Ecosystem Services

The score of Ecosystem services captures the vulnerability of natural capital to climate change, the ecological resources that humans rely upon to support lives and livelihoods. Indicators include: projected change of biome distribution, projected change of marine biodiversity, natural capital dependency, ecological footprint, protected biome, and engagement in international environmental conventions.

Country Rankings

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

Scores for 2020

Rank Country Income group Score
1
Switzerland
Upper
0.232
2
Denmark
Upper
0.235
3
Hungary
Upper
0.263
4
Germany
Upper
0.279
4
United Kingdom
Upper
0.279
6
Czech Republic
Upper
0.281
6
Spain
Upper
0.281
8
Austria
Upper
0.282
9
France
Upper
0.284
10
Netherlands
Upper
0.292
11
Slovakia
Upper
0.314
12
Belgium
Upper
0.315
13
Jordan
Lower middle
0.327
14
Luxembourg
Upper
0.328
15
Bahamas
Upper
0.333
15
Croatia
Upper
0.333
17
Singapore
Upper
0.334
18
Greece
Upper middle
0.336
19
Italy
Upper
0.337
20
Macedonia
Upper middle
0.339
21
Paraguay
Upper middle
0.342
22
Botswana
Upper middle
0.344
23
Malta
Upper
0.345
24
Sweden
Upper
0.346
25
Ireland
Upper
0.348
26
Venezuela
Upper middle
0.351
27
Belarus
Upper middle
0.359
28
Finland
Upper
0.362
28
Slovenia
Upper
0.362
30
Gabon
Upper middle
0.363
31
Malaysia
Upper middle
0.364
31
Poland
Upper
0.364
33
Saint Lucia
Lower middle
0.366
33
Tunisia
Lower middle
0.366
35
Grenada
Upper middle
0.367
36
Panama
Upper middle
0.371
37
Australia
Upper
0.373
38
Morocco
Lower middle
0.374
39
Norway
Upper
0.375
40
Cyprus
Upper
0.376
41
Armenia
Upper middle
0.377
42
Azerbaijan
Upper middle
0.379
43
Israel
Upper
0.385
44
Canada
Upper
0.390
45
Egypt
Lower middle
0.393
45
Jamaica
Lower middle
0.393
47
Trinidad & Tobago
Upper middle
0.396
48
Bulgaria
Upper middle
0.399
49
Sri Lanka
Upper middle
0.403
50
Uruguay
Upper middle
0.405
51
Senegal
Low
0.407
52
Chile
Upper middle
0.410
52
Portugal
Upper
0.410
54
New Zealand
Upper
0.415
54
Russian Federation
Upper
0.415
56
Brunei Darussalam
Upper
0.416
56
Algeria
Lower middle
0.416
56
Mongolia
Lower middle
0.416
59
Albania
Upper middle
0.417
60
Romania
Upper
0.424
61
United States
Upper
0.425
62
Equatorial Guinea
Upper middle
0.426
62
Ukraine
Lower middle
0.426
64
Dominica
Lower middle
0.429
64
Latvia
Upper
0.429
64
Philippines
Lower middle
0.429
67
Suriname
Upper middle
0.430
68
Burkina Faso
Low
0.431
68
Lesotho
Low
0.431
68
Nigeria
Lower middle
0.431
71
Cameroon
Low
0.433
72
Zambia
Low
0.434
73
Kazakhstan
Upper middle
0.435
74
Turkmenistan
Upper middle
0.436
75
Peru
Lower middle
0.437
76
Argentina
Upper middle
0.438
76
Brazil
Upper middle
0.438
76
Dominican Republic
Upper middle
0.438
79
Bahrain
Upper
0.441
79
Kuwait
Upper
0.441
81
Moldova
Lower middle
0.442
82
Bolivia
Lower middle
0.444
83
Turkey
Upper middle
0.446
84
Cape Verde
Lower middle
0.452
84
Costa Rica
Upper middle
0.452
84
Cambodia
Low
0.452
87
Lithuania
Upper
0.454
88
Serbia
Upper middle
0.456
89
Tajikistan
Low
0.458
90
Colombia
Upper middle
0.459
91
Mexico
Upper middle
0.463
92
Namibia
Lower middle
0.465
93
Indonesia
Lower middle
0.468
94
Lebanon
Lower middle
0.469
95
Japan
Upper
0.470
95
Kenya
Low
0.470
95
Niger
Low
0.470
98
United Arab Emirates
Upper
0.472
99
Iran
Upper middle
0.474
100
Bosnia & Herzegovina
Upper middle
0.475
101
Ghana
Lower middle
0.476
102
Guinea
Low
0.479
102
Seychelles
Upper middle
0.479
104
Thailand
Upper middle
0.480
105
Gambia
Low
0.481
105
Syria
NA
0.481
107
Comoros
Low
0.482
107
Kyrgyzstan
Lower middle
0.482
109
Mauritania
Lower middle
0.483
109
South Africa
Upper middle
0.483
111
Estonia
Upper
0.487
111
Ethiopia
Low
0.487
113
Bangladesh
Lower middle
0.489
113
Georgia
Upper middle
0.489
115
Haiti
Low
0.490
116
Iceland
Upper
0.492
117
Saudi Arabia
Upper
0.494
118
Central African Rep.
Low
0.500
118
Côte d'Ivoire
Lower middle
0.500
120
Montenegro
Upper middle
0.503
121
Congo
Low
0.505
122
Dem. Rep. of the Congo
Low
0.507
122
Togo
Low
0.507
122
Uzbekistan
Lower middle
0.507
125
Afghanistan
Low
0.509
125
Guyana
Upper middle
0.509
127
Swaziland
Lower middle
0.510
128
Mauritius
Upper middle
0.511
128
Uganda
Low
0.511
130
Malawi
Low
0.515
131
Barbados
Upper middle
0.516
131
China
Upper middle
0.516
131
Mali
Low
0.516
131
Zimbabwe
Low
0.516
135
Benin
Low
0.517
135
Mozambique
Low
0.517
137
El Salvador
Lower middle
0.519
138
Antigua and Barbuda
Upper middle
0.525
139
Tanzania
Low
0.531
140
Djibouti
Lower middle
0.535
141
Solomon Islands
Low
0.536
141
Sao Tome & Principe
Low
0.536
143
Iraq
Lower middle
0.541
143
Maldives
Upper middle
0.541
145
Belize
Lower middle
0.542
146
Angola
Lower middle
0.543
147
Bhutan
Lower middle
0.547
148
Cuba
NA
0.548
149
India
Lower middle
0.549
150
Nepal
Low
0.552
151
Liberia
Low
0.554
152
Honduras
Lower middle
0.555
152
Viet Nam
Lower middle
0.555
154
Laos
Lower middle
0.556
154
Libya
Lower middle
0.556
156
Myanmar
Lower middle
0.557
157
Pakistan
Lower middle
0.558
158
Nicaragua
Lower middle
0.559
159
Timor-Leste
Low
0.560
159
Vanuatu
Low
0.560
159
Samoa
Lower middle
0.560
162
Burundi
NA
0.561
163
Ecuador
Lower middle
0.563
164
Eritrea
Low
0.567
165
Rwanda
Low
0.569
166
Yemen
Low
0.571
167
Fiji
Lower middle
0.580
168
Sierra Leone
Low
0.581
169
Republic of Korea
Upper
0.588
170
Chad
Low
0.589
171
Oman
Upper
0.590
172
Qatar
Upper
0.592
173
Guatemala
Lower middle
0.604
174
Madagascar
Low
0.609
175
Guinea-Bissau
Low
0.614
176
Papua New Guinea
Low
0.634
177
Somalia
Low
0.649
178
Sudan
Low
0.662
179
Tonga
Lower middle
0.683
180
Dem. People's Rep. of Korea
NA
0.725
 
Saint Kitts and Nevis*
Upper middle
-
 
Tuvalu*
Low
-
 
Palau*
Upper middle
-
 
St Vincent & Grenadines*
Lower middle
-
 
Liechtenstein*
NA
-
 
Micronesia*
Low
-
 
Marshall Islands*
Low
-
 
Nauru*
Upper middle
-
 
Kiribati*
Low
-
 
Monaco*
NA
-
 
Andorra*
NA
-
 
San Marino*
Upper
-
* Data unavailable to determine country ranking.