle	-0.06
24	Poland	Upper	-0.06
27	Portugal	Upper	-0.06
28	Barbados	Upper middle	-0.06
29	Macedonia	Upper middle	-0.06
29	South Africa	Lower middle	-0.05
31	Venezuela	Upper middle	-0.05
32	United Kingdom	Upper	-0.05
32	Israel	Upper	-0.05
32	Slovenia	Upper	-0.05
35	Montenegro	Upper middle	-0.05
35	New Zealand	Upper	-0.05
37	Costa Rica	Upper middle	-0.05
37	Saint Lucia	Lower middle	-0.05
39	Trinidad & Tobago	Upper middle	-0.05
40	Albania	Upper middle	-0.05
40	Suriname	Upper middle	-0.05
42	Finland	Upper	-0.04
42	Mexico	Upper middle	-0.04
44	China	Upper middle	-0.04
44	Lebanon	Lower middle	-0.04
44	Turkey	Upper middle	-0.04
47	Cape Verde	Lower middle	-0.04
48	Canada	Upper	-0.04
48	Uruguay	Upper middle	-0.04
50	El Salvador	Lower middle	-0.04
51	Georgia	Upper middle	-0.04
51	Slovakia	Upper	-0.04
53	Moldova	Upper middle	-0.04
54	Argentina	Upper middle	-0.03
55	Malaysia	Upper middle	-0.03
56	Egypt	Lower middle	-0.03
56	France	Upper	-0.03
58	Hungary	Upper	-0.03
58	Peru	Lower middle	-0.03
60	Nicaragua	Lower middle	-0.03
61	Equatorial Guinea	Upper middle	-0.03
61	Guatemala	Lower middle	-0.03
61	Jamaica	Lower middle	-0.03
64	Colombia	Upper middle	-0.02
65	Germany	Upper	-0.02
66	Botswana	Upper middle	-0.02
66	Ghana	Lower middle	-0.02
66	Italy	Upper	-0.02
69	Estonia	Upper	-0.02
69	Latvia	Upper	-0.02
71	Austria	Upper	-0.02
72	Iraq	Lower middle	-0.02
73	Honduras	Lower middle	-0.02
74	Bolivia	Lower middle	-0.02
74	Cameroon	Low	-0.02
76	Sweden	Upper	-0.01
77	Lesotho	Low	-0.01
78	Serbia	Upper middle	-0.01
79	Switzerland	Upper	-0.01
79	Indonesia	Lower middle	-0.01
81	Dominican Republic	Upper middle	-0.01
82	Australia	Upper	-0.01
83	Belize	Lower middle	0
84	Iceland	Upper	0
85	Croatia	Upper	0
85	Laos	Lower middle	0
87	Djibouti	Low	0
87	Dominica	Lower middle	0
87	Ecuador	Lower middle	0
90	Fiji	Lower middle	0
91	Malta	Upper	0
91	Philippines	Lower middle	0
91	Zambia	Low	0
94	Libya	Upper middle	0.01
94	Thailand	Upper middle	0.01
96	Cyprus	Upper	0.01
96	Namibia	Lower middle	0.01
98	Gabon	Upper middle	0.01
98	Guyana	Upper middle	0.01
98	Mozambique	Low	0.01
101	Kuwait	Upper	0.01
101	Mauritius	Upper middle	0.01
103	Panama	Upper middle	0.01
104	Cambodia	Low	0.01
105	Lithuania	Upper	0.01
105	Nigeria	Lower middle	0.01
107	Nepal	Low	0.01
107	Togo	Low	0.01
109	Côte d'Ivoire	Lower middle	0.02
109	Swaziland	Lower middle	0.02
111	Japan	Upper	0.02
111	Romania	Upper	0.02
113	Belgium	Upper	0.02
114	Norway	Upper	0.02
115	Viet Nam	Lower middle	0.02
116	Sri Lanka	Lower middle	0.02
117	Republic of Korea	Upper	0.02
117	Tanzania	Low	0.02
117	Zimbabwe	Low	0.02
120	Myanmar	Low	0.03
121	Timor-Leste	Lower middle	0.03
122	India	Lower middle	0.03
123	United States	Upper	0.03
124	Haiti	Low	0.03
125	Samoa	Lower middle	0.04
126	Kenya	Low	0.04
127	Sao Tome & Principe	Low	0.04
128	Angola	Lower middle	0.04
129	Antigua and Barbuda	Upper middle	0.04
129	Oman	Upper	0.04
129	Palau	Upper middle	0.04
129	Senegal	Low	0.04
133	Comoros	Low	0.04
133	Gambia	Low	0.04
135	Rwanda	Low	0.05
136	Congo	Low	0.05
137	Denmark	Upper	0.05
137	Pakistan	Lower middle	0.05
139	Burkina Faso	Low	0.05
140	Malawi	Low	0.06
141	Netherlands	Upper	0.06
142	Saint Kitts and Nevis	Upper middle	0.06
143	Bangladesh	Lower middle	0.06
144	Bhutan	Lower middle	0.06
145	Seychelles	Upper middle	0.06
146	Bahamas	Upper	0.06
146	Ethiopia	Low	0.07
146	Saudi Arabia	Upper	0.06
146	Yemen	Low	0.06
150	Guinea	Low	0.07
151	Papua New Guinea	Low	0.07
152	Burundi	NA	0.07
153	Madagascar	Low	0.07
154	Benin	Low	0.07
155	Vanuatu	Low	0.08
156	Sierra Leone	Low	0.08
157	Dem. Rep. of the Congo	Low	0.08
158	Mauritania	Lower middle	0.09
159	Central African Rep.	Low	0.10
160	Uganda	Low	0.10
161	Brunei Darussalam	Upper	0.10
161	Maldives	Upper middle	0.10
161	Marshall Islands	Lower middle	0.10
164	Afghanistan	Low	0.11
165	Mali	Low	0.11
166	United Arab Emirates	Upper	0.12
167	Bahrain	Upper	0.12
167	Liberia	Low	0.12
169	Solomon Islands	Low	0.12
170	Eritrea	Low	0.12
171	Sudan	Low	0.13
172	Ireland	Upper	0.13
173	Nauru	Lower middle	0.13
174	Tonga	Lower middle	0.14
175	Micronesia	Low	0.14
176	Guinea-Bissau	Low	0.14
177	Niger	Low	0.15
178	Chad	Low	0.17
179	Qatar	Upper	0.19
180	Somalia	Low	0.19
181	Luxembourg	Upper	0.22
182	Singapore	Upper	0.24
	Cuba*	NA	-
	St Vincent & Grenadines*	Upper middle	-
	Liechtenstein*	NA	-
	Syria*	NA	-
	Monaco*	NA	-
	Dem. People's Rep. of Korea*	NA	-
	Kiribati*	Low	-
	Tuvalu*	Lower middle	-
	Andorra*	NA	-
	San Marino*	Upper	-

* Data unavailable to determine country ranking.

ND-GAIN Index

Vulnerability, adjusted for GDP

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