Vulnerability rankings | ND-GAIN Index

Vulnerability

A country's ND-GAIN index score is composed of a Vulnerability score and a Readiness score. Vulnerability measures a country's exposure, sensitivity and ability to adapt to the negative impact of climate change. ND-GAIN measures the overall vulnerability by considering vulnerability in six life-supporting sectors – food, water, health, ecosystem service, human habitat and infrastructure.

World wide ranking by Vulnerability, lower scores (green) are better.

Adjust for GDP

Country Rankings

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

Scores for 2021

Vulnerability

Rank	Country	Income group	Score
1	Switzerland	Upper	0.244
2	Norway	Upper	0.262
3	Czech Republic	Upper	0.268
4	Finland	Upper	0.276
5	United Kingdom	Upper	0.283
6	Germany	Upper	0.287
7	Austria	Upper	0.288
7	Canada	Upper	0.288
9	New Zealand	Upper	0.294
10	Sweden	Upper	0.296
11	Ireland	Upper	0.298
12	Spain	Upper	0.300
13	Luxembourg	Upper	0.302
14	France	Upper	0.303
15	Slovenia	Upper	0.304
16	Israel	Upper	0.305
17	Iceland	Upper	0.308
18	United States	Upper	0.309
19	Australia	Upper	0.312
20	Poland	Upper	0.313
21	Portugal	Upper	0.321
22	Kazakhstan	Upper middle	0.322
23	Italy	Upper	0.326
23	Russian Federation	Upper	0.326
25	Belgium	Upper	0.327
26	Greece	Upper middle	0.329
27	Chile	Upper middle	0.330
28	Kyrgyzstan	Low	0.331
29	Belarus	Upper middle	0.332
30	Estonia	Upper	0.340
30	Malta	Upper	0.340
32	Denmark	Upper	0.341
33	Bulgaria	Upper middle	0.342
34	Bosnia & Herzegovina	Upper middle	0.348
34	Hungary	Upper	0.348
36	Turkmenistan	Upper middle	0.349
37	Slovakia	Upper	0.350
38	Turkey	Upper middle	0.353
39	Netherlands	Upper	0.355
40	Kuwait	Upper	0.356
41	Cyprus	Upper	0.360
42	Ukraine	Lower middle	0.363
43	Uzbekistan	Lower middle	0.364
44	Latvia	Upper	0.365
44	Trinidad & Tobago	Upper middle	0.365
46	Qatar	Upper	0.366
47	Montenegro	Upper middle	0.367
48	Armenia	Upper middle	0.368
49	Jordan	Lower middle	0.369
49	Malaysia	Upper middle	0.369
51	Republic of Korea	Upper	0.370
51	Lithuania	Upper	0.370
53	United Arab Emirates	Upper	0.371
53	Paraguay	Upper middle	0.371
55	Costa Rica	Upper middle	0.372
55	Tajikistan	Low	0.372
57	Uruguay	Upper middle	0.373
58	Brazil	Upper middle	0.374
59	Mongolia	Lower middle	0.375
59	Singapore	Upper	0.375
61	Algeria	Lower middle	0.376
62	Japan	Upper	0.378
62	Macedonia	Upper middle	0.378
64	Iran	Upper middle	0.379
64	Morocco	Lower middle	0.379
66	Croatia	Upper	0.380
66	Tunisia	Lower middle	0.380
68	Azerbaijan	Upper middle	0.382
68	Grenada	Upper middle	0.382
70	Venezuela	Upper middle	0.383
71	Argentina	Upper middle	0.384
72	Mexico	Upper middle	0.385
73	Barbados	Upper middle	0.386
74	China	Upper middle	0.387
75	South Africa	Lower middle	0.390
76	Brunei Darussalam	Upper	0.391
77	Suriname	Upper middle	0.394
78	Albania	Upper middle	0.395
79	Saint Lucia	Lower middle	0.397
79	Romania	Upper	0.397
81	Georgia	Upper middle	0.400
82	Panama	Upper middle	0.401
83	Lebanon	Lower middle	0.403
84	Saudi Arabia	Upper	0.405
85	Moldova	Upper middle	0.406
86	Equatorial Guinea	Upper middle	0.413
86	Serbia	Upper middle	0.413
88	Colombia	Upper middle	0.414
89	Oman	Upper	0.416
90	Peru	Lower middle	0.418
91	Botswana	Upper middle	0.419
92	Dominican Republic	Upper middle	0.420
92	Egypt	Lower middle	0.420
94	Libya	Upper middle	0.421
94	El Salvador	Lower middle	0.421
96	Guyana	Upper middle	0.422
97	Mauritius	Upper middle	0.426
98	Cape Verde	Lower middle	0.427
99	Cuba	NA	0.428
100	Jamaica	Lower middle	0.430
101	Guatemala	Lower middle	0.432
102	Thailand	Upper middle	0.437
103	Bahrain	Upper	0.440
103	Indonesia	Lower middle	0.440
105	Iraq	Lower middle	0.441
106	Nicaragua	Lower middle	0.442
107	Bolivia	Lower middle	0.446
108	Dominica	Lower middle	0.450
108	Gabon	Upper middle	0.450
108	Ghana	Lower middle	0.450
111	Ecuador	Lower middle	0.451
112	Bahamas	Upper	0.452
113	Honduras	Lower middle	0.454
114	Belize	Lower middle	0.455
114	Fiji	Lower middle	0.455
116	Seychelles	Upper middle	0.457
117	Laos	Lower middle	0.460
118	Cameroon	Low	0.461
118	Saint Kitts and Nevis	Upper middle	0.461
120	Syria	NA	0.462
121	Philippines	Lower middle	0.463
122	Namibia	Lower middle	0.464
123	Antigua and Barbuda	Upper middle	0.467
124	Sri Lanka	Lower middle	0.468
125	Dem. People's Rep. of Korea	NA	0.470
126	Djibouti	Low	0.471
126	Lesotho	Low	0.471
128	Viet Nam	Lower middle	0.475
129	Swaziland	Lower middle	0.476
130	Zambia	Low	0.480
131	Palau	Upper middle	0.485
132	Cambodia	Low	0.486
132	Nigeria	Lower middle	0.486
134	Côte d'Ivoire	Lower middle	0.487
135	Nepal	Low	0.490
136	Mozambique	Low	0.493
137	Togo	Low	0.496
138	India	Lower middle	0.498
139	Timor-Leste	Lower middle	0.501
140	Myanmar	Low	0.504
140	Tanzania	Low	0.504
142	Zimbabwe	Low	0.506
143	Samoa	Lower middle	0.507
144	Angola	Lower middle	0.510
144	Kenya	Low	0.510
146	Haiti	Low	0.514
146	Sao Tome & Principe	Low	0.514
148	Bhutan	Lower middle	0.515
149	Senegal	Low	0.520
150	Comoros	Low	0.521
150	Pakistan	Lower middle	0.521
152	Congo	Low	0.525
153	Gambia	Low	0.526
154	Rwanda	Low	0.527
155	Maldives	Upper middle	0.530
156	Bangladesh	Lower middle	0.531
157	Burkina Faso	Low	0.537
158	Malawi	Low	0.542
159	Yemen	Low	0.544
160	Papua New Guinea	Low	0.546
161	Ethiopia	Low	0.547
161	Guinea	Low	0.547
163	Benin	Low	0.552
164	Vanuatu	Low	0.556
165	Madagascar	Low	0.557
165	Mauritania	Lower middle	0.557
167	Burundi	NA	0.558
168	Sierra Leone	Low	0.561
169	Dem. Rep. of the Congo	Low	0.564
170	Marshall Islands	Lower middle	0.573
171	Nauru	Lower middle	0.581
171	Uganda	Low	0.581
173	Central African Rep.	Low	0.584
174	Afghanistan	Low	0.590
175	Mali	Low	0.596
176	Solomon Islands	Low	0.599
177	Liberia	Low	0.601
178	Sudan	Low	0.604
179	Eritrea	Low	0.605
179	Tonga	Lower middle	0.605
181	Micronesia	Low	0.616
182	Guinea-Bissau	Low	0.626
183	Niger	Low	0.632
184	Chad	Low	0.652
185	Somalia	Low	0.678
	Liechtenstein*	NA	-
	San Marino*	Upper	-
	Monaco*	NA	-
	St Vincent & Grenadines*	Upper middle	-
	Kiribati*	Low	-
	Andorra*	NA	-
	Tuvalu*	Lower middle	-

* Data unavailable to determine country ranking.