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 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.