Vulnerability

A country's ND-GAIN index score is composed of a Vulnerability score and a Readiness score. Vulnerability measures a country's exposure, sensitivity and ability to adapt to the negative impact of climate change. ND-GAIN measures the overall vulnerability by considering vulnerability in six life-supporting sectors – food, water, health, ecosystem service, human habitat and infrastructure.

World wide ranking by Vulnerability, lower scores (green) are better.

Adjust for GDP

Country Rankings

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

Scores for 2020

Rank Country Income group Score
1
Switzerland
Upper
0.255
2
Norway
Upper
0.257
3
Austria
Upper
0.284
4
Germany
Upper
0.293
5
United Kingdom
Upper
0.296
5
Sweden
Upper
0.296
7
Spain
Upper
0.300
8
Canada
Upper
0.301
8
Luxembourg
Upper
0.301
10
Czech Republic
Upper
0.303
11
Finland
Upper
0.310
11
France
Upper
0.310
11
New Zealand
Upper
0.310
14
Israel
Upper
0.316
15
Ireland
Upper
0.319
16
Australia
Upper
0.320
17
Iceland
Upper
0.321
18
Slovenia
Upper
0.322
19
Italy
Upper
0.323
20
Chile
Upper middle
0.325
21
Greece
Upper middle
0.327
21
Poland
Upper
0.327
23
United States
Upper
0.329
24
Portugal
Upper
0.335
25
Malta
Upper
0.338
26
Belarus
Upper middle
0.345
27
Belgium
Upper
0.346
28
Kyrgyzstan
Lower middle
0.350
28
Russian Federation
Upper
0.350
28
Turkey
Upper middle
0.350
31
Netherlands
Upper
0.351
32
Denmark
Upper
0.354
33
Kazakhstan
Upper middle
0.358
34
Saint Lucia
Lower middle
0.359
35
Estonia
Upper
0.363
36
Bulgaria
Upper middle
0.365
36
Cyprus
Upper
0.365
38
Slovakia
Upper
0.366
39
Bosnia & Herzegovina
Upper middle
0.369
40
United Arab Emirates
Upper
0.370
41
Brunei Darussalam
Upper
0.371
42
Hungary
Upper
0.372
43
Macedonia
Upper middle
0.373
44
Qatar
Upper
0.375
45
Trinidad & Tobago
Upper middle
0.376
46
Lithuania
Upper
0.377
46
Montenegro
Upper middle
0.377
46
Malaysia
Upper middle
0.377
49
Jordan
Lower middle
0.379
49
Japan
Upper
0.379
51
Morocco
Lower middle
0.380
52
Republic of Korea
Upper
0.381
53
Costa Rica
Upper middle
0.383
53
Kuwait
Upper
0.383
53
Ukraine
Lower middle
0.383
56
Barbados
Upper middle
0.386
57
Iran
Upper middle
0.389
57
Venezuela
Upper middle
0.389
59
Algeria
Lower middle
0.390
59
Grenada
Upper middle
0.390
59
Tunisia
Lower middle
0.390
62
Mongolia
Lower middle
0.391
62
Panama
Upper middle
0.391
64
Croatia
Upper
0.392
65
Singapore
Upper
0.393
66
Brazil
Upper middle
0.395
66
Latvia
Upper
0.395
68
Armenia
Upper middle
0.396
68
China
Upper middle
0.396
70
Uzbekistan
Lower middle
0.397
71
Paraguay
Upper middle
0.402
72
Suriname
Upper middle
0.406
72
Uruguay
Upper middle
0.406
74
Argentina
Upper middle
0.407
74
Saudi Arabia
Upper
0.407
74
Tajikistan
Low
0.407
77
Turkmenistan
Upper middle
0.409
78
Georgia
Upper middle
0.410
79
Cape Verde
Lower middle
0.413
79
Romania
Upper
0.413
81
Albania
Upper middle
0.414
81
Oman
Upper
0.414
83
South Africa
Upper middle
0.415
84
Colombia
Upper middle
0.417
84
Mexico
Upper middle
0.417
86
Lebanon
Lower middle
0.420
87
Gabon
Upper middle
0.424
88
Jamaica
Lower middle
0.426
89
Dominican Republic
Upper middle
0.427
90
Mauritius
Upper middle
0.429
91
Moldova
Lower middle
0.431
92
Serbia
Upper middle
0.432
93
Libya
Lower middle
0.434
93
Peru
Lower middle
0.434
95
Cuba
NA
0.435
96
Fiji
Lower middle
0.436
97
Azerbaijan
Upper middle
0.437
98
Thailand
Upper middle
0.438
99
Iraq
Lower middle
0.439
100
Egypt
Lower middle
0.442
101
Equatorial Guinea
Upper middle
0.444
101
El Salvador
Lower middle
0.444
103
Dominica
Lower middle
0.446
103
Nicaragua
Lower middle
0.446
105
Ecuador
Lower middle
0.447
105
Guatemala
Lower middle
0.447
107
Indonesia
Lower middle
0.451
108
Bahrain
Upper
0.452
109
Saint Kitts and Nevis
Upper middle
0.455
110
Bahamas
Upper
0.457
111
Belize
Lower middle
0.458
112
Guyana
Upper middle
0.459
113
Bolivia
Lower middle
0.460
114
Honduras
Lower middle
0.462
115
Philippines
Lower middle
0.463
116
Botswana
Upper middle
0.466
116
Syria
NA
0.466
118
Seychelles
Upper middle
0.469
119
Ghana
Lower middle
0.471
120
Dem. People's Rep. of Korea
NA
0.472
121
Namibia
Lower middle
0.474
122
Antigua and Barbuda
Upper middle
0.477
123
Sri Lanka
Upper middle
0.478
124
Cameroon
Low
0.480
125
Djibouti
Lower middle
0.481
126
Viet Nam
Lower middle
0.483
127
Lesotho
Low
0.484
128
Samoa
Lower middle
0.487
129
Nigeria
Lower middle
0.500
129
Timor-Leste
Low
0.500
131
Angola
Lower middle
0.505
132
India
Lower middle
0.506
133
Cambodia
Low
0.507
134
Côte d'Ivoire
Lower middle
0.513
135
Mozambique
Low
0.517
136
Bhutan
Lower middle
0.519
136
Swaziland
Lower middle
0.519
138
Tanzania
Low
0.520
139
Nepal
Low
0.521
139
Togo
Low
0.521
139
Zambia
Low
0.521
142
Congo
Low
0.523
143
Kenya
Low
0.525
143
Maldives
Upper middle
0.525
145
Laos
Lower middle
0.526
146
Sao Tome & Principe
Low
0.528
147
Myanmar
Lower middle
0.530
147
Pakistan
Lower middle
0.530
149
Comoros
Low
0.531
149
Haiti
Low
0.531
151
Guinea
Low
0.532
151
Senegal
Low
0.532
153
Papua New Guinea
Low
0.536
154
Bangladesh
Lower middle
0.541
155
Gambia
Low
0.545
156
Burkina Faso
Low
0.547
157
Malawi
Low
0.548
157
Vanuatu
Low
0.548
159
Zimbabwe
Low
0.554
160
Burundi
NA
0.558
160
Yemen
Low
0.558
162
Madagascar
Low
0.561
163
Ethiopia
Low
0.563
163
Sierra Leone
Low
0.563
165
Mauritania
Lower middle
0.571
165
Solomon Islands
Low
0.571
167
Benin
Low
0.572
168
Afghanistan
Low
0.579
168
Tonga
Lower middle
0.579
170
Uganda
Low
0.580
171
Micronesia
Low
0.585
172
Dem. Rep. of the Congo
Low
0.586
172
Rwanda
Low
0.586
174
Eritrea
Low
0.591
175
Central African Rep.
Low
0.593
176
Mali
Low
0.598
177
Liberia
Low
0.603
178
Sudan
Low
0.618
179
Guinea-Bissau
Low
0.658
179
Chad
Low
0.658
181
Somalia
Low
0.673
182
Niger
Low
0.675
 
Marshall Islands*
Low
-
 
St Vincent & Grenadines*
Lower middle
-
 
San Marino*
Upper
-
 
Monaco*
NA
-
 
Tuvalu*
Low
-
 
Kiribati*
Low
-
 
Nauru*
Upper middle
-
 
Palau*
Upper middle
-
 
Andorra*
NA
-
 
Liechtenstein*
NA
-
* Data unavailable to determine country ranking.