Adaptive Capacity

The availability of social resources for sector-specific adaptation. In some cases, these capacities reflect sustainable adaptation solutions. In other cases, they reflect capacities to put newer, more sustainable adaptations into place.

Country Rankings

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

Scores for 2021

Rank Country Income group Score
1
Finland
Upper
0.187
2
Switzerland
Upper
0.197
3
Netherlands
Upper
0.198
4
New Zealand
Upper
0.204
5
Norway
Upper
0.206
6
Germany
Upper
0.222
7
Ireland
Upper
0.229
8
Spain
Upper
0.240
9
Israel
Upper
0.241
9
Italy
Upper
0.241
11
United States
Upper
0.242
12
Sweden
Upper
0.243
13
United Kingdom
Upper
0.244
14
France
Upper
0.249
14
Iceland
Upper
0.249
16
Luxembourg
Upper
0.252
17
Greece
Upper middle
0.259
18
Denmark
Upper
0.264
19
Austria
Upper
0.267
20
Portugal
Upper
0.273
21
Japan
Upper
0.276
22
Canada
Upper
0.277
23
Belgium
Upper
0.278
24
Singapore
Upper
0.284
25
Australia
Upper
0.297
26
Slovenia
Upper
0.299
27
Czech Republic
Upper
0.323
28
Republic of Korea
Upper
0.328
29
Qatar
Upper
0.335
30
Kuwait
Upper
0.347
31
Russian Federation
Upper
0.361
32
Hungary
Upper
0.364
32
Malta
Upper
0.364
34
Poland
Upper
0.367
35
Chile
Upper middle
0.369
36
Turkey
Upper middle
0.371
37
Kazakhstan
Upper middle
0.376
38
Bulgaria
Upper middle
0.377
39
Uzbekistan
Lower middle
0.379
40
Belarus
Upper middle
0.387
41
Slovakia
Upper
0.391
42
Kyrgyzstan
Low
0.392
43
Barbados
Upper middle
0.399
44
Turkmenistan
Upper middle
0.408
45
Latvia
Upper
0.411
45
Malaysia
Upper middle
0.411
47
Croatia
Upper
0.413
48
United Arab Emirates
Upper
0.414
48
Ukraine
Lower middle
0.414
50
Cyprus
Upper
0.415
51
Brazil
Upper middle
0.416
52
Romania
Upper
0.419
53
Jordan
Lower middle
0.421
54
Seychelles
Upper middle
0.424
55
Montenegro
Upper middle
0.431
56
Uruguay
Upper middle
0.432
57
Egypt
Lower middle
0.436
58
Costa Rica
Upper middle
0.437
59
China
Upper middle
0.439
60
Estonia
Upper
0.444
61
Argentina
Upper middle
0.446
62
Bahrain
Upper
0.454
63
Armenia
Upper middle
0.462
64
Panama
Upper middle
0.463
65
Tunisia
Lower middle
0.466
66
Bosnia & Herzegovina
Upper middle
0.470
66
Mexico
Upper middle
0.470
66
Tajikistan
Low
0.470
69
Paraguay
Upper middle
0.474
70
Lithuania
Upper
0.478
71
Azerbaijan
Upper middle
0.479
72
Suriname
Upper middle
0.485
73
Thailand
Upper middle
0.486
74
Venezuela
Upper middle
0.488
75
Iraq
Lower middle
0.491
76
Georgia
Upper middle
0.492
77
Iran
Upper middle
0.498
77
Trinidad & Tobago
Upper middle
0.498
79
Morocco
Lower middle
0.499
79
Mauritius
Upper middle
0.499
81
Guatemala
Lower middle
0.504
82
Maldives
Upper middle
0.505
83
Albania
Upper middle
0.511
84
Moldova
Upper middle
0.512
85
Cuba
NA
0.514
86
Ecuador
Lower middle
0.516
86
Jamaica
Lower middle
0.516
86
Nicaragua
Lower middle
0.516
89
Grenada
Upper middle
0.519
90
Algeria
Lower middle
0.523
91
Lebanon
Lower middle
0.526
92
Macedonia
Upper middle
0.527
93
Brunei Darussalam
Upper
0.534
94
El Salvador
Lower middle
0.543
95
Dominican Republic
Upper middle
0.544
96
Oman
Upper
0.545
97
Serbia
Upper middle
0.546
98
Colombia
Upper middle
0.547
99
Belize
Lower middle
0.548
100
Philippines
Lower middle
0.551
101
Sao Tome & Principe
Low
0.559
102
Viet Nam
Lower middle
0.561
103
Zambia
Low
0.564
104
South Africa
Lower middle
0.567
105
Ghana
Lower middle
0.568
106
Tonga
Lower middle
0.572
107
Indonesia
Lower middle
0.574
108
Peru
Lower middle
0.577
109
Syria
NA
0.587
110
Honduras
Lower middle
0.597
110
Saudi Arabia
Upper
0.597
112
Fiji
Lower middle
0.598
113
India
Lower middle
0.601
113
Samoa
Lower middle
0.601
115
Pakistan
Lower middle
0.608
116
Sri Lanka
Lower middle
0.612
117
Botswana
Upper middle
0.614
118
Guyana
Upper middle
0.615
119
Mongolia
Lower middle
0.619
120
Antigua and Barbuda
Upper middle
0.621
121
Vanuatu
Low
0.627
122
Bolivia
Lower middle
0.628
123
Dem. People's Rep. of Korea
NA
0.632
124
Zimbabwe
Low
0.634
125
Bhutan
Lower middle
0.636
126
Cape Verde
Lower middle
0.638
127
Djibouti
Low
0.642
128
Swaziland
Lower middle
0.645
129
Myanmar
Low
0.646
130
Senegal
Low
0.649
131
Bangladesh
Lower middle
0.650
132
Comoros
Low
0.651
133
Kenya
Low
0.652
134
Gabon
Upper middle
0.656
135
Mozambique
Low
0.660
136
Libya
Upper middle
0.661
137
Namibia
Lower middle
0.662
138
Nepal
Low
0.665
139
Laos
Lower middle
0.670
140
Nigeria
Lower middle
0.673
141
Tanzania
Low
0.675
142
Timor-Leste
Lower middle
0.676
143
Solomon Islands
Low
0.680
144
Côte d'Ivoire
Lower middle
0.687
145
Gambia
Low
0.689
146
Cameroon
Low
0.690
147
Uganda
Low
0.692
148
Rwanda
Low
0.695
149
Lesotho
Low
0.696
150
Malawi
Low
0.707
151
Afghanistan
Low
0.709
152
Mauritania
Lower middle
0.721
153
Cambodia
Low
0.729
154
Burkina Faso
Low
0.732
155
Sudan
Low
0.738
156
Angola
Lower middle
0.740
157
Congo
Low
0.743
158
Haiti
Low
0.744
159
Ethiopia
Low
0.745
160
Mali
Low
0.754
161
Benin
Low
0.764
162
Togo
Low
0.767
163
Madagascar
Low
0.769
164
Sierra Leone
Low
0.775
165
Burundi
NA
0.778
166
Liberia
Low
0.780
167
Guinea
Low
0.784
167
Papua New Guinea
Low
0.784
169
Niger
Low
0.800
170
Yemen
Low
0.802
171
Central African Rep.
Low
0.821
172
Guinea-Bissau
Low
0.825
173
Eritrea
Low
0.829
174
Somalia
Low
0.837
175
Dem. Rep. of the Congo
Low
0.844
176
Chad
Low
0.874
 
Tuvalu*
Lower middle
-
 
Monaco*
NA
-
 
Equatorial Guinea*
Upper middle
-
 
Marshall Islands*
Lower middle
-
 
Dominica*
Lower middle
-
 
Saint Lucia*
Lower middle
-
 
Nauru*
Lower middle
-
 
St Vincent & Grenadines*
Upper middle
-
 
Bahamas*
Upper
-
 
Micronesia*
Low
-
 
Saint Kitts and Nevis*
Upper middle
-
 
Palau*
Upper middle
-
 
Kiribati*
Low
-
 
San Marino*
Upper
-
 
Andorra*
NA
-
 
Liechtenstein*
NA
-
* Data unavailable to determine country ranking.