Exposure rankings | ND-GAIN Index

Exposure

The nature and degree to which a system is exposed to significant climate change. A component of vulnerability independent of socio economic context.

Country Rankings

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

Scores for 2021

Vulnerability

Rank	Country	Income group	Score
1	Andorra	NA	0.247
2	Liechtenstein	NA	0.255
3	Mongolia	Lower middle	0.267
4	San Marino	Upper	0.270
5	Czech Republic	Upper	0.273
6	Luxembourg	Upper	0.282
7	Israel	Upper	0.284
8	Libya	Upper middle	0.286
9	Jordan	Lower middle	0.289
10	Switzerland	Upper	0.309
10	Turkmenistan	Upper middle	0.309
12	Malta	Upper	0.310
13	Macedonia	Upper middle	0.315
14	Uzbekistan	Lower middle	0.319
15	Belarus	Upper middle	0.326
15	Kyrgyzstan	Low	0.326
17	Algeria	Lower middle	0.327
18	Montenegro	Upper middle	0.329
19	Tunisia	Lower middle	0.330
20	Slovenia	Upper	0.331
21	Lebanon	Lower middle	0.332
22	Poland	Upper	0.334
23	Slovakia	Upper	0.335
24	Moldova	Upper middle	0.336
25	Armenia	Upper middle	0.337
26	Morocco	Lower middle	0.338
27	Belgium	Upper	0.340
28	Cyprus	Upper	0.341
29	Germany	Upper	0.347
29	Iran	Upper middle	0.347
31	Hungary	Upper	0.349
32	Austria	Upper	0.350
33	Azerbaijan	Upper middle	0.351
33	Kazakhstan	Upper middle	0.351
35	Botswana	Upper middle	0.356
36	Bosnia & Herzegovina	Upper middle	0.357
37	Saudi Arabia	Upper	0.358
38	Egypt	Lower middle	0.360
39	Spain	Upper	0.361
39	Tajikistan	Low	0.361
41	Serbia	Upper middle	0.363
42	Mauritania	Lower middle	0.364
43	Lesotho	Low	0.365
43	Lithuania	Upper	0.365
45	United Arab Emirates	Upper	0.367
46	Dominica	Lower middle	0.369
47	Syria	NA	0.372
48	Latvia	Upper	0.374
49	Estonia	Upper	0.379
50	Bulgaria	Upper middle	0.382
50	Grenada	Upper middle	0.382
52	Chile	Upper middle	0.384
53	Cape Verde	Lower middle	0.385
54	Saint Lucia	Lower middle	0.386
55	Norway	Upper	0.389
56	United Kingdom	Upper	0.390
57	Cambodia	Low	0.394
57	Laos	Lower middle	0.394
57	Portugal	Upper	0.394
60	Barbados	Upper middle	0.396
61	France	Upper	0.397
61	Kuwait	Upper	0.397
61	Netherlands	Upper	0.397
61	Qatar	Upper	0.397
65	Croatia	Upper	0.403
66	Guyana	Upper middle	0.404
66	Trinidad & Tobago	Upper middle	0.404
66	Ukraine	Lower middle	0.404
69	Brunei Darussalam	Upper	0.405
70	Georgia	Upper middle	0.406
71	Albania	Upper middle	0.408
72	Togo	Low	0.409
73	Oman	Upper	0.410
73	Sweden	Upper	0.410
73	St Vincent & Grenadines	Upper middle	0.410
76	Ireland	Upper	0.411
77	Djibouti	Low	0.413
78	Turkey	Upper middle	0.415
79	Bahrain	Upper	0.418
79	Suriname	Upper middle	0.418
81	Namibia	Lower middle	0.421
82	Venezuela	Upper middle	0.422
83	Paraguay	Upper middle	0.423
84	Greece	Upper middle	0.425
85	Bahamas	Upper	0.427
86	South Africa	Lower middle	0.431
87	Monaco	NA	0.432
88	Canada	Upper	0.433
88	Mozambique	Low	0.433
90	Saint Kitts and Nevis	Upper middle	0.435
91	Guinea	Low	0.436
92	Iraq	Lower middle	0.437
93	Russian Federation	Upper	0.440
94	Denmark	Upper	0.441
94	Haiti	Low	0.441
94	Italy	Upper	0.441
97	Finland	Upper	0.443
97	Malaysia	Upper middle	0.443
99	Ghana	Lower middle	0.444
100	Equatorial Guinea	Upper middle	0.445
100	Honduras	Lower middle	0.445
100	Romania	Upper	0.445
103	Panama	Upper middle	0.446
103	Swaziland	Lower middle	0.446
105	Benin	Low	0.447
105	Dominican Republic	Upper middle	0.447
107	Bolivia	Lower middle	0.448
107	China	Upper middle	0.448
107	Iceland	Upper	0.448
107	Jamaica	Lower middle	0.448
111	Côte d'Ivoire	Lower middle	0.451
111	Costa Rica	Upper middle	0.451
113	New Zealand	Upper	0.452
113	Yemen	Low	0.452
115	Uruguay	Upper middle	0.454
116	Nigeria	Lower middle	0.455
117	Peru	Lower middle	0.457
118	Thailand	Upper middle	0.458
119	Eritrea	Low	0.459
120	Fiji	Lower middle	0.460
121	Cameroon	Low	0.462
122	Gabon	Upper middle	0.463
123	El Salvador	Lower middle	0.469
124	Argentina	Upper middle	0.470
125	Comoros	Low	0.471
126	Antigua and Barbuda	Upper middle	0.472
126	Belize	Lower middle	0.472
128	Gambia	Low	0.474
129	Nepal	Low	0.477
129	Sao Tome & Principe	Low	0.477
131	Samoa	Lower middle	0.478
132	Guatemala	Lower middle	0.479
133	Australia	Upper	0.480
134	Afghanistan	Low	0.481
134	United States	Upper	0.481
136	Bhutan	Lower middle	0.485
136	Mauritius	Upper middle	0.485
136	Sierra Leone	Low	0.485
139	Congo	Low	0.487
139	Mexico	Upper middle	0.487
139	Vanuatu	Low	0.487
142	Liberia	Low	0.488
143	Papua New Guinea	Low	0.491
143	Viet Nam	Lower middle	0.491
145	Philippines	Lower middle	0.492
146	Malawi	Low	0.493
146	Nicaragua	Lower middle	0.493
146	Pakistan	Lower middle	0.493
149	Dem. Rep. of the Congo	Low	0.494
149	Republic of Korea	Upper	0.494
151	Central African Rep.	Low	0.495
152	Cuba	NA	0.497
153	Sri Lanka	Lower middle	0.499
153	Tanzania	Low	0.499
155	Madagascar	Low	0.500
156	Brazil	Upper middle	0.501
156	Colombia	Upper middle	0.501
158	Guinea-Bissau	Low	0.505
159	Kenya	Low	0.508
160	Rwanda	Low	0.509
161	Ethiopia	Low	0.511
161	Senegal	Low	0.511
163	Zimbabwe	Low	0.517
164	Indonesia	Lower middle	0.518
165	Bangladesh	Lower middle	0.519
166	Japan	Upper	0.520
166	Uganda	Low	0.520
168	Burundi	NA	0.522
169	Timor-Leste	Lower middle	0.524
170	Mali	Low	0.525
171	Somalia	Low	0.526
172	Burkina Faso	Low	0.529
173	Ecuador	Lower middle	0.532
173	Palau	Upper middle	0.532
175	Singapore	Upper	0.538
176	Chad	Low	0.541
177	Dem. People's Rep. of Korea	NA	0.542
177	Sudan	Low	0.542
179	Angola	Lower middle	0.543
180	Tonga	Lower middle	0.545
181	Zambia	Low	0.549
182	Solomon Islands	Low	0.557
183	Myanmar	Low	0.565
184	India	Lower middle	0.572
185	Nauru	Lower middle	0.586
186	Marshall Islands	Lower middle	0.587
187	Seychelles	Upper middle	0.594
188	Micronesia	Low	0.598
189	Kiribati	Low	0.618
190	Tuvalu	Lower middle	0.631
191	Niger	Low	0.633
192	Maldives	Upper middle	0.722

* Data unavailable to determine country ranking.