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 2021

Rank Country Income group Score
1
Switzerland
Upper
0.231
2
Denmark
Upper
0.238
3
Hungary
Upper
0.264
4
Germany
Upper
0.279
4
United Kingdom
Upper
0.279
6
Spain
Upper
0.281
7
Austria
Upper
0.283
7
France
Upper
0.283
9
Czech Republic
Upper
0.284
10
Netherlands
Upper
0.299
11
Slovakia
Upper
0.316
12
Belgium
Upper
0.318
13
Jordan
Lower middle
0.325
14
Luxembourg
Upper
0.330
15
Bahamas
Upper
0.333
16
Singapore
Upper
0.335
17
Croatia
Upper
0.336
17
Italy
Upper
0.336
19
Botswana
Upper middle
0.338
19
Greece
Upper middle
0.338
19
Macedonia
Upper middle
0.338
22
Paraguay
Upper middle
0.342
23
Malta
Upper
0.343
24
Venezuela
Upper middle
0.350
25
Sweden
Upper
0.352
26
Ireland
Upper
0.353
27
Finland
Upper
0.362
27
Saint Lucia
Lower middle
0.362
29
Belarus
Upper middle
0.363
29
Gabon
Upper middle
0.363
29
Grenada
Upper middle
0.363
32
Tunisia
Lower middle
0.364
33
Poland
Upper
0.365
34
Slovenia
Upper
0.367
35
Malaysia
Upper middle
0.369
36
Australia
Upper
0.373
37
Morocco
Lower middle
0.374
38
Cyprus
Upper
0.376
38
Norway
Upper
0.376
40
Israel
Upper
0.377
41
Armenia
Upper middle
0.379
41
Azerbaijan
Upper middle
0.379
41
Panama
Upper middle
0.379
44
Trinidad & Tobago
Upper middle
0.389
45
Canada
Upper
0.390
46
Jamaica
Lower middle
0.391
47
Egypt
Lower middle
0.394
48
Bulgaria
Upper middle
0.399
49
Sri Lanka
Lower middle
0.402
50
Uruguay
Upper middle
0.405
51
Senegal
Low
0.407
52
Chile
Upper middle
0.410
53
Brunei Darussalam
Upper
0.411
53
Portugal
Upper
0.411
55
New Zealand
Upper
0.415
56
Albania
Upper middle
0.416
56
Algeria
Lower middle
0.416
56
Mongolia
Lower middle
0.416
56
Russian Federation
Upper
0.416
60
Equatorial Guinea
Upper middle
0.419
61
Ukraine
Lower middle
0.422
62
Kazakhstan
Upper middle
0.423
63
Romania
Upper
0.425
64
United States
Upper
0.426
65
Dominica
Lower middle
0.430
65
Philippines
Lower middle
0.430
65
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
0.432
72
Turkmenistan
Upper middle
0.433
73
Latvia
Upper
0.434
74
Bahrain
Upper
0.437
74
Dominican Republic
Upper middle
0.437
76
Brazil
Upper middle
0.438
76
Zambia
Low
0.438
78
Peru
Lower middle
0.439
79
Kuwait
Upper
0.440
80
Moldova
Upper middle
0.441
81
Argentina
Upper middle
0.442
82
Bolivia
Lower middle
0.444
83
Turkey
Upper middle
0.446
84
Costa Rica
Upper middle
0.451
85
Cambodia
Low
0.452
86
Cape Verde
Lower middle
0.455
87
Serbia
Upper middle
0.456
88
Lithuania
Upper
0.458
89
Colombia
Upper middle
0.460
89
Tajikistan
Low
0.460
91
Mexico
Upper middle
0.461
92
United Arab Emirates
Upper
0.464
93
Lebanon
Lower middle
0.465
93
Namibia
Lower middle
0.465
95
Indonesia
Lower middle
0.468
96
Niger
Low
0.469
97
Japan
Upper
0.470
97
Kenya
Low
0.470
99
Iran
Upper middle
0.474
100
Ghana
Lower middle
0.476
101
Bosnia & Herzegovina
Upper middle
0.477
101
Thailand
Upper middle
0.477
103
Seychelles
Upper middle
0.479
104
Guinea
Low
0.480
105
Comoros
Low
0.482
105
Kyrgyzstan
Low
0.482
105
Syria
NA
0.482
108
Gambia
Low
0.483
109
Mauritania
Lower middle
0.485
110
Saudi Arabia
Upper
0.486
111
Ethiopia
Low
0.487
112
Bangladesh
Lower middle
0.489
112
South Africa
Lower middle
0.489
114
Georgia
Upper middle
0.491
114
Haiti
Low
0.491
116
Iceland
Upper
0.492
117
Vanuatu
Low
0.498
118
Central African Rep.
Low
0.500
119
Estonia
Upper
0.501
120
Côte d'Ivoire
Lower middle
0.502
121
Congo
Low
0.505
121
Togo
Low
0.505
123
Guyana
Upper middle
0.509
124
Afghanistan
Low
0.510
124
Uzbekistan
Lower middle
0.510
126
Dem. Rep. of the Congo
Low
0.511
126
Montenegro
Upper middle
0.511
126
Uganda
Low
0.511
129
Mauritius
Upper middle
0.513
130
Mali
Low
0.514
130
Swaziland
Lower middle
0.514
132
Malawi
Low
0.515
133
China
Upper middle
0.516
133
Zimbabwe
Low
0.516
135
Benin
Low
0.518
135
Mozambique
Low
0.518
137
Barbados
Upper middle
0.519
137
El Salvador
Lower middle
0.519
139
Antigua and Barbuda
Upper middle
0.530
140
Tanzania
Low
0.531
141
Sao Tome & Principe
Low
0.532
142
Solomon Islands
Low
0.533
143
Djibouti
Low
0.537
144
Iraq
Lower middle
0.541
144
Maldives
Upper middle
0.541
146
Angola
Lower middle
0.543
147
Cuba
NA
0.547
148
India
Lower middle
0.548
148
Liberia
Low
0.548
150
Honduras
Lower middle
0.553
150
Nepal
Low
0.553
152
Bhutan
Lower middle
0.554
152
Libya
Upper middle
0.554
154
Laos
Lower middle
0.555
155
Myanmar
Low
0.556
155
Nicaragua
Lower middle
0.556
155
Timor-Leste
Lower middle
0.556
155
Viet Nam
Lower middle
0.556
159
Pakistan
Lower middle
0.557
160
Burundi
NA
0.561
161
Eritrea
Low
0.563
161
Samoa
Lower middle
0.563
163
Ecuador
Lower middle
0.564
164
Belize
Lower middle
0.568
165
Rwanda
Low
0.569
165
Yemen
Low
0.569
167
Fiji
Lower middle
0.576
168
Oman
Upper
0.580
169
Sierra Leone
Low
0.581
170
Qatar
Upper
0.587
171
Republic of Korea
Upper
0.589
171
Chad
Low
0.589
173
Guatemala
Lower middle
0.604
174
Madagascar
Low
0.609
175
Guinea-Bissau
Low
0.615
176
Papua New Guinea
Low
0.634
177
Somalia
Low
0.650
178
Sudan
Low
0.661
179
Tonga
Lower middle
0.685
180
Dem. People's Rep. of Korea
NA
0.730
 
Palau*
Upper middle
-
 
Kiribati*
Low
-
 
Monaco*
NA
-
 
St Vincent & Grenadines*
Upper middle
-
 
Saint Kitts and Nevis*
Upper middle
-
 
Liechtenstein*
NA
-
 
Tuvalu*
Lower middle
-
 
San Marino*
Upper
-
 
Micronesia*
Low
-
 
Marshall Islands*
Lower middle
-
 
Andorra*
NA
-
 
Nauru*
Lower middle
-
* Data unavailable to determine country ranking.