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 2022

Vulnerability

Rank	Country	Income group	Score
1	Switzerland	Upper	0.251
2	Czech Republic	Upper	0.263
3	Norway	Upper	0.270
4	Canada	Upper	0.281
5	United Kingdom	Upper	0.285
6	Spain	Upper	0.292
6	Israel	Upper	0.292
8	Finland	Upper	0.295
9	United States	Upper	0.298
10	Austria	Upper	0.299
10	Germany	Upper	0.299
12	France	Upper	0.300
13	Poland	Upper	0.302
14	Australia	Upper	0.306
15	Luxembourg	Upper	0.307
16	Ireland	Upper	0.314
17	Slovenia	Upper	0.315
18	Kazakhstan	Upper middle	0.316
19	Malta	Upper	0.318
20	Portugal	Upper	0.319
21	New Zealand	Upper	0.321
22	Kyrgyzstan	Lower middle	0.323
22	Russian Federation	Upper	0.323
24	Sweden	Upper	0.324
25	Belarus	Upper middle	0.325
26	Belgium	Upper	0.329
27	Estonia	Upper	0.330
28	Chile	Upper middle	0.334
29	Greece	Upper middle	0.339
30	Italy	Upper	0.341
30	Mongolia	Lower middle	0.341
32	Slovakia	Upper	0.347
33	Denmark	Upper	0.348
33	Iceland	Upper	0.348
35	Bosnia & Herzegovina	Upper middle	0.349
35	Uzbekistan	Lower middle	0.349
37	Hungary	Upper	0.352
37	Qatar	Upper	0.352
39	China	Upper middle	0.353
39	Republic of Korea	Upper	0.353
41	Netherlands	Upper	0.355
42	Bulgaria	Upper middle	0.358
42	Turkey	Upper middle	0.358
44	Cyprus	Upper	0.359
44	Ukraine	Upper middle	0.359
46	Japan	Upper	0.360
47	Lithuania	Upper	0.361
48	Armenia	Upper middle	0.362
49	Brazil	Upper middle	0.363
50	Algeria	Lower middle	0.364
50	Kuwait	Upper	0.364
50	Latvia	Upper	0.364
50	Malaysia	Upper middle	0.364
54	Iran	Lower middle	0.365
55	Jordan	Lower middle	0.366
55	Morocco	Lower middle	0.366
57	Tajikistan	Low	0.367
58	Mexico	Upper middle	0.368
59	Argentina	Upper middle	0.372
59	Barbados	Lower middle	0.372
61	Venezuela	Upper middle	0.374
62	Turkmenistan	Upper middle	0.375
62	Trinidad & Tobago	Upper middle	0.375
64	Tunisia	Lower middle	0.376
65	Saint Lucia	Upper middle	0.379
65	Macedonia	Upper middle	0.379
67	Costa Rica	Upper middle	0.380
67	Croatia	Upper	0.380
69	Montenegro	Upper middle	0.381
70	United Arab Emirates	Upper	0.382
71	South Africa	Lower middle	0.383
72	Albania	Upper middle	0.386
73	Grenada	Lower middle	0.387
74	Singapore	Upper	0.390
75	Paraguay	Upper middle	0.391
75	Uruguay	Upper middle	0.391
77	Moldova	Upper middle	0.393
78	Egypt	Upper middle	0.396
79	Georgia	Upper middle	0.399
80	Lebanon	Lower middle	0.402
81	Colombia	Upper middle	0.403
82	Brunei Darussalam	Upper	0.404
83	Peru	Lower middle	0.406
84	Azerbaijan	Upper middle	0.409
85	Mauritius	Upper middle	0.410
86	Equatorial Guinea	Upper middle	0.411
86	Saudi Arabia	Upper	0.411
86	Thailand	Upper middle	0.411
89	Romania	Upper	0.415
90	El Salvador	Lower middle	0.417
91	Serbia	Upper middle	0.421
92	Jamaica	Lower middle	0.422
92	Oman	Upper	0.422
92	Panama	Upper middle	0.422
95	Libya	Upper middle	0.423
96	Suriname	Upper middle	0.424
97	Indonesia	Lower middle	0.426
98	Cape Verde	Lower middle	0.428
99	Dominican Republic	Upper middle	0.432
100	Iraq	Lower middle	0.433
101	Botswana	Upper middle	0.434
102	Bahrain	Upper	0.435
102	Guatemala	Lower middle	0.435
104	Guyana	Upper middle	0.437
104	Seychelles	Upper middle	0.437
106	Cuba	NA	0.438
107	Gabon	Upper middle	0.439
107	St Vincent & Grenadines	Upper middle	0.439
109	Ghana	Lower middle	0.444
109	Philippines	Lower middle	0.444
111	Bolivia	Lower middle	0.447
111	Honduras	Lower middle	0.447
113	India	Lower middle	0.454
114	Syria	Low	0.455
115	Bahamas	Upper middle	0.457
115	Fiji	Lower middle	0.457
117	Swaziland	Lower middle	0.458
117	Viet Nam	Lower middle	0.458
119	Dem. People's Rep. of Korea	NA	0.459
120	Dominica	Lower middle	0.460
120	Namibia	Lower middle	0.460
122	Nicaragua	Lower middle	0.461
123	Belize	Lower middle	0.462
123	Nigeria	Low	0.462
125	Ecuador	Lower middle	0.465
126	Sri Lanka	Lower middle	0.466
127	Antigua and Barbuda	Upper middle	0.468
128	Mozambique	Low	0.479
129	Lesotho	Low	0.481
130	Cambodia	Low	0.483
131	Côte d'Ivoire	Lower middle	0.485
132	Zambia	Low	0.488
133	Cameroon	Low	0.489
133	Laos	Lower middle	0.489
135	Kenya	Low	0.494
135	Nepal	Low	0.494
137	Zimbabwe	Low	0.496
138	Togo	Low	0.499
139	Djibouti	Lower middle	0.501
139	Pakistan	Low	0.501
139	Tanzania	Low	0.501
142	Nauru	Lower middle	0.508
143	Angola	Lower middle	0.509
144	Haiti	Low	0.510
144	Myanmar	Low	0.510
146	Palau	Upper middle	0.514
147	Congo	Lower middle	0.518
148	Samoa	Lower middle	0.521
148	Yemen	Low	0.521
150	Ethiopia	Low	0.522
151	Burkina Faso	Low	0.524
152	Uganda	Low	0.525
153	Bhutan	Lower middle	0.527
153	Gambia	Low	0.527
155	Guinea	Low	0.534
155	Senegal	Low	0.534
157	Sao Tome & Principe	Lower middle	0.542
158	Liberia	Low	0.543
159	Comoros	Low	0.546
160	Timor-Leste	Lower middle	0.549
161	Malawi	Low	0.551
161	Papua New Guinea	Low	0.551
163	Burundi	NA	0.554
163	Bangladesh	Lower middle	0.554
165	Madagascar	Low	0.559
166	Vanuatu	Low	0.560
167	Dem. Rep. of the Congo	Low	0.562
168	Maldives	Upper middle	0.564
169	Rwanda	Low	0.568
170	Benin	Low	0.572
170	Kiribati	Low	0.572
172	Central African Rep.	Low	0.578
173	Tuvalu	Low	0.580
174	Afghanistan	Low	0.586
175	Marshall Islands	Lower middle	0.587
175	Mauritania	Lower middle	0.587
177	Sierra Leone	Low	0.598
178	Mali	Low	0.599
179	Sudan	Low	0.601
180	Eritrea	Low	0.602
181	Tonga	Lower middle	0.605
182	Somalia	Low	0.606
183	Guinea-Bissau	Low	0.617
184	Micronesia	Low	0.621
185	Niger	Low	0.632
186	Solomon Islands	Low	0.634
187	Chad	Low	0.646
	Monaco*	NA	-
	Liechtenstein*	NA	-
	San Marino*	Upper	-
	Andorra*	Upper	-
	Saint Kitts and Nevis*	Upper middle	-

* Data unavailable to determine country ranking.