Infrastructure

The Infrastructure score captures the vulnerability of coastal and energy infrastructure to climate change, primarily general preparedness to climate-related natural disasters, coastal hazards, and energy supply challenges. Indicators include projected change of hydropower generation capacity, projected change of sea level rise impacts, dependency on imported energy, population living under 5m above sea level, electricity access, and disaster preparedness.

Country Rankings

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

Scores for 2020

Rank Country Income group Score
1
Norway
Upper
0.085
2
Colombia
Upper middle
0.136
3
Algeria
Lower middle
0.145
4
Gabon
Upper middle
0.158
4
Russian Federation
Upper
0.158
6
Australia
Upper
0.162
7
Saudi Arabia
Upper
0.165
8
Oman
Upper
0.166
9
Congo
Low
0.187
10
Barbados
Upper middle
0.194
11
Brunei Darussalam
Upper
0.198
12
Venezuela
Upper middle
0.209
13
Timor-Leste
Low
0.213
14
Saint Lucia
Lower middle
0.215
15
Iraq
Lower middle
0.219
16
Ecuador
Lower middle
0.228
17
Canada
Upper
0.230
18
Costa Rica
Upper middle
0.239
19
Slovenia
Upper
0.242
20
Samoa
Lower middle
0.243
21
Peru
Lower middle
0.248
21
South Africa
Upper middle
0.248
23
Sweden
Upper
0.249
24
Finland
Upper
0.250
25
Kazakhstan
Upper middle
0.258
26
Libya
Lower middle
0.259
27
Iran
Upper middle
0.261
28
Uzbekistan
Lower middle
0.267
29
Bolivia
Lower middle
0.269
29
Trinidad & Tobago
Upper middle
0.269
31
Bosnia & Herzegovina
Upper middle
0.271
31
Cameroon
Low
0.271
31
Mexico
Upper middle
0.271
34
Nigeria
Lower middle
0.274
35
Bulgaria
Upper middle
0.275
35
United States
Upper
0.275
37
Fiji
Lower middle
0.276
38
Grenada
Upper middle
0.279
39
Guatemala
Lower middle
0.280
40
Chile
Upper middle
0.281
40
Malaysia
Upper middle
0.281
42
Brazil
Upper middle
0.284
43
New Zealand
Upper
0.286
43
Papua New Guinea
Low
0.286
45
Estonia
Upper
0.287
46
Angola
Lower middle
0.289
46
Montenegro
Upper middle
0.289
46
Mongolia
Lower middle
0.289
49
Argentina
Upper middle
0.291
50
Ghana
Lower middle
0.293
50
Ukraine
Lower middle
0.293
52
Indonesia
Lower middle
0.294
53
Iceland
Upper
0.298
54
Madagascar
Low
0.299
55
India
Lower middle
0.301
56
China
Upper middle
0.302
57
Israel
Upper
0.304
57
Turkey
Upper middle
0.304
59
Switzerland
Upper
0.307
59
Kenya
Low
0.307
59
Syria
NA
0.307
62
France
Upper
0.308
62
Poland
Upper
0.308
64
Croatia
Upper
0.316
65
El Salvador
Lower middle
0.321
66
Republic of Korea
Upper
0.325
66
Pakistan
Lower middle
0.325
66
Romania
Upper
0.325
69
Hungary
Upper
0.326
70
Moldova
Lower middle
0.327
71
Sri Lanka
Upper middle
0.328
72
Belarus
Upper middle
0.329
72
Cape Verde
Lower middle
0.329
72
United Kingdom
Upper
0.329
75
Paraguay
Upper middle
0.330
76
Lithuania
Upper
0.331
76
Portugal
Upper
0.331
78
Spain
Upper
0.335
79
Jordan
Lower middle
0.336
79
Uruguay
Upper middle
0.336
81
Dominican Republic
Upper middle
0.338
82
Comoros
Low
0.340
82
Morocco
Lower middle
0.340
84
Eritrea
Low
0.341
84
Yemen
Low
0.341
86
Saint Kitts and Nevis
Upper middle
0.343
86
Dem. People's Rep. of Korea
NA
0.343
88
Ethiopia
Low
0.346
89
United Arab Emirates
Upper
0.348
90
Nicaragua
Lower middle
0.349
90
Sudan
Low
0.349
92
Greece
Upper middle
0.350
92
Panama
Upper middle
0.350
92
Tanzania
Low
0.350
95
Ireland
Upper
0.351
95
Sierra Leone
Low
0.351
97
Macedonia
Upper middle
0.352
98
Germany
Upper
0.355
98
Mauritius
Upper middle
0.355
100
Lebanon
Lower middle
0.356
101
Honduras
Lower middle
0.358
102
Luxembourg
Upper
0.360
103
Jamaica
Lower middle
0.367
104
Philippines
Lower middle
0.370
105
Vanuatu
Low
0.371
106
Dem. Rep. of the Congo
Low
0.374
107
Czech Republic
Upper
0.380
108
Cyprus
Upper
0.386
108
Italy
Upper
0.386
110
Côte d'Ivoire
Lower middle
0.387
111
Thailand
Upper middle
0.391
112
Cuba
NA
0.397
113
Qatar
Upper
0.405
114
Togo
Low
0.406
115
Georgia
Upper middle
0.409
116
Mozambique
Low
0.415
117
Tunisia
Lower middle
0.416
118
Namibia
Lower middle
0.418
119
Bangladesh
Lower middle
0.423
119
Djibouti
Lower middle
0.423
121
Malta
Upper
0.424
122
Suriname
Upper middle
0.425
123
Nepal
Low
0.426
124
Kuwait
Upper
0.431
125
Cambodia
Low
0.432
126
Egypt
Lower middle
0.435
127
Japan
Upper
0.436
128
Haiti
Low
0.444
128
Palau
Upper middle
0.444
130
Serbia
Upper middle
0.449
131
Monaco
NA
0.454
132
Solomon Islands
Low
0.460
133
Senegal
Low
0.465
134
Albania
Upper middle
0.478
135
Myanmar
Lower middle
0.489
136
Tonga
Lower middle
0.496
137
Latvia
Upper
0.497
138
Botswana
Upper middle
0.500
139
Mauritania
Lower middle
0.515
139
Singapore
Upper
0.515
141
Benin
Low
0.529
142
Belgium
Upper
0.530
143
Bahrain
Upper
0.541
144
Antigua and Barbuda
Upper middle
0.552
145
Armenia
Upper middle
0.557
146
Micronesia
Low
0.558
147
Netherlands
Upper
0.560
147
Zambia
Low
0.560
149
Viet Nam
Lower middle
0.562
150
Nauru
Upper middle
0.564
151
Seychelles
Upper middle
0.578
152
Denmark
Upper
0.612
153
Maldives
Upper middle
0.634
154
Marshall Islands
Low
0.680
155
Guinea-Bissau
Low
0.731
 
San Marino*
Upper
-
 
Somalia*
Low
-
 
Burundi*
NA
-
 
Sao Tome & Principe*
Low
-
 
Guyana*
Upper middle
-
 
Slovakia*
Upper
-
 
Dominica*
Lower middle
-
 
Bhutan*
Lower middle
-
 
Swaziland*
Lower middle
-
 
Kyrgyzstan*
Lower middle
-
 
Bahamas*
Upper
-
 
Chad*
Low
-
 
Kiribati*
Low
-
 
Central African Rep.*
Low
-
 
Tajikistan*
Low
-
 
Turkmenistan*
Upper middle
-
 
Mali*
Low
-
 
Andorra*
NA
-
 
Afghanistan*
Low
-
 
Laos*
Lower middle
-
 
Belize*
Lower middle
-
 
Tuvalu*
Low
-
 
Liberia*
Low
-
 
Uganda*
Low
-
 
Guinea*
Low
-
 
Gambia*
Low
-
 
Malawi*
Low
-
 
Rwanda*
Low
-
 
St Vincent & Grenadines*
Lower middle
-
 
Liechtenstein*
NA
-
 
Burkina Faso*
Low
-
 
Niger*
Low
-
 
Lesotho*
Low
-
 
Equatorial Guinea*
Upper middle
-
 
Austria*
Upper
-
 
Azerbaijan*
Upper middle
-
 
Zimbabwe*
Low
-
* Data unavailable to determine country ranking.