Edition 2021
Children's Climate Risk Index 2021
Published 2021 · describes 2020 · stored as published, never rewritten
Children's Climate Risk Index 2021 covers 163 countries on 3 measures. Central African Republic is highest, at 8.7; Iceland is lowest, at 1.0. The middle country reads 5.0.
Children's Climate Risk Index · Edition 2021
HighestCentral African Republic
8.7
LowestIceland
1.0Shaded by value in five groups of equal size, darkest at the lowest end. A higher value is the worse result.
01UNICEF’s rank
The table
Every country and every column of Children's Climate Risk Index 2021, as published. The rank is UNICEF’s own, as printed. “=” marks a shared position.
Showing 25 of 163 countries · select a heading to sort
| 1 | Central African RepublicCAFMiddle Africa | 8.7 | 6.7 | 9.8 | Extremely High |
| =2 |  ChadTCDMiddle Africa | 8.5 | 7.0 | 9.4 | Extremely High |
| =2 |  NigeriaNGAWestern Africa | 8.5 | 8.8 | 8.1 | Extremely High |
| =4 |  GuineaGINWestern Africa | 8.4 | 7.7 | 8.9 | Extremely High |
| =4 |  Guinea-BissauGNBWestern Africa | 8.4 | 6.4 | 9.5 | Extremely High |
| =4 |  SomaliaSOMEastern Africa | 8.4 | 7.0 | 9.3 | Extremely High |
| =7 |  NigerNERWestern Africa | 8.2 | 7.3 | 8.9 | Extremely High |
| =7 |  South SudanSSDEastern Africa | 8.2 | 6.8 | 9.2 | Extremely High |
| 9 |  DR CongoCODMiddle Africa | 8.0 | 7.2 | 8.6 | Extremely High |
| =10 |  AngolaAGOMiddle Africa | 7.9 | 6.5 | 8.9 | Extremely High |
| =10 |  CameroonCMRMiddle Africa | 7.9 | 7.8 | 7.9 | Extremely High |
| =10 |  MadagascarMDGEastern Africa | 7.9 | 7.8 | 7.9 | Extremely High |
| =10 |  MozambiqueMOZEastern Africa | 7.9 | 7.5 | 8.2 | Extremely High |
| 14 |  PakistanPAKSouthern Asia | 7.7 | 8.7 | 6.4 | Extremely High |
| =15 |  AfghanistanAFGSouthern Asia | 7.6 | 7.3 | 7.9 | Extremely High |
| =15 |  BangladeshBGDSouthern Asia | 7.6 | 9.1 | 5.1 | Extremely High |
| =15 |  BeninBENWestern Africa | 7.6 | 7.1 | 8.1 | Extremely High |
| =15 |  Burkina FasoBFAWestern Africa | 7.6 | 7.3 | 7.8 | Extremely High |
| =15 |  EthiopiaETHEastern Africa | 7.6 | 7.1 | 8.1 | Extremely High |
| =15 |  SudanSDNNorthern Africa | 7.6 | 6.9 | 8.2 | Extremely High |
| =15 |  TogoTGOWestern Africa | 7.6 | 7.8 | 7.3 | Extremely High |
| =22 |  Côte d’IvoireCIVWestern Africa | 7.5 | 7.2 | 7.7 | Extremely High |
| =22 |  Equatorial GuineaGNQMiddle Africa | 7.5 | 5.1 | 8.9 | Extremely High |
| =22 |  LiberiaLBRWestern Africa | 7.5 | 6.8 | 8.1 | Extremely High |
| =22 |  SenegalSENWestern Africa | 7.5 | 7.9 | 7.1 | Extremely High |
| =26 |  IndiaINDSouthern Asia | 7.4 | 9.0 | 4.6 | Extremely High |
| =26 |  Sierra LeoneSLEWestern Africa | 7.4 | 6.9 | 7.9 | Extremely High |
| =26 |  YemenYEMWestern Asia | 7.4 | 7.0 | 7.8 | Extremely High |
| =29 |  HaitiHTICaribbean | 7.3 | 6.7 | 7.8 | Extremely High |
| =29 |  MaliMLIWestern Africa | 7.3 | 7.0 | 7.5 | Extremely High |
| =31 |  EritreaERIEastern Africa | 7.1 | 5.5 | 8.3 | Extremely High |
| =31 |  MyanmarMMRSouth-eastern Asia | 7.1 | 8.3 | 5.4 | Extremely High |
| =31 |  PhilippinesPHLSouth-eastern Asia | 7.1 | 8.9 | 4.0 | Extremely High |
| 34 |  Papua New GuineaPNGMelanesia | 7.0 | 5.1 | 8.3 | High |
| =35 |  GhanaGHAWestern Africa | 6.9 | 8.2 | 5.0 | High |
| =35 |  North KoreaPRKEastern Asia | 6.9 | 8.2 | 5.0 | High |
| =37 |  GambiaGMBWestern Africa | 6.8 | 6.5 | 7.1 | High |
| =37 |  UgandaUGAEastern Africa | 6.8 | 6.3 | 7.3 | High |
| =37 |  VietnamVNMSouth-eastern Asia | 6.8 | 8.8 | 3.0 | High |
| =40 |  ChinaCHNEastern Asia | 6.7 | 9.0 | 2.0 | High |
| =40 |  LaosLAOSouth-eastern Asia | 6.7 | 7.5 | 5.8 | High |
| =40 |  MalawiMWIEastern Africa | 6.7 | 5.7 | 7.5 | High |
| =40 |  MauritaniaMRTWestern Africa | 6.7 | 6.1 | 7.2 | High |
| =40 |  TanzaniaTZAEastern Africa | 6.7 | 6.2 | 7.2 | High |
| 45 |  ZambiaZMBEastern Africa | 6.6 | 5.3 | 7.6 | High |
| =46 |  CambodiaKHMSouth-eastern Asia | 6.5 | 7.2 | 5.6 | High |
| =46 |  IndonesiaIDNSouth-eastern Asia | 6.5 | 8.1 | 4.2 | High |
| 48 |  Republic of the CongoCOGMiddle Africa | 6.4 | 6.0 | 6.8 | High |
| 49 |  KenyaKENEastern Africa | 6.3 | 6.2 | 6.4 | High |
| 50 |  ThailandTHASouth-eastern Asia | 6.2 | 8.4 | 2.3 | High |
| =51 |  BurundiBDIEastern Africa | 6.1 | 4.3 | 7.4 | High |
| =51 |  NepalNPLSouthern Asia | 6.1 | 7.5 | 4.2 | High |
| =51 |  ZimbabweZWEEastern Africa | 6.1 | 5.7 | 6.5 | High |
| =54 |  GuatemalaGTMCentral America | 5.9 | 6.6 | 5.1 | High |
| =54 |  MexicoMEXCentral America | 5.9 | 7.7 | 3.1 | High |
| 56 |  DjiboutiDJIEastern Africa | 5.8 | 4.3 | 6.9 | High |
| 57 |  RwandaRWAEastern Africa | 5.7 | 4.5 | 6.7 | High |
| 58 |  EgyptEGYNorthern Africa | 5.6 | 7.3 | 3.0 | High |
| =59 |  HondurasHNDCentral America | 5.5 | 6.5 | 4.3 | High |
| =59 |  VenezuelaVENSouth America | 5.5 | 6.8 | 3.9 | High |
| =61 |  ColombiaCOLSouth America | 5.4 | 6.9 | 3.4 | Medium-High |
| =61 |  EcuadorECUSouth America | 5.4 | 6.9 | 3.5 | Medium-High |
| =61 |  IraqIRQWestern Asia | 5.4 | 7.0 | 3.1 | Medium-High |
| =61 |  LesothoLSOSouthern Africa | 5.4 | 4.0 | 6.6 | Medium-High |
| =61 |  MalaysiaMYSSouth-eastern Asia | 5.4 | 7.2 | 2.8 | Medium-High |
| =61 |  MoroccoMARNorthern Africa | 5.4 | 7.0 | 3.3 | Medium-High |
| =61 |  Sri LankaLKASouthern Asia | 5.4 | 7.0 | 3.3 | Medium-High |
| =61 |  TajikistanTJKCentral Asia | 5.4 | 6.7 | 3.6 | Medium-High |
| =61 |  UzbekistanUZBCentral Asia | 5.4 | 7.5 | 2.2 | Medium-High |
| =70 |  BrazilBRASouth America | 5.3 | 7.3 | 2.4 | Medium-High |
| =70 |  IranIRNSouthern Asia | 5.3 | 7.3 | 2.3 | Medium-High |
| =72 |  Dominican RepublicDOMCaribbean | 5.2 | 6.4 | 3.7 | Medium-High |
| =72 |  EswatiniSWZSouthern Africa | 5.2 | 3.4 | 6.6 | Medium-High |
| =72 |  Solomon IslandsSLBMelanesia | 5.2 | 4.1 | 6.1 | Medium-High |
| =72 |  South AfricaZAFSouthern Africa | 5.2 | 5.7 | 4.7 | Medium-High |
| =72 |  South KoreaKOREastern Asia | 5.2 | 7.3 | 1.8 | Medium-High |
| =77 |  El SalvadorSLVCentral America | 5.1 | 6.3 | 3.5 | Medium-High |
| =77 |  GabonGABMiddle Africa | 5.1 | 5.4 | 4.8 | Medium-High |
| =77 |  NamibiaNAMSouthern Africa | 5.1 | 5.3 | 4.9 | Medium-High |
| =80 |  BoliviaBOLSouth America | 5.0 | 5.5 | 4.5 | Medium-High |
| =80 |  PeruPERSouth America | 5.0 | 6.4 | 3.3 | Medium-High |
| =80 |  SurinameSURSouth America | 5.0 | 6.5 | 3.1 | Medium-High |
| =80 |  United StatesUSANorthern America | 5.0 | 7.3 | 1.3 | Medium-High |
| =84 |  AlbaniaALBSouthern Europe | 4.8 | 6.5 | 2.5 | Medium-High |
| =84 |  BotswanaBWASouthern Africa | 4.8 | 4.5 | 5.0 | Medium-High |
| =84 |  GuyanaGUYSouth America | 4.8 | 6.0 | 3.3 | Medium-High |
| =84 |  SyriaSYRWestern Asia | 4.8 | 5.3 | 4.2 | Medium-High |
| =88 |  CubaCUBCaribbean | 4.7 | 6.4 | 2.4 | Medium-High |
| =88 |  Saudi ArabiaSAUWestern Asia | 4.7 | 6.8 | 1.7 | Medium-High |
| =90 |  AlgeriaDZANorthern Africa | 4.6 | 6.2 | 2.6 | Medium-High |
| =90 |  NicaraguaNICCentral America | 4.6 | 4.6 | 4.5 | Medium-High |
| =90 |  RussiaRUSEastern Europe | 4.6 | 6.5 | 1.8 | Medium-High |
| =90 |  TurkmenistanTKMCentral Asia | 4.6 | 6.5 | 2.0 | Medium-High |
| =94 |  JapanJPNEastern Asia | 4.5 | 6.3 | 2.1 | Medium-High |
| =94 |  JordanJORWestern Asia | 4.5 | 5.5 | 3.4 | Medium-High |
| =94 |  KyrgyzstanKGZCentral Asia | 4.5 | 6.2 | 2.2 | Medium-High |
| =97 |  LibyaLBYNorthern Africa | 4.4 | 5.5 | 3.2 | Medium-High |
| =97 |  OmanOMNWestern Asia | 4.4 | 6.2 | 1.9 | Medium-High |
| =97 |  TürkiyeTURWestern Asia | 4.4 | 5.8 | 2.7 | Medium-High |
| 100 |  United Arab EmiratesAREWestern Asia | 4.3 | 6.0 | 2.0 | Medium-High |
| 101 |  MongoliaMNGEastern Asia | 4.2 | 5.2 | 3.1 | Medium-High |
| =102 |  ArgentinaARGSouth America | 4.1 | 5.6 | 2.2 | Medium-High |
| =102 |  FranceFRAWestern Europe | 4.1 | 6.1 | 1.2 | Medium-High |
| =102 |  ItalyITASouthern Europe | 4.1 | 5.9 | 1.8 | Medium-High |
| =102 |  KazakhstanKAZCentral Asia | 4.1 | 5.7 | 1.9 | Medium-High |
| =102 |  MoldovaMDAEastern Europe | 4.1 | 5.2 | 2.7 | Medium-High |
| =102 |  RomaniaROUEastern Europe | 4.1 | 5.4 | 2.5 | Medium-High |
| 108 |  ChileCHLSouth America | 4.0 | 5.8 | 1.5 | Medium-High |
| =109 |  ParaguayPRYSouth America | 3.9 | 4.5 | 3.3 | Medium-High |
| =109 |  SerbiaSRBSouthern Europe | 3.9 | 5.2 | 2.2 | Medium-High |
| =111 |  AzerbaijanAZEWestern Asia | 3.8 | 4.1 | 3.4 | Medium-High |
| =111 |  BelizeBLZCentral America | 3.8 | 4.9 | 2.6 | Medium-High |
| =111 |  BhutanBTNSouthern Asia | 3.8 | 4.3 | 3.3 | Medium-High |
| =111 |  PalestinePSEWestern Asia | 3.8 | 5.1 | 2.3 | Medium-High |
| =111 |  UkraineUKREastern Europe | 3.8 | 5.3 | 2.0 | Medium-High |
| =111 |  United KingdomGBRNorthern Europe | 3.8 | 5.6 | 1.3 | Medium-High |
| =117 |  ArmeniaARMWestern Asia | 3.7 | 4.4 | 2.9 | Low-Medium |
| =117 |  CanadaCANNorthern America | 3.7 | 5.4 | 1.5 | Low-Medium |
| =117 |  IsraelISRWestern Asia | 3.7 | 5.3 | 1.6 | Low-Medium |
| =117 |  SpainESPSouthern Europe | 3.7 | 5.3 | 1.7 | Low-Medium |
| =121 |  AustraliaAUSAustralia and New Zealand | 3.6 | 5.4 | 1.2 | Low-Medium |
| =121 |  BulgariaBGREastern Europe | 3.6 | 4.1 | 3.0 | Low-Medium |
| =121 |  LebanonLBNWestern Asia | 3.6 | 4.4 | 2.7 | Low-Medium |
| =121 |  PanamaPANCentral America | 3.6 | 3.7 | 3.4 | Low-Medium |
| =121 |  TunisiaTUNNorthern Africa | 3.6 | 4.5 | 2.5 | Low-Medium |
| 126 |  PolandPOLEastern Europe | 3.5 | 5.0 | 1.7 | Low-Medium |
| 127 |  North MacedoniaMKDSouthern Europe | 3.4 | 4.6 | 2.0 | Low-Medium |
| =128 |  GreeceGRCSouthern Europe | 3.3 | 4.7 | 1.7 | Low-Medium |
| =128 |  KuwaitKWTWestern Asia | 3.3 | 4.6 | 1.8 | Low-Medium |
| =130 |  BelarusBLREastern Europe | 3.2 | 4.7 | 1.3 | Low-Medium |
| =130 |  CroatiaHRVSouthern Europe | 3.2 | 4.0 | 2.4 | Low-Medium |
| =130 |  HungaryHUNEastern Europe | 3.2 | 4.4 | 1.8 | Low-Medium |
| =133 |  BahrainBHRWestern Asia | 3.1 | 3.9 | 2.3 | Low-Medium |
| =133 |  QatarQATWestern Asia | 3.1 | 4.1 | 1.9 | Low-Medium |
| =135 |  Bosnia and HerzegovinaBIHSouthern Europe | 3.0 | 3.8 | 2.2 | Low-Medium |
| =135 |  PortugalPRTSouthern Europe | 3.0 | 4.4 | 1.4 | Low-Medium |
| =135 |  UruguayURYSouth America | 3.0 | 4.0 | 1.9 | Low-Medium |
| =138 |  Costa RicaCRICentral America | 2.9 | 3.5 | 2.2 | Low-Medium |
| =138 |  SlovakiaSVKEastern Europe | 2.9 | 3.7 | 2.0 | Low-Medium |
| =140 |  MontenegroMNESouthern Europe | 2.7 | 3.4 | 1.9 | Low-Medium |
| =140 |  NetherlandsNLDWestern Europe | 2.7 | 4.1 | 1.0 | Low-Medium |
| =142 |  GeorgiaGEOWestern Asia | 2.6 | 2.8 | 2.3 | Low-Medium |
| =142 |  GermanyDEUWestern Europe | 2.6 | 3.9 | 1.1 | Low-Medium |
| =142 |  LatviaLVANorthern Europe | 2.6 | 3.3 | 1.9 | Low-Medium |
| =145 |  BelgiumBELWestern Europe | 2.5 | 3.8 | 0.9 | Low-Medium |
| =145 |  CyprusCYPWestern Asia | 2.5 | 3.5 | 1.4 | Low-Medium |
| =147 |  BruneiBRNSouth-eastern Asia | 2.4 | 2.9 | 1.8 | Low-Medium |
| =147 |  CzechiaCZEEastern Europe | 2.4 | 3.2 | 1.6 | Low-Medium |
| =147 |  DenmarkDNKNorthern Europe | 2.4 | 3.6 | 0.9 | Low-Medium |
| =147 |  LithuaniaLTUNorthern Europe | 2.4 | 2.6 | 2.1 | Low-Medium |
| =147 |  SwitzerlandCHEWestern Europe | 2.4 | 3.3 | 1.3 | Low-Medium |
| 152 |  SloveniaSVNSouthern Europe | 2.3 | 3.0 | 1.5 | Low-Medium |
| 153 |  LiechtensteinLIEWestern Europe | 2.2 | 3.3 | 1.0 | Low-Medium |
| =154 |  AustriaAUTWestern Europe | 2.1 | 2.6 | 1.5 | Low-Medium |
| =154 |  IrelandIRLNorthern Europe | 2.1 | 2.3 | 1.8 | Low-Medium |
| =154 |  MaltaMLTSouthern Europe | 2.1 | 2.9 | 1.2 | Low-Medium |
| =154 |  NorwayNORNorthern Europe | 2.1 | 3.3 | 0.8 | Low-Medium |
| 158 |  SwedenSWENorthern Europe | 1.8 | 2.8 | 0.7 | Low |
| =159 |  EstoniaESTNorthern Europe | 1.7 | 2.1 | 1.2 | Low |
| =159 |  FinlandFINNorthern Europe | 1.7 | 2.6 | 0.7 | Low |
| 161 |  New ZealandNZLAustralia and New Zealand | 1.6 | 2.4 | 0.8 | Low |
| 162 |  LuxembourgLUXWestern Europe | 1.5 | 1.1 | 1.8 | Low |
| 163 | IcelandISLNorthern Europe | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.9 | Low |
02In 2020
At either end
The 5 countries at each end of the headline, then the highest and lowest on each other measure.
Highest
- #1Central African Republic8.7
- #2Nigeriashared8.5
- #2Chadshared8.5
- #4Guineashared8.4
- #4Guinea-Bissaushared8.4
Lowest
- #163Iceland1.0
- #162Luxembourg1.5
- #161New Zealand1.6
- #159Finlandshared1.7
- #159Estoniashared1.7
A higher value is the worse result. The middle country reads 5.0. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.
Each measure’s ends
Pillar 1: exposure to climate and environmental shocks (0–10)
Highest
Bangladesh9.1Lowest
Iceland1.0Middle country: 5.8
Pillar 2: child vulnerability (0–10)
Highest
Central African Republic9.8Lowest2 share it
Middle country: 3.1
03Caveats
Read before you use
What this edition’s numbers are and are not, worked out from the file itself.
This edition describes 2020
UNICEF names each edition for the year it is released; the figures in Children's Climate Risk Index 2021 are for 2020.
64 distinct values among 163
Values are stored exactly as published, to 1 decimal. 9 countries share 5.4. Countries sharing a value share a position too.
The rank is UNICEF’s
Printed exactly as the publisher ranked the countries. This site does not re-rank them.
Which end is better
A higher value is the worse result.
Nothing missing
Every one of the 163 countries has every column.
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06Questions
Children's Climate Risk Index 2021: questions and answers
Which country has the highest children's climate risk in Children's Climate Risk Index 2021?
Central African Republic, at 8.7, of the 163 countries in the file.
What year does Children's Climate Risk Index 2021 describe?
2020.
How many countries does Children's Climate Risk Index 2021 cover?
163.
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Yes, as of 2026-10-03, when it was read from the publisher.