Data for 2011

Climate Readiness (ND-GAIN), 2011

Name: Climate Readiness (ND-GAIN), 2011
Creator: Notre Dame Global Adaptation Initiative (ND-GAIN), University of Notre Dame
License: https://gain-new.crc.nd.edu/about/download

2011, as ND-GAIN’s 2026 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten

Climate Readiness (ND-GAIN), 2011 covers 192 countries. New Zealand is highest, at 0.803095; Central African Republic is lowest, at 0.163615. The middle country reads 0.391115. Against 2010, 192 values changed (98 up, 94 down), the same countries are covered.

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Climate Readiness (ND-GAIN) · Data for 2011

HighestNew Zealand

0.803095

LowestCentral African Republic

0.163615

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

192countries
1measure
2011the 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), 2011, as published. The rank is ND-GAIN’s own, as printed. “=” marks a shared position.

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Climate Readiness (ND-GAIN), 2011: every country, as published by Notre Dame Global Adaptation Initiative (ND-GAIN), University of Notre Dame.

1	New Zealand`NZL`Australia and New Zealand	0.803095
=2	Denmark`DNK`Northern Europe	0.800258
=2	Singapore`SGP`South-eastern Asia	0.800044
=4	Finland`FIN`Northern Europe	0.789338
=4	Norway`NOR`Northern Europe	0.789085
6	Sweden`SWE`Northern Europe	0.774879
7	Iceland`ISL`Northern Europe	0.756504
8	Switzerland`CHE`Western Europe	0.742535
9	South Korea`KOR`Eastern Asia	0.732120
10	Australia`AUS`Australia and New Zealand	0.723252
=11	Germany`DEU`Western Europe	0.718791
=11	Monaco`MCO`Western Europe	0.719276
13	United States`USA`Northern America	0.718379
14	Netherlands`NLD`Western Europe	0.710344
15	Austria`AUT`Western Europe	0.705900
16	Japan`JPN`Eastern Asia	0.700064
17	United Kingdom`GBR`Northern Europe	0.696264
18	Canada`CAN`Northern America	0.692798
19	Luxembourg`LUX`Western Europe	0.683578
20	France`FRA`Western Europe	0.674388
21	San Marino`SMR`Southern Europe	0.653759
22	Slovenia`SVN`Southern Europe	0.643897
=23	Estonia`EST`Northern Europe	0.642497
=23	Liechtenstein`LIE`Western Europe	0.642268
25	Ireland`IRL`Northern Europe	0.610452
26	Belgium`BEL`Western Europe	0.605724
27	Nauru`NRU`Micronesia	0.598996
28	Saint Kitts and Nevis`KNA`Caribbean	0.586666
29	Dominica`DMA`Caribbean	0.585279
30	Lithuania`LTU`Northern Europe	0.583561
31	Latvia`LVA`Northern Europe	0.559594
=32	Israel`ISR`Western Asia	0.558947
=32	United Arab Emirates`ARE`Western Asia	0.559202
34	Portugal`PRT`Southern Europe	0.552515
35	Hungary`HUN`Eastern Europe	0.550283
=36	Chile`CHL`South America	0.549144
=36	Spain`ESP`Southern Europe	0.548775
38	Czechia`CZE`Eastern Europe	0.547175
39	Poland`POL`Eastern Europe	0.536327
=40	Barbados`BRB`Caribbean	0.534300
=40	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines`VCT`Caribbean	0.533989
42	Andorra`AND`Southern Europe	0.531022
43	Mauritius`MUS`Eastern Africa	0.527857
=44	Malta`MLT`Southern Europe	0.525916
=44	Slovakia`SVK`Eastern Europe	0.526134
46	Italy`ITA`Southern Europe	0.522864
47	Cyprus`CYP`Western Asia	0.518292
48	Georgia`GEO`Western Asia	0.511150
49	Antigua and Barbuda`ATG`Caribbean	0.508674
50	Qatar`QAT`Western Asia	0.503010
=51	Greece`GRC`Southern Europe	0.498913
=51	Saint Lucia`LCA`Caribbean	0.498580
53	Brunei`BRN`South-eastern Asia	0.494543
54	Croatia`HRV`Southern Europe	0.491571
55	Grenada`GRD`Caribbean	0.489562
56	Palau`PLW`Micronesia	0.486600
=57	Bahamas`BHS`Caribbean	0.478960
=57	Bahrain`BHR`Western Asia	0.479190
=59	Oman`OMN`Western Asia	0.476577
=59	Romania`ROU`Eastern Europe	0.476892
61	Malaysia`MYS`South-eastern Asia	0.472834
62	Belarus`BLR`Eastern Europe	0.469910
63	Uruguay`URY`South America	0.465472
64	Bulgaria`BGR`Eastern Europe	0.459514
65	Armenia`ARM`Western Asia	0.456543
66	Tunisia`TUN`Northern Africa	0.454305
67	Thailand`THA`South-eastern Asia	0.449895
=68	Kazakhstan`KAZ`Central Asia	0.448062
=68	Russia`RUS`Eastern Europe	0.447787
70	Saudi Arabia`SAU`Western Asia	0.445800
=71	Montenegro`MNE`Southern Europe	0.444036
=71	Türkiye`TUR`Western Asia	0.444041
=73	Cabo Verde`CPV`Western Africa	0.442866
=73	Fiji`FJI`Melanesia	0.442808
75	Seychelles`SYC`Eastern Africa	0.442337
76	Maldives`MDV`Southern Asia	0.439159
77	Samoa`WSM`Polynesia	0.437559
78	China`CHN`Eastern Asia	0.434188
79	Tonga`TON`Polynesia	0.432658
80	Costa Rica`CRI`Central America	0.428046
81	Botswana`BWA`Southern Africa	0.422852
82	Bhutan`BTN`Southern Asia	0.422192
83	Kuwait`KWT`Western Asia	0.421173
84	Jordan`JOR`Western Asia	0.419928
85	Marshall Islands`MHL`Micronesia	0.416553
86	Moldova`MDA`Eastern Europe	0.416444
87	North Macedonia`MKD`Southern Europe	0.414249
88	Panama`PAN`Central America	0.407375
89	Mongolia`MNG`Eastern Asia	0.403928
=90	Peru`PER`South America	0.400562
=90	Tuvalu`TUV`Polynesia	0.401014
92	Serbia`SRB`Southern Europe	0.398823
93	Solomon Islands`SLB`Melanesia	0.396592
=94	North Korea`PRK`Eastern Asia	0.395986
=94	Vanuatu`VUT`Melanesia	0.396435
96	Azerbaijan`AZE`Western Asia	0.392967
97	Albania`ALB`Southern Europe	0.389264
98	Vietnam`VNM`South-eastern Asia	0.384983
=99	Iran`IRN`Southern Asia	0.383395
=99	Kiribati`KIR`Micronesia	0.383233
=99	Namibia`NAM`Southern Africa	0.383289
102	Timor-Leste`TLS`South-eastern Asia	0.381557
=103	Brazil`BRA`South America	0.379675
=103	El Salvador`SLV`Central America	0.380475
=103	Morocco`MAR`Northern Africa	0.380337
106	Argentina`ARG`South America	0.378715
107	Ghana`GHA`Western Africa	0.377882
108	Colombia`COL`South America	0.377305
109	South Africa`ZAF`Southern Africa	0.376450
110	Jamaica`JAM`Caribbean	0.375116
111	Trinidad and Tobago`TTO`Caribbean	0.372048
112	Rwanda`RWA`Eastern Africa	0.371350
113	Mexico`MEX`Central America	0.368831
114	Kyrgyzstan`KGZ`Central Asia	0.367087
115	Dominican Republic`DOM`Caribbean	0.366490
116	Micronesia`FSM`Micronesia	0.363875
117	Bosnia and Herzegovina`BIH`Southern Europe	0.358638
118	Belize`BLZ`Central America	0.358263
119	Sri Lanka`LKA`Southern Asia	0.356930
120	Egypt`EGY`Northern Africa	0.343854
=121	Cuba`CUB`Caribbean	0.342723
=121	Lebanon`LBN`Western Asia	0.343404
=123	Paraguay`PRY`South America	0.338748
=123	Zambia`ZMB`Eastern Africa	0.339368
125	Indonesia`IDN`South-eastern Asia	0.337307
=126	São Tomé and Príncipe`STP`Middle Africa	0.334912
=126	Suriname`SUR`South America	0.335285
128	Ukraine`UKR`Eastern Europe	0.334208
=129	Mali`MLI`Western Africa	0.328210
=129	Nepal`NPL`Southern Asia	0.328196
=129	Philippines`PHL`South-eastern Asia	0.327726
132	Gambia`GMB`Western Africa	0.325227
133	Eswatini`SWZ`Southern Africa	0.323028
134	Guyana`GUY`South America	0.319102
=135	Mauritania`MRT`Western Africa	0.317324
=135	Senegal`SEN`Western Africa	0.317125
=137	Tanzania`TZA`Eastern Africa	0.316099
=137	Yemen`YEM`Western Asia	0.316043
139	Ethiopia`ETH`Eastern Africa	0.314628
=140	Djibouti`DJI`Eastern Africa	0.314267
=140	Ecuador`ECU`South America	0.314431
=140	Lesotho`LSO`Southern Africa	0.314316
=143	Gabon`GAB`Middle Africa	0.310234
=143	Malawi`MWI`Eastern Africa	0.309731
145	Syria`SYR`Western Asia	0.309276
146	Bolivia`BOL`South America	0.308287
=147	Guatemala`GTM`Central America	0.305522
=147	Laos`LAO`South-eastern Asia	0.306039
149	India`IND`Southern Asia	0.305091
150	Benin`BEN`Western Africa	0.303163
151	Niger`NER`Western Africa	0.302377
152	Algeria`DZA`Northern Africa	0.300045
153	Papua New Guinea`PNG`Melanesia	0.299197
154	Burkina Faso`BFA`Western Africa	0.298453
155	Nicaragua`NIC`Central America	0.294853
=156	Cambodia`KHM`South-eastern Asia	0.293698
=156	Uganda`UGA`Eastern Africa	0.294075
=158	Comoros`COM`Eastern Africa	0.290985
=158	Mozambique`MOZ`Eastern Africa	0.290878
160	Iraq`IRQ`Western Asia	0.289707
161	Honduras`HND`Central America	0.287250
162	Liberia`LBR`Western Africa	0.285312
163	Togo`TGO`Western Africa	0.282600
164	Tajikistan`TJK`Central Asia	0.280722
165	Pakistan`PAK`Southern Asia	0.276722
=166	Madagascar`MDG`Eastern Africa	0.276391
=166	Sierra Leone`SLE`Western Africa	0.275782
168	Cameroon`CMR`Middle Africa	0.273805
=169	Bangladesh`BGD`Southern Asia	0.262601
=169	Kenya`KEN`Eastern Africa	0.262943
171	Equatorial Guinea`GNQ`Middle Africa	0.260972
=172	Guinea`GIN`Western Africa	0.260032
=172	Uzbekistan`UZB`Central Asia	0.260424
174	Sudan`SDN`Northern Africa	0.258218
175	Guinea-Bissau`GNB`Western Africa	0.255274
176	Libya`LBY`Northern Africa	0.253316
177	Turkmenistan`TKM`Central Asia	0.239713
=178	Haiti`HTI`Caribbean	0.236716
=178	Venezuela`VEN`South America	0.237353
180	Afghanistan`AFG`Southern Asia	0.234528
181	Republic of the Congo`COG`Middle Africa	0.232038
182	Somalia`SOM`Eastern Africa	0.223149
183	Burundi`BDI`Eastern Africa	0.220878
184	Eritrea`ERI`Eastern Africa	0.217544
185	Nigeria`NGA`Western Africa	0.216507
186	Angola`AGO`Middle Africa	0.211289
187	Myanmar`MMR`South-eastern Asia	0.203716
188	Côte d’Ivoire`CIV`Western Africa	0.201972
189	Chad`TCD`Middle Africa	0.185680
190	DR Congo`COD`Middle Africa	0.182566
191	Zimbabwe`ZWE`Eastern Africa	0.181105
192	Central African Republic`CAF`Middle Africa	0.163615

02In 2011

At either end

The 5 countries at each end of the headline.

Highest

#1New Zealand0.803095
#2Denmark0.800258
#2Singapore0.800044
#4Finland0.789338
#4Norway0.789085

Lowest

#192Central African Republic0.163615
#191Zimbabwe0.181105
#190DR Congo0.182566
#189Chad0.185680
#188Côte d’Ivoire0.201972

A higher value is the better result. The middle country reads 0.391115. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

032010 → 2011

Since 2010

What changed between 2010 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+0 / −0countries joined / left
192values changed, of 192 in both
98 · 94rose · fell
0unchanged

Rose most

Cabo Verde0.422658 → 0.442866+0.020208
Kyrgyzstan0.348159 → 0.367087+0.018929
Iran0.366380 → 0.383395+0.017015
United Arab Emirates0.542793 → 0.559202+0.016409
Poland0.520021 → 0.536327+0.016306

Fell most

Syria0.332249 → 0.309276−0.022974
Libya0.274608 → 0.253316−0.021291
Cuba0.361278 → 0.342723−0.018555
Honduras0.300346 → 0.287250−0.013097
Afghanistan0.247012 → 0.234528−0.012484

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.

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One year of the 2026 release
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Every one of the 192 countries has every column.

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Notre Dame Global Adaptation Initiative (ND-GAIN), University of Notre Dame (2011). Climate Readiness (ND-GAIN), 2011 [data set], describing 2011. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/climate-readiness/2011

0630 held

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