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.

Remove GDP adjustment

Country Rankings

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

Scores for 2020

Rank Country Income group Score
1
Kyrgyzstan
Lower middle
-0.13
2
Saint Lucia
Lower middle
-0.10
3
Morocco
Lower middle
-0.09
4
Chile
Upper middle
-0.09
5
Belarus
Upper middle
-0.09
6
Jordan
Lower middle
-0.09
7
Greece
Upper middle
-0.08
8
Bosnia & Herzegovina
Upper middle
-0.08
9
Spain
Upper
-0.08
9
Tajikistan
Low
-0.08
11
Uzbekistan
Lower middle
-0.08
12
Tunisia
Lower middle
-0.07
13
Algeria
Lower middle
-0.07
13
Ukraine
Lower middle
-0.07
15
Macedonia
Upper middle
-0.07
16
Barbados
Upper middle
-0.07
17
Mongolia
Lower middle
-0.07
18
Iran
Upper middle
-0.07
19
Cape Verde
Lower middle
-0.06
20
Czech Republic
Upper
-0.06
21
Poland
Upper
-0.06
22
Turkey
Upper middle
-0.06
23
Armenia
Upper middle
-0.06
23
Grenada
Upper middle
-0.06
25
Israel
Upper
-0.06
25
Montenegro
Upper middle
-0.06
27
Brazil
Upper middle
-0.06
27
Kazakhstan
Upper middle
-0.06
29
Bulgaria
Upper middle
-0.06
29
United Kingdom
Upper
-0.06
29
Portugal
Upper
-0.06
32
Paraguay
Upper middle
-0.05
32
Russian Federation
Upper
-0.05
32
Venezuela
Upper middle
-0.05
35
Slovenia
Upper
-0.05
36
Canada
Upper
-0.05
37
China
Upper middle
-0.05
37
New Zealand
Upper
-0.05
39
Costa Rica
Upper middle
-0.05
40
Norway
Upper
-0.04
41
Italy
Upper
-0.04
41
Trinidad & Tobago
Upper middle
-0.04
43
Georgia
Upper middle
-0.04
43
Jamaica
Lower middle
-0.04
45
Albania
Upper middle
-0.04
45
South Africa
Upper middle
-0.04
47
France
Upper
-0.04
47
Lebanon
Lower middle
-0.04
49
Austria
Upper
-0.04
49
Suriname
Upper middle
-0.04
51
Turkmenistan
Upper middle
-0.04
52
Colombia
Upper middle
-0.03
52
Nicaragua
Lower middle
-0.03
54
Malaysia
Upper middle
-0.03
54
Slovakia
Upper
-0.03
56
Germany
Upper
-0.03
57
Libya
Lower middle
-0.03
58
Finland
Upper
-0.03
58
Iraq
Lower middle
-0.03
58
Sweden
Upper
-0.03
61
Peru
Lower middle
-0.03
61
El Salvador
Lower middle
-0.03
63
Argentina
Upper middle
-0.03
63
Gabon
Upper middle
-0.03
63
Moldova
Lower middle
-0.03
63
Malta
Upper
-0.03
67
Fiji
Lower middle
-0.02
68
Guatemala
Lower middle
-0.02
68
Mexico
Upper middle
-0.02
68
Panama
Upper middle
-0.02
71
Hungary
Upper
-0.02
72
Belize
Lower middle
-0.02
72
Uruguay
Upper middle
-0.02
74
Honduras
Lower middle
-0.02
75
Dominica
Lower middle
-0.02
76
Switzerland
Upper
-0.02
76
Egypt
Lower middle
-0.02
78
Ecuador
Lower middle
-0.02
78
Estonia
Upper
-0.02
80
Azerbaijan
Upper middle
-0.02
80
Dominican Republic
Upper middle
-0.01
80
Croatia
Upper
-0.01
83
Bolivia
Lower middle
-0.01
84
Australia
Upper
-0.01
85
Cyprus
Upper
-0.01
85
Ghana
Lower middle
-0.01
85
Indonesia
Lower middle
-0.01
85
Philippines
Lower middle
-0.01
89
Iceland
Upper
-0.01
90
Lesotho
Low
-0.01
91
Cameroon
Low
-0.01
91
Serbia
Upper middle
-0.01
93
Latvia
Upper
0
93
Mauritius
Upper middle
0
95
Thailand
Upper middle
0
96
Djibouti
Lower middle
0
96
Lithuania
Upper
0
98
Equatorial Guinea
Upper middle
0
99
Namibia
Lower middle
0.01
100
Samoa
Lower middle
0.01
101
Viet Nam
Lower middle
0.01
102
Oman
Upper
0.01
103
Belgium
Upper
0.02
103
Japan
Upper
0.01
103
Timor-Leste
Low
0.01
106
Romania
Upper
0.02
107
Botswana
Upper middle
0.02
108
Nigeria
Lower middle
0.02
109
Sri Lanka
Upper middle
0.02
110
Guyana
Upper middle
0.02
110
Cambodia
Low
0.02
112
Mozambique
Low
0.02
113
Republic of Korea
Upper
0.03
114
Angola
Lower middle
0.03
115
India
Lower middle
0.03
116
Togo
Low
0.03
116
United States
Upper
0.03
118
Tanzania
Low
0.03
119
Côte d'Ivoire
Lower middle
0.03
120
Kuwait
Upper
0.03
120
Zambia
Low
0.03
122
Congo
Low
0.04
122
Nepal
Low
0.04
124
Antigua and Barbuda
Upper middle
0.04
125
Saint Kitts and Nevis
Upper middle
0.04
126
Netherlands
Upper
0.04
127
Kenya
Low
0.04
128
Comoros
Low
0.04
128
Guinea
Low
0.04
128
Haiti
Low
0.04
131
Sao Tome & Principe
Low
0.04
132
Denmark
Upper
0.05
132
Senegal
Low
0.04
134
Pakistan
Lower middle
0.05
135
Myanmar
Lower middle
0.05
136
Swaziland
Lower middle
0.05
137
Papua New Guinea
Low
0.05
137
Seychelles
Upper middle
0.05
139
Laos
Lower middle
0.05
140
Gambia
Low
0.05
140
Malawi
Low
0.06
142
Burkina Faso
Low
0.06
142
Bhutan
Lower middle
0.06
142
Saudi Arabia
Upper
0.06
145
Bangladesh
Lower middle
0.06
145
Vanuatu
Low
0.06
147
Burundi
NA
0.06
147
Bahamas
Upper
0.06
149
Zimbabwe
Low
0.07
150
Madagascar
Low
0.07
151
Maldives
Upper middle
0.07
152
Sierra Leone
Low
0.07
153
Yemen
Low
0.07
154
Ethiopia
Low
0.07
155
Brunei Darussalam
Upper
0.08
156
United Arab Emirates
Upper
0.08
156
Solomon Islands
Low
0.08
158
Benin
Low
0.09
159
Afghanistan
Low
0.09
160
Uganda
Low
0.09
161
Mauritania
Lower middle
0.09
162
Bahrain
Upper
0.09
163
Dem. Rep. of the Congo
Low
0.09
164
Rwanda
Low
0.09
165
Central African Rep.
Low
0.10
165
Eritrea
Low
0.10
165
Micronesia
Low
0.10
168
Tonga
Lower middle
0.10
169
Mali
Low
0.11
170
Liberia
Low
0.11
171
Ireland
Upper
0.11
172
Sudan
Low
0.13
173
Qatar
Upper
0.16
174
Chad
Low
0.17
175
Guinea-Bissau
Low
0.17
176
Luxembourg
Upper
0.17
177
Somalia
Low
0.18
178
Niger
Low
0.18
179
Singapore
Upper
0.20
 
Marshall Islands*
Low
-
 
Liechtenstein*
NA
-
 
Cuba*
NA
-
 
Kiribati*
Low
-
 
St Vincent & Grenadines*
Lower middle
-
 
Palau*
Upper middle
-
 
Dem. People's Rep. of Korea*
NA
-
 
Tuvalu*
Low
-
 
San Marino*
Upper
-
 
Monaco*
NA
-
 
Syria*
NA
-
 
Andorra*
NA
-
 
Nauru*
Upper middle
-
* Data unavailable to determine country ranking.