Sensitivity
The extent to which a country is dependent upon a sector negatively affected by climate hazard, or the proportion of the population particularly susceptible to a climate change hazard.
Rank countries by ND-GAIN Country Index, Vulnerability and Readiness.
Scores for 2020
Rank | Country | Income group | Score |
---|---|---|---|
1 |
Australia | Upper |
0.174 |
1 |
Norway | Upper |
0.174 |
3 |
Brunei Darussalam | Upper |
0.189 |
4 |
Canada | Upper |
0.195 |
5 |
Colombia | Upper middle |
0.206 |
6 |
Saint Lucia | Lower middle |
0.225 |
7 |
Russian Federation | Upper |
0.230 |
8 |
Dominica | Lower middle |
0.233 |
9 |
Finland | Upper |
0.236 |
9 |
Sweden | Upper |
0.236 |
11 |
Trinidad & Tobago | Upper middle |
0.237 |
12 |
Gabon | Upper middle |
0.243 |
13 |
Estonia | Upper |
0.250 |
14 |
Chile | Upper middle |
0.254 |
15 |
Costa Rica | Upper middle |
0.257 |
16 |
Switzerland | Upper |
0.259 |
17 |
Grenada | Upper middle |
0.261 |
17 |
St Vincent & Grenadines | Lower middle |
0.261 |
19 |
Malaysia | Upper middle |
0.262 |
20 |
United States | Upper |
0.264 |
21 |
Cape Verde | Lower middle |
0.265 |
22 |
Iceland | Upper |
0.266 |
22 |
Saint Kitts and Nevis | Upper middle |
0.266 |
22 |
Peru | Lower middle |
0.266 |
25 |
Czech Republic | Upper |
0.267 |
26 |
Brazil | Upper middle |
0.269 |
26 |
Mexico | Upper middle |
0.269 |
28 |
Turkey | Upper middle |
0.270 |
29 |
Bosnia & Herzegovina | Upper middle |
0.271 |
29 |
United Kingdom | Upper |
0.271 |
29 |
Macedonia | Upper middle |
0.271 |
29 |
Poland | Upper |
0.271 |
33 |
New Zealand | Upper |
0.275 |
33 |
Venezuela | Upper middle |
0.275 |
35 |
Ireland | Upper |
0.278 |
36 |
Angola | Lower middle |
0.280 |
37 |
Equatorial Guinea | Upper middle |
0.282 |
38 |
Cuba | NA |
0.283 |
39 |
Mongolia | Lower middle |
0.284 |
40 |
Indonesia | Lower middle |
0.285 |
41 |
Panama | Upper middle |
0.287 |
42 |
South Africa | Upper middle |
0.288 |
43 |
Spain | Upper |
0.291 |
44 |
Ecuador | Lower middle |
0.292 |
45 |
Austria | Upper |
0.296 |
46 |
France | Upper |
0.297 |
47 |
Algeria | Lower middle |
0.299 |
48 |
Fiji | Lower middle |
0.301 |
48 |
Greece | Upper middle |
0.301 |
48 |
Italy | Upper |
0.301 |
51 |
Morocco | Lower middle |
0.302 |
52 |
Suriname | Upper middle |
0.303 |
53 |
Germany | Upper |
0.306 |
54 |
Oman | Upper |
0.311 |
55 |
Argentina | Upper middle |
0.312 |
56 |
China | Upper middle |
0.313 |
56 |
Dominican Republic | Upper middle |
0.313 |
56 |
Maldives | Upper middle |
0.313 |
56 |
Saudi Arabia | Upper |
0.313 |
60 |
Paraguay | Upper middle |
0.314 |
61 |
Georgia | Upper middle |
0.316 |
62 |
Albania | Upper middle |
0.317 |
62 |
Sri Lanka | Upper middle |
0.317 |
64 |
Bulgaria | Upper middle |
0.320 |
64 |
Dem. People's Rep. of Korea | NA |
0.320 |
66 |
Belarus | Upper middle |
0.323 |
66 |
Republic of Korea | Upper |
0.323 |
66 |
Uruguay | Upper middle |
0.323 |
69 |
Denmark | Upper |
0.324 |
69 |
Lithuania | Upper |
0.324 |
69 |
Mauritius | Upper middle |
0.324 |
72 |
Nicaragua | Lower middle |
0.325 |
73 |
El Salvador | Lower middle |
0.329 |
74 |
Croatia | Upper |
0.330 |
75 |
Antigua and Barbuda | Upper middle |
0.333 |
75 |
Iran | Upper middle |
0.333 |
77 |
Slovenia | Upper |
0.334 |
78 |
Cyprus | Upper |
0.336 |
78 |
Portugal | Upper |
0.336 |
80 |
Bolivia | Lower middle |
0.338 |
81 |
Armenia | Upper middle |
0.339 |
82 |
Bahamas | Upper |
0.340 |
82 |
Barbados | Upper middle |
0.340 |
82 |
Bhutan | Lower middle |
0.340 |
85 |
Jamaica | Lower middle |
0.341 |
85 |
Kazakhstan | Upper middle |
0.341 |
87 |
United Arab Emirates | Upper |
0.342 |
87 |
Seychelles | Upper middle |
0.342 |
89 |
Philippines | Lower middle |
0.343 |
89 |
Ukraine | Lower middle |
0.343 |
91 |
Kyrgyzstan | Lower middle |
0.344 |
92 |
Japan | Upper |
0.345 |
92 |
Romania | Upper |
0.345 |
94 |
Guatemala | Lower middle |
0.352 |
95 |
Luxembourg | Upper |
0.355 |
96 |
India | Lower middle |
0.356 |
97 |
Cameroon | Low |
0.357 |
98 |
Serbia | Upper middle |
0.364 |
99 |
Latvia | Upper |
0.367 |
100 |
Honduras | Lower middle |
0.369 |
101 |
Myanmar | Lower middle |
0.371 |
102 |
Nigeria | Lower middle |
0.372 |
103 |
Belgium | Upper |
0.373 |
104 |
Malta | Upper |
0.374 |
105 |
Tunisia | Lower middle |
0.375 |
106 |
Namibia | Lower middle |
0.376 |
107 |
Thailand | Upper middle |
0.377 |
108 |
Singapore | Upper |
0.378 |
109 |
Samoa | Lower middle |
0.379 |
110 |
Burkina Faso | Low |
0.382 |
111 |
Timor-Leste | Low |
0.383 |
112 |
Guinea | Low |
0.384 |
112 |
Guyana | Upper middle |
0.384 |
114 |
Lesotho | Low |
0.385 |
115 |
Tajikistan | Low |
0.386 |
116 |
Togo | Low |
0.388 |
117 |
Comoros | Low |
0.390 |
118 |
Libya | Lower middle |
0.392 |
118 |
Papua New Guinea | Low |
0.392 |
120 |
Solomon Islands | Low |
0.394 |
121 |
Montenegro | Upper middle |
0.395 |
122 |
Qatar | Upper |
0.396 |
123 |
Ghana | Lower middle |
0.397 |
123 |
Hungary | Upper |
0.397 |
123 |
Lebanon | Lower middle |
0.397 |
123 |
Slovakia | Upper |
0.397 |
127 |
Congo | Low |
0.400 |
128 |
Belize | Lower middle |
0.402 |
129 |
Iraq | Lower middle |
0.403 |
130 |
Botswana | Upper middle |
0.405 |
131 |
Azerbaijan | Upper middle |
0.406 |
132 |
Tanzania | Low |
0.407 |
133 |
Laos | Lower middle |
0.410 |
134 |
Côte d'Ivoire | Lower middle |
0.412 |
135 |
Cambodia | Low |
0.413 |
136 |
Israel | Upper |
0.414 |
136 |
Jordan | Lower middle |
0.414 |
138 |
Viet Nam | Lower middle |
0.417 |
139 |
Kuwait | Upper |
0.421 |
140 |
Kenya | Low |
0.424 |
141 |
Nepal | Low |
0.426 |
142 |
Malawi | Low |
0.431 |
143 |
Haiti | Low |
0.432 |
144 |
Swaziland | Lower middle |
0.440 |
145 |
Djibouti | Lower middle |
0.442 |
145 |
Yemen | Low |
0.442 |
147 |
Dem. Rep. of the Congo | Low |
0.445 |
148 |
Ethiopia | Low |
0.446 |
148 |
Moldova | Lower middle |
0.446 |
150 |
Madagascar | Low |
0.448 |
150 |
Mali | Low |
0.448 |
152 |
Senegal | Low |
0.451 |
153 |
Sao Tome & Principe | Low |
0.452 |
153 |
Syria | NA |
0.452 |
153 |
Zambia | Low |
0.452 |
156 |
Bangladesh | Lower middle |
0.453 |
156 |
Sierra Leone | Low |
0.453 |
158 |
Turkmenistan | Upper middle |
0.456 |
159 |
Netherlands | Upper |
0.458 |
160 |
Vanuatu | Low |
0.460 |
161 |
Afghanistan | Low |
0.470 |
162 |
Mozambique | Low |
0.487 |
162 |
Pakistan | Lower middle |
0.487 |
164 |
Burundi | NA |
0.492 |
165 |
Bahrain | Upper |
0.493 |
165 |
Rwanda | Low |
0.493 |
167 |
Liberia | Low |
0.500 |
168 |
Somalia | Low |
0.503 |
169 |
Uganda | Low |
0.512 |
170 |
Central African Rep. | Low |
0.513 |
171 |
Egypt | Lower middle |
0.521 |
171 |
Eritrea | Low |
0.521 |
173 |
Uzbekistan | Lower middle |
0.522 |
174 |
Zimbabwe | Low |
0.525 |
175 |
Gambia | Low |
0.532 |
176 |
Tonga | Lower middle |
0.536 |
177 |
Benin | Low |
0.560 |
178 |
Sudan | Low |
0.576 |
179 |
Chad | Low |
0.580 |
180 |
Niger | Low |
0.584 |
181 |
Guinea-Bissau | Low |
0.615 |
182 |
Mauritania | Lower middle |
0.632 |
Micronesia* | Low |
- | |
Liechtenstein* | NA |
- | |
Kiribati* | Low |
- | |
Nauru* | Upper middle |
- | |
San Marino* | Upper |
- | |
Palau* | Upper middle |
- | |
Marshall Islands* | Low |
- | |
Monaco* | NA |
- | |
Andorra* | NA |
- | |
Tuvalu* | Low |
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