Social readiness
The score of Social readiness captures the social factors that enhance the mobility of investment to be converted to adaptation actions. Indicators include: social inequality, ICT infrastructure, education and innovation.
Rank countries by ND-GAIN Country Index, Vulnerability and Readiness.
Scores for 2023
Rank | Country | Income group | Score |
---|---|---|---|
1 |
Republic of Korea | Upper |
0.788 |
2 |
Singapore | Upper |
0.745 |
3 |
Finland | Upper |
0.739 |
4 |
Austria | Upper |
0.717 |
5 |
Germany | Upper |
0.704 |
6 |
Norway | Upper |
0.697 |
7 |
Denmark | Upper |
0.694 |
8 |
Barbados | Lower middle |
0.685 |
9 |
France | Upper |
0.675 |
9 |
Sweden | Upper |
0.675 |
11 |
Japan | Upper |
0.658 |
12 |
San Marino | Upper |
0.655 |
13 |
United States | Upper |
0.626 |
14 |
Saint Kitts and Nevis | Upper middle |
0.617 |
15 |
Switzerland | Upper |
0.616 |
16 |
United Kingdom | Upper |
0.614 |
17 |
China | Upper middle |
0.612 |
18 |
Netherlands | Upper |
0.609 |
19 |
Monaco | NA |
0.606 |
20 |
Australia | Upper |
0.598 |
21 |
Italy | Upper |
0.597 |
22 |
Greece | Upper middle |
0.594 |
22 |
Slovenia | Upper |
0.594 |
24 |
Iceland | Upper |
0.587 |
25 |
Grenada | Lower middle |
0.582 |
26 |
Canada | Upper |
0.572 |
27 |
Turkey | Upper middle |
0.561 |
28 |
Luxembourg | Upper |
0.559 |
29 |
Belgium | Upper |
0.540 |
30 |
Israel | Upper |
0.535 |
31 |
Poland | Upper |
0.519 |
32 |
Russian Federation | Upper |
0.516 |
33 |
Liechtenstein | NA |
0.506 |
34 |
Czech Republic | Upper |
0.501 |
35 |
Portugal | Upper |
0.500 |
36 |
Iran | Lower middle |
0.485 |
37 |
Belarus | Upper middle |
0.483 |
37 |
Dem. People's Rep. of Korea | NA |
0.483 |
39 |
New Zealand | Upper |
0.479 |
40 |
Ukraine | Upper middle |
0.476 |
41 |
Latvia | Upper |
0.469 |
42 |
Hungary | Upper |
0.463 |
43 |
Romania | Upper |
0.460 |
44 |
Saudi Arabia | Upper |
0.457 |
45 |
Kazakhstan | Upper middle |
0.456 |
46 |
Andorra | Upper |
0.452 |
46 |
Serbia | Upper middle |
0.452 |
48 |
Spain | Upper |
0.451 |
49 |
Croatia | Upper |
0.449 |
50 |
Maldives | Upper middle |
0.444 |
51 |
Ireland | Upper |
0.439 |
52 |
Fiji | Lower middle |
0.432 |
53 |
Lithuania | Upper |
0.431 |
53 |
Moldova | Upper middle |
0.431 |
55 |
Estonia | Upper |
0.430 |
56 |
Bulgaria | Upper middle |
0.428 |
57 |
Slovakia | Upper |
0.427 |
58 |
Cyprus | Upper |
0.425 |
59 |
Malta | Upper |
0.416 |
60 |
St Vincent & Grenadines | Upper middle |
0.415 |
61 |
Albania | Upper middle |
0.414 |
62 |
Montenegro | Upper middle |
0.410 |
63 |
Armenia | Upper middle |
0.409 |
64 |
Argentina | Upper middle |
0.408 |
64 |
Chile | Upper middle |
0.408 |
66 |
Mongolia | Lower middle |
0.405 |
67 |
Timor-Leste | Lower middle |
0.402 |
68 |
Georgia | Upper middle |
0.396 |
69 |
Uruguay | Upper middle |
0.385 |
70 |
Bosnia & Herzegovina | Upper middle |
0.379 |
71 |
Uzbekistan | Lower middle |
0.377 |
72 |
Azerbaijan | Upper middle |
0.374 |
72 |
Tonga | Lower middle |
0.374 |
74 |
Kyrgyzstan | Lower middle |
0.369 |
75 |
Egypt | Upper middle |
0.367 |
76 |
United Arab Emirates | Upper |
0.363 |
76 |
Macedonia | Upper middle |
0.363 |
76 |
Mauritius | Upper middle |
0.363 |
79 |
Sao Tome & Principe | Lower middle |
0.361 |
80 |
Afghanistan | Low |
0.355 |
81 |
Algeria | Lower middle |
0.350 |
82 |
Thailand | Upper middle |
0.349 |
83 |
Bahrain | Upper |
0.346 |
84 |
Viet Nam | Lower middle |
0.344 |
85 |
Iraq | Lower middle |
0.340 |
86 |
Niger | Low |
0.337 |
87 |
Jordan | Lower middle |
0.336 |
88 |
India | Lower middle |
0.333 |
89 |
Tunisia | Lower middle |
0.332 |
90 |
Morocco | Lower middle |
0.331 |
91 |
Indonesia | Lower middle |
0.329 |
92 |
Gabon | Upper middle |
0.327 |
93 |
Brazil | Upper middle |
0.325 |
93 |
Mali | Low |
0.325 |
95 |
Senegal | Low |
0.324 |
96 |
Malaysia | Upper middle |
0.323 |
97 |
Lebanon | Lower middle |
0.320 |
98 |
Cameroon | Low |
0.316 |
98 |
Syria | Low |
0.316 |
98 |
Venezuela | Upper middle |
0.316 |
101 |
Antigua and Barbuda | Upper middle |
0.315 |
101 |
Peru | Lower middle |
0.315 |
103 |
Mexico | Upper middle |
0.314 |
104 |
Palau | Upper middle |
0.311 |
104 |
Tajikistan | Low |
0.311 |
106 |
Guinea | Low |
0.310 |
107 |
Costa Rica | Upper middle |
0.309 |
107 |
Dominican Republic | Upper middle |
0.309 |
109 |
Philippines | Lower middle |
0.308 |
110 |
Bangladesh | Lower middle |
0.302 |
111 |
Ecuador | Lower middle |
0.301 |
111 |
Sierra Leone | Low |
0.301 |
113 |
Guinea-Bissau | Low |
0.300 |
113 |
Cambodia | Low |
0.300 |
113 |
Libya | Upper middle |
0.300 |
113 |
Sri Lanka | Lower middle |
0.300 |
117 |
Kuwait | Upper |
0.299 |
118 |
Colombia | Upper middle |
0.295 |
119 |
Panama | Upper middle |
0.294 |
120 |
Guyana | Upper middle |
0.293 |
121 |
Qatar | Upper |
0.292 |
122 |
Brunei Darussalam | Upper |
0.291 |
123 |
Nepal | Low |
0.287 |
123 |
Oman | Upper |
0.287 |
125 |
Benin | Low |
0.286 |
126 |
Jamaica | Lower middle |
0.285 |
127 |
Pakistan | Low |
0.281 |
127 |
Seychelles | Upper middle |
0.281 |
129 |
Congo | Lower middle |
0.280 |
130 |
Mauritania | Lower middle |
0.279 |
130 |
Suriname | Upper middle |
0.279 |
132 |
Laos | Lower middle |
0.277 |
132 |
Liberia | Low |
0.277 |
132 |
El Salvador | Lower middle |
0.277 |
135 |
Bhutan | Lower middle |
0.273 |
136 |
Marshall Islands | Lower middle |
0.272 |
137 |
Myanmar | Low |
0.270 |
138 |
Togo | Low |
0.268 |
139 |
Cape Verde | Lower middle |
0.262 |
139 |
Saint Lucia | Upper middle |
0.262 |
139 |
Paraguay | Upper middle |
0.262 |
142 |
Cuba | NA |
0.257 |
143 |
Swaziland | Lower middle |
0.253 |
144 |
Bahamas | Upper middle |
0.252 |
145 |
Gambia | Low |
0.250 |
146 |
Burundi | NA |
0.248 |
147 |
Bolivia | Lower middle |
0.244 |
148 |
Ghana | Lower middle |
0.240 |
149 |
Turkmenistan | Upper middle |
0.239 |
150 |
Nicaragua | Lower middle |
0.238 |
150 |
Sudan | Low |
0.238 |
150 |
South Africa | Lower middle |
0.238 |
153 |
Ethiopia | Low |
0.235 |
154 |
Tanzania | Low |
0.231 |
154 |
Yemen | Low |
0.231 |
156 |
Chad | Low |
0.228 |
157 |
Trinidad & Tobago | Upper middle |
0.227 |
158 |
Djibouti | Lower middle |
0.226 |
159 |
Guatemala | Lower middle |
0.222 |
160 |
Namibia | Lower middle |
0.220 |
161 |
Belize | Lower middle |
0.219 |
162 |
Equatorial Guinea | Upper middle |
0.217 |
163 |
Burkina Faso | Low |
0.216 |
164 |
Nigeria | Low |
0.210 |
165 |
Angola | Lower middle |
0.209 |
166 |
Madagascar | Low |
0.208 |
167 |
Côte d'Ivoire | Lower middle |
0.207 |
168 |
Botswana | Upper middle |
0.206 |
169 |
Vanuatu | Low |
0.204 |
170 |
Comoros | Low |
0.201 |
171 |
Kenya | Low |
0.198 |
171 |
Rwanda | Low |
0.198 |
173 |
Dem. Rep. of the Congo | Low |
0.194 |
174 |
Uganda | Low |
0.190 |
175 |
Honduras | Lower middle |
0.189 |
176 |
Mozambique | Low |
0.181 |
177 |
Micronesia | Low |
0.180 |
178 |
Haiti | Low |
0.179 |
179 |
Malawi | Low |
0.178 |
180 |
Central African Rep. | Low |
0.172 |
181 |
Samoa | Lower middle |
0.171 |
182 |
Papua New Guinea | Low |
0.164 |
183 |
Lesotho | Low |
0.162 |
184 |
Zambia | Low |
0.160 |
185 |
Eritrea | Low |
0.159 |
186 |
Zimbabwe | Low |
0.141 |
Kiribati* | Low |
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Tuvalu* | Low |
- | |
Nauru* | Lower middle |
- | |
Somalia* | Low |
- | |
Solomon Islands* | Low |
- | |
Dominica* | Lower middle |
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