Health

The Health score captures a country’s vulnerability of public health to climate change, in terms of the spread of communicable diseases and provision of health services. Indicators include: projected change of deaths from climate change induced diseases (diarrhea and malnutrition), projected change of malaria hazard, dependency on external resource for health service, slum population, medical staffs, and access to improved sanitation facilities.

Country Rankings

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

Scores for 2020

Rank Country Income group Score
1
Switzerland
Upper
0.148
2
Monaco
NA
0.172
3
United States
Upper
0.174
4
Germany
Upper
0.179
5
Iceland
Upper
0.181
6
United Kingdom
Upper
0.188
6
Sweden
Upper
0.188
8
Netherlands
Upper
0.194
9
Norway
Upper
0.200
10
Luxembourg
Upper
0.203
11
Italy
Upper
0.205
12
Denmark
Upper
0.206
13
Austria
Upper
0.208
14
Japan
Upper
0.217
15
Canada
Upper
0.222
16
Spain
Upper
0.228
17
Israel
Upper
0.230
18
Portugal
Upper
0.234
19
Greece
Upper middle
0.237
20
Australia
Upper
0.240
21
France
Upper
0.251
22
Chile
Upper middle
0.252
23
Lithuania
Upper
0.254
24
Estonia
Upper
0.258
25
Poland
Upper
0.261
26
New Zealand
Upper
0.263
27
Belgium
Upper
0.265
28
Hungary
Upper
0.276
29
Republic of Korea
Upper
0.279
30
Finland
Upper
0.281
31
Czech Republic
Upper
0.282
32
Malta
Upper
0.286
32
Singapore
Upper
0.286
34
Latvia
Upper
0.288
35
Ireland
Upper
0.290
36
Belarus
Upper middle
0.291
37
Turkey
Upper middle
0.294
38
Kyrgyzstan
Lower middle
0.296
39
Slovenia
Upper
0.299
40
Cuba
NA
0.305
41
Qatar
Upper
0.310
42
Ukraine
Lower middle
0.313
43
United Arab Emirates
Upper
0.316
44
Romania
Upper
0.318
45
Kuwait
Upper
0.320
46
Armenia
Upper middle
0.334
47
Tunisia
Lower middle
0.338
48
Uzbekistan
Lower middle
0.352
49
Andorra
NA
0.356
50
China
Upper middle
0.357
51
Tajikistan
Low
0.360
52
Brunei Darussalam
Upper
0.361
53
Kazakhstan
Upper middle
0.365
54
Bahrain
Upper
0.367
55
San Marino
Upper
0.368
56
Viet Nam
Lower middle
0.369
57
Turkmenistan
Upper middle
0.370
58
Malaysia
Upper middle
0.371
58
Trinidad & Tobago
Upper middle
0.371
60
Saudi Arabia
Upper
0.374
61
Cyprus
Upper
0.375
62
Bosnia & Herzegovina
Upper middle
0.376
63
Montenegro
Upper middle
0.379
64
Jordan
Lower middle
0.381
65
Croatia
Upper
0.382
66
Brazil
Upper middle
0.384
67
Georgia
Upper middle
0.386
67
Serbia
Upper middle
0.386
69
Slovakia
Upper
0.390
70
Russian Federation
Upper
0.392
71
Grenada
Upper middle
0.395
71
Saint Lucia
Lower middle
0.395
73
Fiji
Lower middle
0.396
74
Argentina
Upper middle
0.397
75
Belize
Lower middle
0.399
76
Iran
Upper middle
0.400
77
Philippines
Lower middle
0.402
78
Panama
Upper middle
0.403
79
Dominican Republic
Upper middle
0.408
80
El Salvador
Lower middle
0.409
81
Macedonia
Upper middle
0.410
82
Albania
Upper middle
0.412
83
Oman
Upper
0.413
84
Costa Rica
Upper middle
0.414
85
Mongolia
Lower middle
0.415
86
Paraguay
Upper middle
0.416
87
Bulgaria
Upper middle
0.419
88
Uruguay
Upper middle
0.425
89
Indonesia
Lower middle
0.429
90
Azerbaijan
Upper middle
0.436
91
Syria
NA
0.439
92
St Vincent & Grenadines
Lower middle
0.441
93
Moldova
Lower middle
0.443
94
Suriname
Upper middle
0.446
95
Nauru
Upper middle
0.448
96
Guyana
Upper middle
0.449
97
Antigua and Barbuda
Upper middle
0.450
98
Bahamas
Upper
0.454
98
Egypt
Lower middle
0.454
98
Gabon
Upper middle
0.454
98
Peru
Lower middle
0.454
102
Ecuador
Lower middle
0.456
103
South Africa
Upper middle
0.461
104
Mexico
Upper middle
0.462
105
Guatemala
Lower middle
0.463
106
Saint Kitts and Nevis
Upper middle
0.465
107
Barbados
Upper middle
0.471
107
Thailand
Upper middle
0.471
109
Libya
Lower middle
0.472
109
Sri Lanka
Upper middle
0.472
111
Seychelles
Upper middle
0.476
112
Mauritius
Upper middle
0.478
113
Cambodia
Low
0.482
114
Dominica
Lower middle
0.487
115
Bolivia
Lower middle
0.491
115
Honduras
Lower middle
0.491
117
Colombia
Upper middle
0.495
118
Morocco
Lower middle
0.498
119
Nicaragua
Lower middle
0.499
120
Jamaica
Lower middle
0.510
121
Namibia
Lower middle
0.512
122
Venezuela
Upper middle
0.521
123
Guinea
Low
0.526
124
Laos
Lower middle
0.532
125
Ghana
Lower middle
0.539
126
Lebanon
Lower middle
0.541
127
Algeria
Lower middle
0.543
128
Equatorial Guinea
Upper middle
0.544
129
Maldives
Upper middle
0.546
130
Cape Verde
Lower middle
0.548
131
Iraq
Lower middle
0.549
132
Congo
Low
0.551
132
Samoa
Lower middle
0.551
134
Botswana
Upper middle
0.559
135
Togo
Low
0.561
136
Kiribati
Low
0.579
137
Angola
Lower middle
0.586
138
Nigeria
Lower middle
0.595
139
India
Lower middle
0.602
140
Pakistan
Lower middle
0.605
141
Palau
Upper middle
0.609
142
Cameroon
Low
0.610
143
Gambia
Low
0.625
144
Mozambique
Low
0.627
145
Swaziland
Lower middle
0.630
146
Côte d'Ivoire
Lower middle
0.635
147
Solomon Islands
Low
0.637
148
Burkina Faso
Low
0.639
149
Bhutan
Lower middle
0.642
150
Senegal
Low
0.653
151
Tonga
Lower middle
0.654
152
Marshall Islands
Low
0.657
153
Bangladesh
Lower middle
0.660
154
Comoros
Low
0.661
155
Nepal
Low
0.664
156
Lesotho
Low
0.665
157
Micronesia
Low
0.668
158
Benin
Low
0.677
159
Vanuatu
Low
0.679
160
Myanmar
Lower middle
0.684
161
Kenya
Low
0.692
162
Mauritania
Lower middle
0.695
163
Sierra Leone
Low
0.697
164
Tuvalu
Low
0.703
165
Papua New Guinea
Low
0.713
166
Timor-Leste
Low
0.716
167
Niger
Low
0.723
168
Haiti
Low
0.730
169
Zimbabwe
Low
0.732
170
Sudan
Low
0.737
171
Yemen
Low
0.738
172
Sao Tome & Principe
Low
0.745
173
Liberia
Low
0.749
174
Burundi
NA
0.751
174
Rwanda
Low
0.751
174
Tanzania
Low
0.751
177
Eritrea
Low
0.759
178
Uganda
Low
0.763
179
Afghanistan
Low
0.765
180
Mali
Low
0.769
181
Zambia
Low
0.777
182
Djibouti
Lower middle
0.781
183
Madagascar
Low
0.782
184
Malawi
Low
0.798
185
Chad
Low
0.812
186
Guinea-Bissau
Low
0.814
187
Somalia
Low
0.820
188
Ethiopia
Low
0.825
189
Dem. Rep. of the Congo
Low
0.835
190
Central African Rep.
Low
0.840
 
Dem. People's Rep. of Korea*
NA
-
 
Liechtenstein*
NA
-
* Data unavailable to determine country ranking.