Ecosystem Services rankings

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 2022

Vulnerability

Rank	Country	Income group	Score
1	Switzerland	Upper	0.226
2	Denmark	Upper	0.238
3	Hungary	Upper	0.265
4	United Kingdom	Upper	0.275
5	Austria	Upper	0.279
5	Germany	Upper	0.279
5	Spain	Upper	0.279
8	Czech Republic	Upper	0.283
9	France	Upper	0.285
10	Netherlands	Upper	0.302
11	Slovakia	Upper	0.315
12	Belgium	Upper	0.317
13	Jordan	Lower middle	0.323
13	Luxembourg	Upper	0.323
15	Malta	Upper	0.331
16	Bahamas	Upper middle	0.333
17	Italy	Upper	0.334
18	Greece	Upper middle	0.335
19	Croatia	Upper	0.338
19	Macedonia	Upper middle	0.338
21	Botswana	Upper middle	0.339
22	Paraguay	Upper middle	0.342
23	Singapore	Upper	0.344
24	Sweden	Upper	0.346
25	Ireland	Upper	0.347
26	Venezuela	Upper middle	0.350
27	Saint Lucia	Upper middle	0.357
28	Belarus	Upper middle	0.360
29	Tunisia	Lower middle	0.361
30	Finland	Upper	0.362
30	Grenada	Lower middle	0.362
32	Gabon	Upper middle	0.363
32	Poland	Upper	0.363
32	Slovenia	Upper	0.363
35	Malaysia	Upper middle	0.369
36	Australia	Upper	0.373
36	Cyprus	Upper	0.373
36	Norway	Upper	0.373
39	Morocco	Lower middle	0.374
40	Panama	Upper middle	0.375
41	Israel	Upper	0.376
42	Trinidad & Tobago	Upper middle	0.377
43	Armenia	Upper middle	0.379
44	Azerbaijan	Upper middle	0.380
45	Canada	Upper	0.390
46	Egypt	Upper middle	0.392
47	Jamaica	Lower middle	0.394
48	Bulgaria	Upper middle	0.401
49	Sri Lanka	Lower middle	0.402
50	Uruguay	Upper middle	0.405
51	Portugal	Upper	0.406
52	Kazakhstan	Upper middle	0.407
52	Senegal	Low	0.407
54	Chile	Upper middle	0.408
55	Russian Federation	Upper	0.413
56	Brunei Darussalam	Upper	0.415
56	Algeria	Lower middle	0.415
58	Mongolia	Lower middle	0.416
59	Albania	Upper middle	0.417
59	New Zealand	Upper	0.417
61	Equatorial Guinea	Upper middle	0.420
62	Ukraine	Upper middle	0.423
63	Romania	Upper	0.424
64	Turkmenistan	Upper middle	0.425
65	United States	Upper	0.426
66	Latvia	Upper	0.429
66	Philippines	Lower middle	0.429
68	Lesotho	Low	0.430
68	Suriname	Upper middle	0.430
70	Burkina Faso	Low	0.431
70	Nigeria	Low	0.431
72	Cameroon	Low	0.432
73	Bahrain	Upper	0.435
73	Kuwait	Upper	0.435
75	Dominica	Lower middle	0.437
75	Zambia	Low	0.437
77	Brazil	Upper middle	0.438
77	Dominican Republic	Upper middle	0.438
77	Peru	Lower middle	0.438
80	Moldova	Upper middle	0.441
81	Bolivia	Lower middle	0.444
82	Turkey	Upper middle	0.446
83	Argentina	Upper middle	0.449
84	Costa Rica	Upper middle	0.453
84	Cambodia	Low	0.453
86	Lithuania	Upper	0.454
87	Cape Verde	Lower middle	0.455
88	Serbia	Upper middle	0.459
88	Tajikistan	Low	0.459
90	Colombia	Upper middle	0.460
91	Mexico	Upper middle	0.461
92	Namibia	Lower middle	0.465
93	Japan	Upper	0.466
94	Indonesia	Lower middle	0.467
94	Lebanon	Lower middle	0.467
96	Kenya	Low	0.470
96	Niger	Low	0.470
98	United Arab Emirates	Upper	0.471
99	Iran	Lower middle	0.473
100	Ghana	Lower middle	0.478
100	Thailand	Upper middle	0.478
102	Seychelles	Upper middle	0.479
103	Bosnia & Herzegovina	Upper middle	0.480
103	Guinea	Low	0.480
103	Syria	Low	0.480
106	Gambia	Low	0.482
106	Kyrgyzstan	Lower middle	0.482
108	Mauritania	Lower middle	0.483
108	South Africa	Lower middle	0.483
110	Ethiopia	Low	0.487
111	Bangladesh	Lower middle	0.489
112	Haiti	Low	0.490
113	Comoros	Low	0.491
113	Saudi Arabia	Upper	0.491
115	Georgia	Upper middle	0.492
115	Iceland	Upper	0.492
117	Estonia	Upper	0.494
118	Vanuatu	Low	0.497
119	Central African Rep.	Low	0.500
120	Côte d'Ivoire	Lower middle	0.502
121	Togo	Low	0.504
122	Congo	Lower middle	0.505
123	Barbados	Lower middle	0.508
124	Afghanistan	Low	0.509
124	Guyana	Upper middle	0.509
124	Uzbekistan	Lower middle	0.509
127	Montenegro	Upper middle	0.510
128	Dem. Rep. of the Congo	Low	0.511
128	Uganda	Low	0.511
130	Mali	Low	0.512
130	Mauritius	Upper middle	0.512
132	Swaziland	Lower middle	0.514
132	Zimbabwe	Low	0.514
134	China	Upper middle	0.515
134	Malawi	Low	0.515
136	Benin	Low	0.517
137	Mozambique	Low	0.518
138	Antigua and Barbuda	Upper middle	0.519
138	El Salvador	Lower middle	0.519
140	Sao Tome & Principe	Lower middle	0.527
141	Tanzania	Low	0.530
142	Solomon Islands	Low	0.532
143	Djibouti	Lower middle	0.535
144	Iraq	Lower middle	0.540
145	Maldives	Upper middle	0.541
146	Angola	Lower middle	0.545
147	Cuba	NA	0.546
148	India	Lower middle	0.548
149	Liberia	Low	0.549
150	Bhutan	Lower middle	0.551
151	Honduras	Lower middle	0.552
151	Nepal	Low	0.552
153	Laos	Lower middle	0.554
153	Libya	Upper middle	0.554
155	Timor-Leste	Lower middle	0.555
156	Myanmar	Low	0.556
156	Nicaragua	Lower middle	0.556
156	Pakistan	Low	0.556
159	Viet Nam	Lower middle	0.558
160	Burundi	NA	0.561
160	Qatar	Upper	0.561
162	Samoa	Lower middle	0.563
163	Ecuador	Lower middle	0.565
163	Eritrea	Low	0.565
165	Rwanda	Low	0.569
166	Belize	Lower middle	0.570
167	Yemen	Low	0.571
168	Fiji	Lower middle	0.573
169	Oman	Upper	0.579
170	Sierra Leone	Low	0.581
171	Republic of Korea	Upper	0.586
172	Chad	Low	0.589
173	Guatemala	Lower middle	0.605
174	Madagascar	Low	0.609
175	Guinea-Bissau	Low	0.616
176	Papua New Guinea	Low	0.633
177	Somalia	Low	0.650
178	Sudan	Low	0.660
179	Tonga	Lower middle	0.688
180	Dem. People's Rep. of Korea	NA	0.730
	Liechtenstein*	NA	-
	Kiribati*	Low	-
	Saint Kitts and Nevis*	Upper middle	-
	St Vincent & Grenadines*	Upper middle	-
	Marshall Islands*	Lower middle	-
	Micronesia*	Low	-
	Tuvalu*	Low	-
	Monaco*	NA	-
	Palau*	Upper middle	-
	San Marino*	Upper	-
	Andorra*	Upper	-
	Nauru*	Lower middle	-

* Data unavailable to determine country ranking.

ND-GAIN Index

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