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 2024

Vulnerability

Rank	Country	Income group	Score
1	Liechtenstein	NA	0.255
2	Andorra	Upper	0.372
3	United Kingdom	Upper	0.373
4	San Marino	Upper	0.379
5	Cyprus	Upper	0.380
6	Germany	Upper	0.382
7	Poland	Upper	0.383
8	Saint Lucia	Upper middle	0.386
9	Czech Republic	Upper	0.390
10	Russian Federation	Upper	0.391
11	Norway	Upper	0.393
12	Kyrgyzstan	Lower middle	0.403
12	Luxembourg	Upper	0.403
14	Canada	Upper	0.404
15	Belarus	Upper middle	0.405
16	Ireland	Upper	0.406
17	Switzerland	Upper	0.407
18	Sweden	Upper	0.412
19	Iceland	Upper	0.417
19	Tajikistan	Low	0.417
21	Chile	Upper middle	0.418
22	Denmark	Upper	0.419
23	Spain	Upper	0.422
24	Lithuania	Upper	0.428
25	New Zealand	Upper	0.429
26	Israel	Upper	0.430
27	Bosnia & Herzegovina	Upper middle	0.432
27	Monaco	NA	0.432
29	Belgium	Upper	0.433
29	Dominica	Lower middle	0.433
31	Estonia	Upper	0.434
32	Cambodia	Low	0.436
33	Moldova	Upper middle	0.437
34	Philippines	Lower middle	0.438
34	Slovenia	Upper	0.438
36	Latvia	Upper	0.442
37	Kazakhstan	Upper middle	0.443
38	Jordan	Lower middle	0.444
39	Uzbekistan	Lower middle	0.445
40	Austria	Upper	0.446
40	Sri Lanka	Lower middle	0.446
42	Australia	Upper	0.449
42	Mongolia	Lower middle	0.449
42	Slovakia	Upper	0.449
45	Hungary	Upper	0.451
46	France	Upper	0.452
47	China	Upper middle	0.455
47	Lebanon	Lower middle	0.455
47	Macedonia	Upper middle	0.455
50	Mozambique	Low	0.458
51	Laos	Lower middle	0.459
52	Armenia	Upper middle	0.460
52	Montenegro	Upper middle	0.460
54	Trinidad & Tobago	Upper middle	0.462
55	Finland	Upper	0.464
55	Netherlands	Upper	0.464
55	Paraguay	Upper middle	0.464
58	Malta	Upper	0.465
58	Ukraine	Upper middle	0.465
60	United States	Upper	0.466
61	Barbados	Lower middle	0.467
62	Libya	Upper middle	0.468
63	Nigeria	Low	0.469
63	Turkey	Upper middle	0.469
65	Malaysia	Upper middle	0.470
66	Tunisia	Lower middle	0.471
67	Venezuela	Upper middle	0.474
68	Kenya	Low	0.475
68	Syria	Low	0.475
68	Uruguay	Upper middle	0.475
71	Grenada	Lower middle	0.477
72	Azerbaijan	Upper middle	0.479
72	Iran	Lower middle	0.479
72	Peru	Lower middle	0.479
75	Bolivia	Lower middle	0.484
76	Georgia	Upper middle	0.486
76	Madagascar	Low	0.486
76	Serbia	Upper middle	0.486
79	Ethiopia	Low	0.487
80	Singapore	Upper	0.488
81	Côte d'Ivoire	Lower middle	0.489
82	Croatia	Upper	0.490
83	Turkmenistan	Upper middle	0.491
84	Costa Rica	Upper middle	0.492
84	Republic of Korea	Upper	0.492
84	Thailand	Upper middle	0.492
84	St Vincent & Grenadines	Upper middle	0.492
88	Bulgaria	Upper middle	0.493
88	Cameroon	Low	0.493
88	Algeria	Lower middle	0.493
88	Japan	Upper	0.493
88	Panama	Upper middle	0.493
93	Togo	Low	0.495
94	Brunei Darussalam	Upper	0.496
94	Ghana	Lower middle	0.496
94	Greece	Upper middle	0.496
94	Honduras	Lower middle	0.496
94	Portugal	Upper	0.496
99	Cape Verde	Lower middle	0.497
100	Guinea	Low	0.498
101	Jamaica	Lower middle	0.499
102	Guyana	Upper middle	0.501
103	Italy	Upper	0.503
103	Saint Kitts and Nevis	Upper middle	0.503
105	Indonesia	Lower middle	0.505
105	Morocco	Lower middle	0.505
105	Romania	Upper	0.505
108	Gabon	Upper middle	0.507
109	Brazil	Upper middle	0.508
110	Lesotho	Low	0.509
110	Suriname	Upper middle	0.509
112	Colombia	Upper middle	0.510
112	Comoros	Low	0.510
112	Haiti	Low	0.510
115	Benin	Low	0.512
115	Liberia	Low	0.512
115	Sierra Leone	Low	0.512
118	Burkina Faso	Low	0.513
119	Argentina	Upper middle	0.514
119	Cuba	NA	0.514
121	Dominican Republic	Upper middle	0.515
121	Fiji	Lower middle	0.515
121	El Salvador	Lower middle	0.515
124	Niger	Low	0.517
124	Tanzania	Low	0.517
126	Mexico	Upper middle	0.519
127	Albania	Upper middle	0.521
127	Nicaragua	Lower middle	0.521
129	Vanuatu	Low	0.522
130	Dem. Rep. of the Congo	Low	0.523
130	Equatorial Guinea	Upper middle	0.523
132	Saudi Arabia	Upper	0.524
133	Egypt	Upper middle	0.527
133	Swaziland	Lower middle	0.527
135	Papua New Guinea	Low	0.530
136	Mali	Low	0.531
137	Palau	Upper middle	0.532
138	United Arab Emirates	Upper	0.534
138	Senegal	Low	0.534
140	Viet Nam	Lower middle	0.537
141	Botswana	Upper middle	0.538
142	Pakistan	Low	0.539
143	Antigua and Barbuda	Upper middle	0.540
143	Zimbabwe	Low	0.540
145	Guatemala	Lower middle	0.541
146	Mauritius	Upper middle	0.542
146	Samoa	Lower middle	0.542
148	Gambia	Low	0.544
149	Central African Rep.	Low	0.545
150	Mauritania	Lower middle	0.546
151	Congo	Lower middle	0.548
151	South Africa	Lower middle	0.548
153	Eritrea	Low	0.552
154	Afghanistan	Low	0.556
154	Uganda	Low	0.556
156	Nepal	Low	0.558
157	Belize	Lower middle	0.562
158	Chad	Low	0.563
159	Ecuador	Lower middle	0.564
159	Kuwait	Upper	0.564
159	Qatar	Upper	0.564
162	Bangladesh	Lower middle	0.567
163	Guinea-Bissau	Low	0.568
164	Timor-Leste	Lower middle	0.569
165	Iraq	Lower middle	0.570
166	Sao Tome & Principe	Lower middle	0.571
167	India	Lower middle	0.576
167	Oman	Upper	0.576
169	Dem. People's Rep. of Korea	NA	0.577
170	Bahamas	Upper middle	0.581
170	Sudan	Low	0.581
172	Bahrain	Upper	0.584
173	Nauru	Lower middle	0.586
174	Marshall Islands	Lower middle	0.587
175	Angola	Lower middle	0.588
175	Namibia	Lower middle	0.588
177	Myanmar	Low	0.589
178	Solomon Islands	Low	0.591
179	Bhutan	Lower middle	0.593
180	Seychelles	Upper middle	0.594
181	Djibouti	Lower middle	0.595
182	Micronesia	Low	0.598
183	Tonga	Lower middle	0.601
184	Malawi	Low	0.604
185	Zambia	Low	0.605
186	Rwanda	Low	0.612
187	Somalia	Low	0.617
188	Kiribati	Low	0.618
189	Yemen	Low	0.619
190	Burundi	NA	0.630
191	Tuvalu	Low	0.631
192	Maldives	Upper middle	0.722

* Data unavailable to determine country ranking.