Data for 1997

Climate Readiness (ND-GAIN), 1997

Name: Climate Readiness (ND-GAIN), 1997
Creator: Notre Dame Global Adaptation Initiative (ND-GAIN), University of Notre Dame
License: https://gain-new.crc.nd.edu/about/download

1997, as ND-GAIN’s 2026 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten

Climate Readiness (ND-GAIN), 1997 covers 192 countries. Finland is highest, at 0.776265; Angola is lowest, at 0.167462. The middle country reads 0.383579. Against 1996, 190 values changed (103 up, 87 down), the same countries are covered.

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Climate Readiness (ND-GAIN) · Data for 1997

HighestFinland

0.776265

LowestAngola

0.167462

Shaded by value in five groups of equal size, darkest at the better end.

192countries
1measure
1997the year it describes
192distinct values15 decimals, as published
Sep 26, 2026read from the publisher
CC BY 3.0licence

01ND-GAIN’s rank

The table

Every country and every column of Climate Readiness (ND-GAIN), 1997, as published. The rank is ND-GAIN’s own, as printed. “=” marks a shared position.

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Climate Readiness (ND-GAIN), 1997: every country, as published by Notre Dame Global Adaptation Initiative (ND-GAIN), University of Notre Dame.

1	Finland`FIN`Northern Europe	0.776265
=2	New Zealand`NZL`Australia and New Zealand	0.773578
=2	Norway`NOR`Northern Europe	0.773688
4	Denmark`DNK`Northern Europe	0.771538
5	Sweden`SWE`Northern Europe	0.752724
6	Switzerland`CHE`Western Europe	0.729717
7	Germany`DEU`Western Europe	0.724097
8	United States`USA`Northern America	0.722863
9	Singapore`SGP`South-eastern Asia	0.707276
10	Austria`AUT`Western Europe	0.705483
11	United Kingdom`GBR`Northern Europe	0.703818
12	Australia`AUS`Australia and New Zealand	0.702199
13	Netherlands`NLD`Western Europe	0.690146
14	Iceland`ISL`Northern Europe	0.683445
15	Monaco`MCO`Western Europe	0.679150
16	Canada`CAN`Northern America	0.665272
17	Japan`JPN`Eastern Asia	0.661779
18	South Korea`KOR`Eastern Asia	0.649297
19	France`FRA`Western Europe	0.627718
20	Luxembourg`LUX`Western Europe	0.612589
21	San Marino`SMR`Southern Europe	0.610312
=22	Dominica`DMA`Caribbean	0.608143
=22	Ireland`IRL`Northern Europe	0.607831
24	Belgium`BEL`Western Europe	0.593906
25	Slovenia`SVN`Southern Europe	0.590657
26	Israel`ISR`Western Asia	0.583999
27	Estonia`EST`Northern Europe	0.572170
28	Liechtenstein`LIE`Western Europe	0.556002
=29	Nauru`NRU`Micronesia	0.546007
=29	Spain`ESP`Southern Europe	0.545560
31	Hungary`HUN`Eastern Europe	0.542772
32	Lithuania`LTU`Northern Europe	0.540520
33	Italy`ITA`Southern Europe	0.535396
34	Portugal`PRT`Southern Europe	0.522049
35	Chile`CHL`South America	0.517527
36	Latvia`LVA`Northern Europe	0.515031
37	United Arab Emirates`ARE`Western Asia	0.511783
38	Czechia`CZE`Eastern Europe	0.509890
39	Solomon Islands`SLB`Melanesia	0.502797
40	Antigua and Barbuda`ATG`Caribbean	0.499414
41	Greece`GRC`Southern Europe	0.496792
42	Malta`MLT`Southern Europe	0.493978
43	Mauritius`MUS`Eastern Africa	0.492656
44	Slovakia`SVK`Eastern Europe	0.490664
45	Poland`POL`Eastern Europe	0.488749
46	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines`VCT`Caribbean	0.487298
47	Barbados`BRB`Caribbean	0.485446
=48	Cyprus`CYP`Western Asia	0.482424
=48	Saint Kitts and Nevis`KNA`Caribbean	0.481869
50	Brunei`BRN`South-eastern Asia	0.479557
51	Grenada`GRD`Caribbean	0.478992
52	Bahamas`BHS`Caribbean	0.477808
=53	Palau`PLW`Micronesia	0.465464
=53	Saint Lucia`LCA`Caribbean	0.464920
=53	Seychelles`SYC`Eastern Africa	0.464981
56	Oman`OMN`Western Asia	0.459014
=57	Bulgaria`BGR`Eastern Europe	0.457150
=57	Thailand`THA`South-eastern Asia	0.457419
59	Fiji`FJI`Melanesia	0.454995
60	Malaysia`MYS`South-eastern Asia	0.451824
61	Andorra`AND`Southern Europe	0.447519
62	Qatar`QAT`Western Asia	0.446436
63	Bahrain`BHR`Western Asia	0.444045
64	Maldives`MDV`Southern Asia	0.440875
65	Uruguay`URY`South America	0.437596
66	Samoa`WSM`Polynesia	0.435747
67	Croatia`HRV`Southern Europe	0.433866
=68	Mongolia`MNG`Eastern Asia	0.432466
=68	Romania`ROU`Eastern Europe	0.431972
70	Tonga`TON`Polynesia	0.429529
=71	Botswana`BWA`Southern Africa	0.427015
=71	Costa Rica`CRI`Central America	0.427148
73	Tunisia`TUN`Northern Africa	0.426236
=74	Kiribati`KIR`Micronesia	0.425059
=74	Kuwait`KWT`Western Asia	0.424530
76	Moldova`MDA`Eastern Europe	0.424443
77	Namibia`NAM`Southern Africa	0.415583
=78	Marshall Islands`MHL`Micronesia	0.412070
=78	Montenegro`MNE`Southern Europe	0.412009
80	Vanuatu`VUT`Melanesia	0.410146
=81	Bhutan`BTN`Southern Asia	0.407164
=81	Cabo Verde`CPV`Western Africa	0.407121
=81	Jordan`JOR`Western Asia	0.407467
=81	Micronesia`FSM`Micronesia	0.407094
85	Saudi Arabia`SAU`Western Asia	0.405815
86	Peru`PER`South America	0.404134
87	Panama`PAN`Central America	0.401387
88	Tuvalu`TUV`Polynesia	0.399521
89	Morocco`MAR`Northern Africa	0.399011
90	Trinidad and Tobago`TTO`Caribbean	0.396359
91	Belize`BLZ`Central America	0.392640
92	South Africa`ZAF`Southern Africa	0.390139
93	North Korea`PRK`Eastern Asia	0.387267
94	Timor-Leste`TLS`South-eastern Asia	0.384787
=95	Armenia`ARM`Western Asia	0.383670
=95	North Macedonia`MKD`Southern Europe	0.383931
97	Argentina`ARG`South America	0.383489
98	Nepal`NPL`Southern Asia	0.381768
99	Vietnam`VNM`South-eastern Asia	0.380277
100	Türkiye`TUR`Western Asia	0.379450
101	Philippines`PHL`South-eastern Asia	0.373927
=102	Jamaica`JAM`Caribbean	0.373065
=102	Kazakhstan`KAZ`Central Asia	0.373361
=102	Sri Lanka`LKA`Southern Asia	0.373380
105	Brazil`BRA`South America	0.371837
106	São Tomé and Príncipe`STP`Middle Africa	0.365710
=107	Belarus`BLR`Eastern Europe	0.360301
=107	Guyana`GUY`South America	0.360434
109	Russia`RUS`Eastern Europe	0.359069
110	Eswatini`SWZ`Southern Africa	0.358270
=111	Gambia`GMB`Western Africa	0.356684
=111	Mexico`MEX`Central America	0.356967
113	China`CHN`Eastern Asia	0.355411
114	Mauritania`MRT`Western Africa	0.353732
=115	Benin`BEN`Western Africa	0.352030
=115	Suriname`SUR`South America	0.351826
117	Papua New Guinea`PNG`Melanesia	0.349788
118	Syria`SYR`Western Asia	0.347538
119	Lebanon`LBN`Western Asia	0.346620
120	Ecuador`ECU`South America	0.341618
121	Ghana`GHA`Western Africa	0.341076
=122	Bolivia`BOL`South America	0.339729
=122	Dominican Republic`DOM`Caribbean	0.340085
=124	Egypt`EGY`Northern Africa	0.338530
=124	Zambia`ZMB`Eastern Africa	0.338529
126	El Salvador`SLV`Central America	0.335251
127	Kyrgyzstan`KGZ`Central Asia	0.334164
128	Albania`ALB`Southern Europe	0.331617
129	Gabon`GAB`Middle Africa	0.328553
130	Senegal`SEN`Western Africa	0.328311
=131	India`IND`Southern Asia	0.324574
=131	Iran`IRN`Southern Asia	0.324713
133	Bosnia and Herzegovina`BIH`Southern Europe	0.323709
=134	Mali`MLI`Western Africa	0.323045
=134	Pakistan`PAK`Southern Asia	0.322687
136	Tanzania`TZA`Eastern Africa	0.321291
=137	Georgia`GEO`Western Asia	0.319890
=137	Yemen`YEM`Western Asia	0.320495
139	Indonesia`IDN`South-eastern Asia	0.317071
=140	Malawi`MWI`Eastern Africa	0.316251
=140	Mozambique`MOZ`Eastern Africa	0.316175
142	Serbia`SRB`Southern Europe	0.314500
143	Ukraine`UKR`Eastern Europe	0.313262
=144	Djibouti`DJI`Eastern Africa	0.312288
=144	Ethiopia`ETH`Eastern Africa	0.312285
146	Comoros`COM`Eastern Africa	0.310900
147	Azerbaijan`AZE`Western Asia	0.310383
148	Laos`LAO`South-eastern Asia	0.309061
=149	Lesotho`LSO`Southern Africa	0.308299
=149	Nicaragua`NIC`Central America	0.307513
151	Togo`TGO`Western Africa	0.306230
=152	Cambodia`KHM`South-eastern Asia	0.305310
=152	Madagascar`MDG`Eastern Africa	0.305247
154	Uganda`UGA`Eastern Africa	0.304046
155	Guinea`GIN`Western Africa	0.302741
156	Iraq`IRQ`Western Asia	0.301468
=157	Honduras`HND`Central America	0.298823
=157	Kenya`KEN`Eastern Africa	0.299173
=159	Bangladesh`BGD`Southern Asia	0.293458
=159	Paraguay`PRY`South America	0.292843
=161	Burkina Faso`BFA`Western Africa	0.292013
=161	Colombia`COL`South America	0.292029
163	Guatemala`GTM`Central America	0.290094
164	Algeria`DZA`Northern Africa	0.288106
165	Cameroon`CMR`Middle Africa	0.285228
166	Côte d’Ivoire`CIV`Western Africa	0.282620
167	Venezuela`VEN`South America	0.281615
168	Zimbabwe`ZWE`Eastern Africa	0.278396
169	Eritrea`ERI`Eastern Africa	0.273830
170	Niger`NER`Western Africa	0.271757
171	Equatorial Guinea`GNQ`Middle Africa	0.269904
172	Haiti`HTI`Caribbean	0.263236
=173	Cuba`CUB`Caribbean	0.258022
=173	Uzbekistan`UZB`Central Asia	0.258060
175	Libya`LBY`Northern Africa	0.257153
176	Sudan`SDN`Northern Africa	0.255982
177	Rwanda`RWA`Eastern Africa	0.251829
178	Turkmenistan`TKM`Central Asia	0.249052
179	Afghanistan`AFG`Southern Asia	0.244789
180	Guinea-Bissau`GNB`Western Africa	0.240008
181	Republic of the Congo`COG`Middle Africa	0.238351
182	Chad`TCD`Middle Africa	0.235783
183	Tajikistan`TJK`Central Asia	0.234114
184	Nigeria`NGA`Western Africa	0.233322
185	Sierra Leone`SLE`Western Africa	0.228452
186	Somalia`SOM`Eastern Africa	0.221959
187	Burundi`BDI`Eastern Africa	0.212188
188	Central African Republic`CAF`Middle Africa	0.206415
189	Liberia`LBR`Western Africa	0.199030
190	Myanmar`MMR`South-eastern Asia	0.176048
191	DR Congo`COD`Middle Africa	0.169005
192	Angola`AGO`Middle Africa	0.167462

02In 1997

At either end

The 5 countries at each end of the headline.

Highest

#1Finland0.776265
#2Norway0.773688
#2New Zealand0.773578
#4Denmark0.771538
#5Sweden0.752724

Lowest

#192Angola0.167462
#191DR Congo0.169005
#190Myanmar0.176048
#189Liberia0.199030
#188Central African Republic0.206415

A higher value is the better result. The middle country reads 0.383579. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

031996 → 1997

Since 1996

What changed between 1996 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+0 / −0countries joined / left
190values changed, of 192 in both
103 · 87rose · fell
2unchanged

Rose most

Malta0.464660 → 0.493978+0.029318
Bulgaria0.433526 → 0.457150+0.023624
Iceland0.663698 → 0.683445+0.019747
Mongolia0.419275 → 0.432466+0.013191
Canada0.652095 → 0.665272+0.013177

Fell most

Indonesia0.328597 → 0.317071−0.011525
Brunei0.491026 → 0.479557−0.011469
Serbia0.325175 → 0.314500−0.010676
Luxembourg0.620858 → 0.612589−0.008269
Côte d’Ivoire0.290000 → 0.282620−0.007380

Both years come from the same release, so a difference here is a change in the data, not a revision of it. Every country’s full history is charted on the statistic page.

04Caveats

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What this edition’s numbers are and are not, worked out from the file itself.

How values are stored

One year of the 2026 release
Every year in this series comes from ND-GAIN’s 2026 release, recalculated on one method. It can differ from what was first published for 1997.
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Printed as the publisher ranked the countries; never re-ranked here.
Nothing missing
Every one of the 192 countries has every column.

05The files

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Notre Dame Global Adaptation Initiative (ND-GAIN), University of Notre Dame (1997). Climate Readiness (ND-GAIN), 1997 [data set], describing 1997. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/climate-readiness/1997

0630 held

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