Sensitivity rankings | ND-GAIN Index

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.

Country Rankings

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

Scores for 2024

Vulnerability

Rank	Country	Income group	Score
1	Canada	Upper	0.155
2	Australia	Upper	0.162
3	Russian Federation	Upper	0.176
4	Colombia	Upper middle	0.182
5	Norway	Upper	0.185
6	Estonia	Upper	0.199
7	Trinidad & Tobago	Upper middle	0.200
8	United States	Upper	0.203
9	Brazil	Upper middle	0.205
10	Finland	Upper	0.206
11	Mexico	Upper middle	0.207
12	Czech Republic	Upper	0.213
13	Malaysia	Upper middle	0.218
14	Sweden	Upper	0.223
15	Bosnia & Herzegovina	Upper middle	0.225
16	Mongolia	Lower middle	0.227
17	Switzerland	Upper	0.228
17	Paraguay	Upper middle	0.228
19	Peru	Lower middle	0.230
20	Chile	Upper middle	0.231
20	United Kingdom	Upper	0.231
20	Iceland	Upper	0.231
23	New Zealand	Upper	0.232
23	South Africa	Lower middle	0.232
25	Costa Rica	Upper middle	0.238
26	Saint Lucia	Upper middle	0.239
27	Argentina	Upper middle	0.242
28	St Vincent & Grenadines	Upper middle	0.244
29	Bulgaria	Upper middle	0.245
30	Poland	Upper	0.246
31	Austria	Upper	0.247
32	Uruguay	Upper middle	0.250
33	Kazakhstan	Upper middle	0.251
34	Indonesia	Lower middle	0.253
35	Ireland	Upper	0.255
36	France	Upper	0.257
37	Venezuela	Upper middle	0.259
38	Brunei Darussalam	Upper	0.261
39	Grenada	Lower middle	0.264
39	Kyrgyzstan	Lower middle	0.264
41	China	Upper middle	0.267
41	Nicaragua	Lower middle	0.267
43	Lithuania	Upper	0.268
44	Slovenia	Upper	0.271
44	Ukraine	Upper middle	0.271
46	Albania	Upper middle	0.272
46	Macedonia	Upper middle	0.272
48	Dem. People's Rep. of Korea	NA	0.273
49	Gabon	Upper middle	0.275
50	Belarus	Upper middle	0.276
50	Saudi Arabia	Upper	0.276
50	Turkey	Upper middle	0.276
53	Italy	Upper	0.280
54	Algeria	Lower middle	0.281
55	Equatorial Guinea	Upper middle	0.282
55	Republic of Korea	Upper	0.282
57	Myanmar	Low	0.284
58	Cuba	NA	0.285
58	Singapore	Upper	0.285
60	Armenia	Upper middle	0.286
61	Bolivia	Lower middle	0.289
61	Oman	Upper	0.289
61	Suriname	Upper middle	0.289
64	Serbia	Upper middle	0.291
65	India	Lower middle	0.292
66	Georgia	Upper middle	0.293
66	Morocco	Lower middle	0.293
68	Angola	Lower middle	0.294
69	Romania	Upper	0.295
70	Latvia	Upper	0.297
71	Spain	Upper	0.299
71	Slovakia	Upper	0.299
73	El Salvador	Lower middle	0.300
74	Kuwait	Upper	0.301
75	Ecuador	Lower middle	0.303
75	Saint Kitts and Nevis	Upper middle	0.303
77	Cyprus	Upper	0.304
78	Dominican Republic	Upper middle	0.305
78	Portugal	Upper	0.305
80	Greece	Upper middle	0.306
80	Iran	Lower middle	0.306
82	United Arab Emirates	Upper	0.308
82	Croatia	Upper	0.308
84	Antigua and Barbuda	Upper middle	0.310
84	Germany	Upper	0.310
86	Bhutan	Lower middle	0.312
87	Jamaica	Lower middle	0.314
88	Cameroon	Low	0.315
88	Lesotho	Low	0.315
90	Panama	Upper middle	0.317
91	Bahamas	Upper middle	0.318
91	Denmark	Upper	0.318
93	Botswana	Upper middle	0.319
93	Maldives	Upper middle	0.319
95	Tajikistan	Low	0.321
96	Montenegro	Upper middle	0.323
96	Nigeria	Low	0.323
98	Sri Lanka	Lower middle	0.324
99	Malta	Upper	0.325
100	Ghana	Lower middle	0.327
100	Guyana	Upper middle	0.327
102	Guatemala	Lower middle	0.328
102	Nepal	Low	0.328
104	Qatar	Upper	0.331
105	Japan	Upper	0.333
106	Philippines	Lower middle	0.335
107	Timor-Leste	Lower middle	0.336
108	Hungary	Upper	0.338
109	Côte d'Ivoire	Lower middle	0.339
110	Dominica	Lower middle	0.340
110	Libya	Upper middle	0.340
112	Belgium	Upper	0.341
112	Israel	Upper	0.341
114	Mauritius	Upper middle	0.343
115	Togo	Low	0.345
116	Zambia	Low	0.351
117	Tunisia	Lower middle	0.352
118	Azerbaijan	Upper middle	0.354
119	Barbados	Lower middle	0.355
120	Luxembourg	Upper	0.357
121	Lebanon	Lower middle	0.359
122	Namibia	Lower middle	0.360
123	Seychelles	Upper middle	0.364
124	Cape Verde	Lower middle	0.365
124	Fiji	Lower middle	0.365
126	Honduras	Lower middle	0.366
127	Laos	Lower middle	0.367
128	Thailand	Upper middle	0.370
129	Burkina Faso	Low	0.372
130	Kenya	Low	0.373
131	Guinea	Low	0.375
132	Tanzania	Low	0.376
133	Ethiopia	Low	0.378
134	Turkmenistan	Upper middle	0.381
135	Papua New Guinea	Low	0.382
136	Haiti	Low	0.384
137	Cambodia	Low	0.385
138	Palau	Upper middle	0.389
139	Malawi	Low	0.393
140	Jordan	Lower middle	0.399
140	Moldova	Upper middle	0.399
140	Swaziland	Lower middle	0.399
143	Belize	Lower middle	0.404
144	Iraq	Lower middle	0.405
145	Mali	Low	0.406
146	Comoros	Low	0.407
147	Uzbekistan	Lower middle	0.409
148	Dem. Rep. of the Congo	Low	0.414
149	Mozambique	Low	0.415
150	Bahrain	Upper	0.416
151	Gambia	Low	0.418
152	Senegal	Low	0.420
153	Bangladesh	Lower middle	0.423
153	Rwanda	Low	0.423
153	Viet Nam	Lower middle	0.423
156	Uganda	Low	0.430
157	Samoa	Lower middle	0.432
158	Sierra Leone	Low	0.433
159	Madagascar	Low	0.434
160	Sao Tome & Principe	Lower middle	0.437
161	Burundi	NA	0.439
161	Djibouti	Lower middle	0.439
163	Vanuatu	Low	0.443
164	Afghanistan	Low	0.449
165	Central African Rep.	Low	0.450
166	Syria	Low	0.453
167	Kiribati	Low	0.456
168	Netherlands	Upper	0.458
169	Zimbabwe	Low	0.459
170	Congo	Lower middle	0.464
171	Pakistan	Low	0.466
171	Solomon Islands	Low	0.466
173	Egypt	Upper middle	0.477
173	Liberia	Low	0.477
173	Chad	Low	0.477
176	Yemen	Low	0.506
177	Niger	Low	0.509
178	Guinea-Bissau	Low	0.518
179	Benin	Low	0.519
180	Somalia	Low	0.537
181	Tonga	Lower middle	0.544
182	Eritrea	Low	0.545
183	Tuvalu	Low	0.550
184	Sudan	Low	0.559
185	Mauritania	Lower middle	0.636
	Micronesia*	Low	-
	Marshall Islands*	Lower middle	-
	Nauru*	Lower middle	-
	Liechtenstein*	NA	-
	San Marino*	Upper	-
	Andorra*	Upper	-
	Monaco*	NA	-

* Data unavailable to determine country ranking.