Data for 1995

Climate Vulnerability (ND-GAIN), 1995

1995, as ND-GAIN’s 2026 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten

Climate Vulnerability (ND-GAIN), 1995 covers 190 countries. Somalia is highest, at 0.675105; United Kingdom is lowest, at 0.268473. The middle country reads 0.481491.

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Climate Vulnerability (ND-GAIN) · Data for 1995

HighestSomalia

0.675105

LowestUnited Kingdom

0.268473

Shaded by value in five groups of equal size, darkest at the lowest end. A higher value is the worse result.

190countries
1measure
1995the year it describes
190distinct values15 decimals, as published
Sep 26, 2026read from the publisher
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01ND-GAIN’s rank

The table

Every country and every column of Climate Vulnerability (ND-GAIN), 1995, as published. The rank is ND-GAIN’s own, as printed. “=” marks a shared position.

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Climate Vulnerability (ND-GAIN), 1995: every country, as published by Notre Dame Global Adaptation Initiative (ND-GAIN), University of Notre Dame.

1	United KingdomGBRNorthern Europe	0.268473
2	NorwayNORNorthern Europe	0.272756
3	CzechiaCZEEastern Europe	0.309026
4	New ZealandNZLAustralia and New Zealand	0.311455
=5	CanadaCANNorthern America	0.315286
=5	SwitzerlandCHEWestern Europe	0.314684
7	FinlandFINNorthern Europe	0.316685
8	United StatesUSANorthern America	0.322361
9	SwedenSWENorthern Europe	0.325622
=10	GermanyDEUWestern Europe	0.327837
=10	PolandPOLEastern Europe	0.328299
12	AustraliaAUSAustralia and New Zealand	0.332269
13	IrelandIRLNorthern Europe	0.336695
14	FranceFRAWestern Europe	0.337922
15	AustriaAUTWestern Europe	0.340552
=16	DenmarkDNKNorthern Europe	0.341539
=16	RussiaRUSEastern Europe	0.341798
18	SpainESPSouthern Europe	0.342812
19	IcelandISLNorthern Europe	0.350970
20	LuxembourgLUXWestern Europe	0.352034
21	JapanJPNEastern Asia	0.358282
22	NetherlandsNLDWestern Europe	0.366997
23	Saint LuciaLCACaribbean	0.368505
24	ItalyITASouthern Europe	0.371823
25	ChileCHLSouth America	0.377853
26	GreeceGRCSouthern Europe	0.379007
27	CyprusCYPWestern Asia	0.379748
28	EstoniaESTNorthern Europe	0.385475
=29	South KoreaKOREastern Asia	0.390973
=29	VenezuelaVENSouth America	0.391366
31	IsraelISRWestern Asia	0.392712
=32	KazakhstanKAZCentral Asia	0.394248
=32	SingaporeSGPSouth-eastern Asia	0.393540
=32	SloveniaSVNSouthern Europe	0.393744
35	SlovakiaSVKEastern Europe	0.398019
36	KyrgyzstanKGZCentral Asia	0.399649
37	BelarusBLREastern Europe	0.401475
38	BelgiumBELWestern Europe	0.405024
39	LithuaniaLTUNorthern Europe	0.409789
=40	ArgentinaARGSouth America	0.411266
=40	MonacoMCOWestern Europe	0.410545
42	PortugalPRTSouthern Europe	0.412102
=43	BulgariaBGREastern Europe	0.414172
=43	MaltaMLTSouthern Europe	0.414031
45	MalaysiaMYSSouth-eastern Asia	0.415385
=46	ChinaCHNEastern Asia	0.416895
=46	Trinidad and TobagoTTOCaribbean	0.417442
=46	UzbekistanUZBCentral Asia	0.417499
=49	CroatiaHRVSouthern Europe	0.419387
=49	HungaryHUNEastern Europe	0.418756
51	North MacedoniaMKDSouthern Europe	0.420498
52	LatviaLVANorthern Europe	0.421408
53	BrazilBRASouth America	0.422916
54	UruguayURYSouth America	0.424067
55	BarbadosBRBCaribbean	0.424649
56	TajikistanTJKCentral Asia	0.426844
57	MexicoMEXCentral America	0.428354
=58	Bosnia and HerzegovinaBIHSouthern Europe	0.428957
=58	TürkiyeTURWestern Asia	0.428705
60	TunisiaTUNNorthern Africa	0.430740
=61	RomaniaROUEastern Europe	0.434788
=61	UkraineUKREastern Europe	0.434991
63	ArmeniaARMWestern Asia	0.439417
=64	ParaguayPRYSouth America	0.441215
=64	Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesVCTCaribbean	0.441071
66	GrenadaGRDCaribbean	0.443716
=67	Costa RicaCRICentral America	0.444799
=67	PanamaPANCentral America	0.444915
69	ColombiaCOLSouth America	0.445667
70	GeorgiaGEOWestern Asia	0.447029
71	QatarQATWestern Asia	0.449061
72	AndorraANDSouthern Europe	0.451455
73	BruneiBRNSouth-eastern Asia	0.452099
74	JordanJORWestern Asia	0.452950
75	MontenegroMNESouthern Europe	0.453784
76	IranIRNSouthern Asia	0.455849
77	ThailandTHASouth-eastern Asia	0.458302
78	TurkmenistanTKMCentral Asia	0.460926
79	SurinameSURSouth America	0.461631
=80	KuwaitKWTWestern Asia	0.463779
=80	United Arab EmiratesAREWestern Asia	0.463648
82	Sri LankaLKASouthern Asia	0.464880
83	El SalvadorSLVCentral America	0.465747
=84	CubaCUBCaribbean	0.468336
=84	SerbiaSRBSouthern Europe	0.468065
86	IndonesiaIDNSouth-eastern Asia	0.468638
87	JamaicaJAMCaribbean	0.469970
=88	AlgeriaDZANorthern Africa	0.471356
=88	AzerbaijanAZEWestern Asia	0.471157
=88	Equatorial GuineaGNQMiddle Africa	0.470730
=91	DominicaDMACaribbean	0.473664
=91	PeruPERSouth America	0.473918
=91	South AfricaZAFSouthern Africa	0.473906
94	MongoliaMNGEastern Asia	0.478343
95	HondurasHNDCentral America	0.479953
96	Saudi ArabiaSAUWestern Asia	0.483028
=97	GabonGABMiddle Africa	0.486094
=97	LibyaLBYNorthern Africa	0.486163
99	NicaraguaNICCentral America	0.487535
100	PhilippinesPHLSouth-eastern Asia	0.491029
=101	BahamasBHSCaribbean	0.492211
=101	Cabo VerdeCPVWestern Africa	0.492139
=101	OmanOMNWestern Asia	0.491784
104	MauritiusMUSEastern Africa	0.493380
105	CameroonCMRMiddle Africa	0.494113
106	Dominican RepublicDOMCaribbean	0.495242
107	Côte d’IvoireCIVWestern Africa	0.496346
108	SyriaSYRWestern Asia	0.496731
109	NauruNRUMicronesia	0.497590
=110	BoliviaBOLSouth America	0.500598
=110	EcuadorECUSouth America	0.500895
=112	MoldovaMDAEastern Europe	0.501607
=112	ZambiaZMBEastern Africa	0.502035
=114	LebanonLBNWestern Asia	0.503291
=114	SeychellesSYCEastern Africa	0.503226
116	AlbaniaALBSouthern Europe	0.504738
117	BahrainBHRWestern Asia	0.508143
=118	GuatemalaGTMCentral America	0.510861
=118	IraqIRQWestern Asia	0.510829
=118	ZimbabweZWEEastern Africa	0.510852
121	Antigua and BarbudaATGCaribbean	0.513961
=122	AngolaAGOMiddle Africa	0.516244
=122	PalauPLWMicronesia	0.516473
124	MoroccoMARNorthern Africa	0.518065
125	FijiFJIMelanesia	0.519262
=126	GhanaGHAWestern Africa	0.519727
=126	Saint Kitts and NevisKNACaribbean	0.519715
128	EgyptEGYNorthern Africa	0.521021
129	GuineaGINWestern Africa	0.523433
130	KenyaKENEastern Africa	0.524347
131	BelizeBLZCentral America	0.524659
132	LesothoLSOSouthern Africa	0.531058
=133	GuyanaGUYSouth America	0.532367
=133	MozambiqueMOZEastern Africa	0.532315
135	SamoaWSMPolynesia	0.533236
136	CambodiaKHMSouth-eastern Asia	0.534614
137	NigeriaNGAWestern Africa	0.537789
138	Papua New GuineaPNGMelanesia	0.541444
139	VietnamVNMSouth-eastern Asia	0.542728
140	TanzaniaTZAEastern Africa	0.544678
141	North KoreaPRKEastern Asia	0.546379
142	Marshall IslandsMHLMicronesia	0.548028
143	EswatiniSWZSouthern Africa	0.549057
=144	IndiaINDSouthern Asia	0.550598
=144	SenegalSENWestern Africa	0.551158
146	MyanmarMMRSouth-eastern Asia	0.553219
=147	BotswanaBWASouthern Africa	0.554954
=147	TogoTGOWestern Africa	0.555053
149	HaitiHTICaribbean	0.557000
150	MadagascarMDGEastern Africa	0.557786
151	BhutanBTNSouthern Asia	0.558750
152	UgandaUGAEastern Africa	0.560038
=153	LaosLAOSouth-eastern Asia	0.560552
=153	TuvaluTUVPolynesia	0.560983
155	PakistanPAKSouthern Asia	0.566422
156	Burkina FasoBFAWestern Africa	0.567629
157	ComorosCOMEastern Africa	0.569337
158	Timor-LesteTLSSouth-eastern Asia	0.570050
159	NamibiaNAMSouthern Africa	0.573262
160	São Tomé and PríncipeSTPMiddle Africa	0.573844
=161	Central African RepublicCAFMiddle Africa	0.575597
=161	LiberiaLBRWestern Africa	0.576004
163	NepalNPLSouthern Asia	0.577886
164	EthiopiaETHEastern Africa	0.581278
165	DR CongoCODMiddle Africa	0.582331
=166	Republic of the CongoCOGMiddle Africa	0.587092
=166	VanuatuVUTMelanesia	0.587488
=168	BeninBENWestern Africa	0.592452
=168	GambiaGMBWestern Africa	0.592421
170	BangladeshBGDSouthern Asia	0.595815
171	BurundiBDIEastern Africa	0.598833
172	KiribatiKIRMicronesia	0.599978
173	TongaTONPolynesia	0.602886
174	Sierra LeoneSLEWestern Africa	0.607368
175	MaldivesMDVSouthern Asia	0.610028
176	NigerNERWestern Africa	0.611590
177	SudanSDNNorthern Africa	0.613987
178	DjiboutiDJIEastern Africa	0.614734
179	YemenYEMWestern Asia	0.616874
180	Solomon IslandsSLBMelanesia	0.623182
181	MaliMLIWestern Africa	0.628766
182	MalawiMWIEastern Africa	0.630092
183	EritreaERIEastern Africa	0.630694
=184	ChadTCDMiddle Africa	0.646400
=184	MauritaniaMRTWestern Africa	0.646397
186	AfghanistanAFGSouthern Asia	0.648095
187	MicronesiaFSMMicronesia	0.654073
188	RwandaRWAEastern Africa	0.654990
189	Guinea-BissauGNBWestern Africa	0.669567
190	SomaliaSOMEastern Africa	0.675105

02In 1995

At either end

The 5 countries at each end of the headline.

Highest

#190Somalia0.675105
#189Guinea-Bissau0.669567
#188Rwanda0.654990
#187Micronesia0.654073
#186Afghanistan0.648095

Lowest

#1United Kingdom0.268473
#2Norway0.272756
#3Czechia0.309026
#4New Zealand0.311455
#5Switzerland0.314684

A higher value is the worse result. The middle country reads 0.481491. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

03Caveats

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Notre Dame Global Adaptation Initiative (ND-GAIN), University of Notre Dame (1995). Climate Vulnerability (ND-GAIN), 1995 [data set], describing 1995. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/climate-vulnerability/1995

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