Data for 2000

ND-GAIN Country Index, 2000

Name: ND-GAIN Country Index, 2000
Creator: Notre Dame Global Adaptation Initiative (ND-GAIN), University of Notre Dame
License: https://gain-new.crc.nd.edu/about/download

2000, as ND-GAIN’s 2026 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten

ND-GAIN Country Index, 2000 covers 190 countries. Norway is highest, at 75.261; Somalia is lowest, at 28.029. The middle country reads 44.524. Against 1999, 190 values changed (138 up, 52 down), the same countries are covered.

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ND-GAIN Country Index · Data for 2000

HighestNorway

75.261

LowestSomalia

28.029

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

190countries
1measure
2000the year it describes
190distinct values13 decimals, as published
Sep 26, 2026read from the publisher
CC BY 3.0licence

01ND-GAIN’s rank

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Every country and every column of ND-GAIN Country Index, 2000, as published. The rank is ND-GAIN’s own, as printed. “=” marks a shared position.

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ND-GAIN Country Index, 2000: every country, as published by Notre Dame Global Adaptation Initiative (ND-GAIN), University of Notre Dame.

1	Norway`NOR`Northern Europe	75.261
2	New Zealand`NZL`Australia and New Zealand	73.722
3	Finland`FIN`Northern Europe	73.045
4	Denmark`DNK`Northern Europe	72.716
5	United Kingdom`GBR`Northern Europe	72.285
6	Sweden`SWE`Northern Europe	71.942
7	Switzerland`CHE`Western Europe	71.653
8	United States`USA`Northern America	70.741
9	Germany`DEU`Western Europe	70.548
10	Iceland`ISL`Northern Europe	70.357
11	Australia`AUS`Australia and New Zealand	69.343
12	Austria`AUT`Western Europe	68.985
13	Canada`CAN`Northern America	68.596
14	Singapore`SGP`South-eastern Asia	67.689
15	Netherlands`NLD`Western Europe	67.124
16	Luxembourg`LUX`Western Europe	66.265
17	Japan`JPN`Eastern Asia	65.680
18	France`FRA`Western Europe	64.983
19	South Korea`KOR`Eastern Asia	64.347
20	Ireland`IRL`Northern Europe	63.921
21	Monaco`MCO`Western Europe	62.643
22	Spain`ESP`Southern Europe	61.302
23	Slovenia`SVN`Southern Europe	60.150
24	Estonia`EST`Northern Europe	59.703
=25	Belgium`BEL`Western Europe	59.547
=25	Israel`ISR`Western Asia	59.522
27	Czechia`CZE`Eastern Europe	59.325
28	Italy`ITA`Southern Europe	59.196
29	Poland`POL`Eastern Europe	57.990
30	Chile`CHL`South America	57.649
31	Dominica`DMA`Caribbean	57.168
32	Greece`GRC`Southern Europe	56.843
33	Hungary`HUN`Eastern Europe	56.609
34	Lithuania`LTU`Northern Europe	56.136
35	Portugal`PRT`Southern Europe	56.031
36	Saint Lucia`LCA`Caribbean	55.874
37	Malta`MLT`Southern Europe	55.481
38	Cyprus`CYP`Western Asia	55.441
39	Slovakia`SVK`Eastern Europe	55.190
40	Latvia`LVA`Northern Europe	54.832
41	Barbados`BRB`Caribbean	53.900
42	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines`VCT`Caribbean	53.023
43	United Arab Emirates`ARE`Western Asia	52.940
44	Croatia`HRV`Southern Europe	52.692
=45	Nauru`NRU`Micronesia	52.586
=45	Russia`RUS`Eastern Europe	52.567
=47	Grenada`GRD`Caribbean	52.224
=47	Malaysia`MYS`South-eastern Asia	52.187
49	Andorra`AND`Southern Europe	51.934
50	Bulgaria`BGR`Eastern Europe	51.560
51	Brunei`BRN`South-eastern Asia	51.151
=52	Qatar`QAT`Western Asia	50.974
=52	Uruguay`URY`South America	50.956
54	Thailand`THA`South-eastern Asia	50.863
55	Tunisia`TUN`Northern Africa	50.503
56	Costa Rica`CRI`Central America	50.444
57	Kazakhstan`KAZ`Central Asia	50.302
58	Bahamas`BHS`Caribbean	50.101
59	Mauritius`MUS`Eastern Africa	49.803
60	Seychelles`SYC`Eastern Africa	49.629
61	Antigua and Barbuda`ATG`Caribbean	49.474
62	Oman`OMN`Western Asia	49.012
63	Saint Kitts and Nevis`KNA`Caribbean	48.760
=64	Armenia`ARM`Western Asia	48.650
=64	Brazil`BRA`South America	48.706
=64	Trinidad and Tobago`TTO`Caribbean	48.735
=64	Türkiye`TUR`Western Asia	48.746
68	Romania`ROU`Eastern Europe	48.489
69	Argentina`ARG`South America	48.425
70	Jordan`JOR`Western Asia	48.255
71	Kuwait`KWT`Western Asia	48.191
=72	Belarus`BLR`Eastern Europe	48.089
=72	Montenegro`MNE`Southern Europe	48.147
=72	Panama`PAN`Central America	48.120
=75	Mexico`MEX`Central America	47.756
=75	Palau`PLW`Micronesia	47.797
77	Bahrain`BHR`Western Asia	47.689
78	North Macedonia`MKD`Southern Europe	47.519
79	China`CHN`Eastern Asia	47.254
=80	Kyrgyzstan`KGZ`Central Asia	47.109
=80	Mongolia`MNG`Eastern Asia	47.102
82	Saudi Arabia`SAU`Western Asia	46.686
83	South Africa`ZAF`Southern Africa	46.565
84	Cabo Verde`CPV`Western Africa	46.224
85	Fiji`FJI`Melanesia	45.600
=86	Bosnia and Herzegovina`BIH`Southern Europe	45.453
=86	Sri Lanka`LKA`Southern Asia	45.480
88	Suriname`SUR`South America	45.166
=89	Georgia`GEO`Western Asia	45.095
=89	Samoa`WSM`Polynesia	45.054
91	Peru`PER`South America	45.037
92	Botswana`BWA`Southern Africa	44.910
93	Ukraine`UKR`Eastern Europe	44.753
=94	Moldova`MDA`Eastern Europe	44.562
=94	Venezuela`VEN`South America	44.586
96	Jamaica`JAM`Caribbean	44.486
97	Marshall Islands`MHL`Micronesia	44.366
98	Belize`BLZ`Central America	44.165
99	Iran`IRN`Southern Asia	44.048
=100	El Salvador`SLV`Central America	43.926
=100	Morocco`MAR`Northern Africa	43.948
102	North Korea`PRK`Eastern Asia	43.560
=103	Gabon`GAB`Middle Africa	43.163
=103	Lebanon`LBN`Western Asia	43.182
=103	Maldives`MDV`Southern Asia	43.167
106	Philippines`PHL`South-eastern Asia	43.037
107	Syria`SYR`Western Asia	42.913
108	Dominican Republic`DOM`Caribbean	42.781
=109	Azerbaijan`AZE`Western Asia	42.564
=109	Vietnam`VNM`South-eastern Asia	42.566
111	Indonesia`IDN`South-eastern Asia	42.460
=112	Paraguay`PRY`South America	42.399
=112	Uzbekistan`UZB`Central Asia	42.365
114	Bhutan`BTN`Southern Asia	42.293
115	Nicaragua`NIC`Central America	42.232
116	Tuvalu`TUV`Polynesia	42.057
=117	Colombia`COL`South America	42.014
=117	Namibia`NAM`Southern Africa	41.985
=117	Vanuatu`VUT`Melanesia	42.008
=117	Zambia`ZMB`Eastern Africa	41.954
=121	Serbia`SRB`Southern Europe	41.874
=121	Tajikistan`TJK`Central Asia	41.864
123	Tonga`TON`Polynesia	41.807
124	Bolivia`BOL`South America	41.722
125	Ghana`GHA`Western Africa	41.453
=126	Algeria`DZA`Northern Africa	41.421
=126	Kiribati`KIR`Micronesia	41.403
128	Guyana`GUY`South America	41.283
=129	Egypt`EGY`Northern Africa	41.022
=129	Honduras`HND`Central America	40.996
=129	Solomon Islands`SLB`Melanesia	41.011
132	Ecuador`ECU`South America	40.827
133	Timor-Leste`TLS`South-eastern Asia	40.748
=134	Albania`ALB`Southern Europe	40.542
=134	Equatorial Guinea`GNQ`Middle Africa	40.468
=134	Eswatini`SWZ`Southern Africa	40.492
137	Guatemala`GTM`Central America	40.293
=138	Cameroon`CMR`Middle Africa	40.188
=138	Cuba`CUB`Caribbean	40.200
=138	Papua New Guinea`PNG`Melanesia	40.223
=141	Iraq`IRQ`Western Asia	39.651
=141	Mozambique`MOZ`Eastern Africa	39.661
=141	Turkmenistan`TKM`Central Asia	39.710
144	São Tomé and Príncipe`STP`Middle Africa	39.514
145	Lesotho`LSO`Southern Africa	39.374
146	India`IND`Southern Asia	39.306
147	Senegal`SEN`Western Africa	39.127
148	Libya`LBY`Northern Africa	39.014
=149	Kenya`KEN`Eastern Africa	38.858
=149	Nepal`NPL`Southern Asia	38.948
=151	Cambodia`KHM`South-eastern Asia	38.708
=151	Gambia`GMB`Western Africa	38.735
153	Tanzania`TZA`Eastern Africa	38.603
154	Guinea`GIN`Western Africa	37.956
=155	Micronesia`FSM`Micronesia	37.887
=155	Togo`TGO`Western Africa	37.947
157	Benin`BEN`Western Africa	37.770
=158	Madagascar`MDG`Eastern Africa	37.652
=158	Pakistan`PAK`Southern Asia	37.685
160	Laos`LAO`South-eastern Asia	37.427
161	Ethiopia`ETH`Eastern Africa	37.061
162	Côte d’Ivoire`CIV`Western Africa	36.830
163	Comoros`COM`Eastern Africa	36.629
164	Burkina Faso`BFA`Western Africa	36.311
165	Uganda`UGA`Eastern Africa	36.193
166	Zimbabwe`ZWE`Eastern Africa	35.690
167	Yemen`YEM`Western Asia	35.515
168	Djibouti`DJI`Eastern Africa	35.442
169	Haiti`HTI`Caribbean	35.270
170	Mali`MLI`Western Africa	35.149
171	Mauritania`MRT`Western Africa	35.035
=172	Bangladesh`BGD`Southern Asia	34.905
=172	Malawi`MWI`Eastern Africa	34.855
174	Nigeria`NGA`Western Africa	34.373
175	Republic of the Congo`COG`Middle Africa	33.564
176	Niger`NER`Western Africa	33.302
177	Liberia`LBR`Western Africa	32.947
=178	Angola`AGO`Middle Africa	32.456
=178	Eritrea`ERI`Eastern Africa	32.543
180	Sudan`SDN`Northern Africa	32.422
=181	Burundi`BDI`Eastern Africa	31.357
=181	Myanmar`MMR`South-eastern Asia	31.441
183	Central African Republic`CAF`Middle Africa	31.240
184	Sierra Leone`SLE`Western Africa	31.089
=185	Guinea-Bissau`GNB`Western Africa	30.234
=185	Rwanda`RWA`Eastern Africa	30.204
187	Afghanistan`AFG`Southern Asia	30.079
188	Chad`TCD`Middle Africa	29.556
189	DR Congo`COD`Middle Africa	28.916
190	Somalia`SOM`Eastern Africa	28.029

02In 2000

At either end

The 5 countries at each end of the headline.

Highest

#1Norway75.261
#2New Zealand73.722
#3Finland73.045
#4Denmark72.716
#5United Kingdom72.285

Lowest

#190Somalia28.029
#189DR Congo28.916
#188Chad29.556
#187Afghanistan30.079
#185Rwanda30.204

A higher value is the better result. The middle country reads 44.524. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

031999 → 2000

Since 1999

What changed between 1999 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+0 / −0countries joined / left
190values changed, of 190 in both
138 · 52rose · fell
0unchanged

Rose most

Luxembourg62.111 → 66.265+4.154
Iceland68.706 → 70.357+1.651
Andorra50.505 → 51.934+1.428
Malta54.149 → 55.481+1.331
Singapore66.564 → 67.689+1.125

Fell most

Solomon Islands42.599 → 41.011−1.588
Zimbabwe36.941 → 35.690−1.251
Jamaica45.459 → 44.486−0.973
Comoros37.562 → 36.629−0.932
Côte d’Ivoire37.757 → 36.830−0.927

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 2000.
The rank is ND-GAIN’s
Printed as the publisher ranked the countries; never re-ranked here.
Nothing missing
Every one of the 190 countries has every column.

05The files

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Cite this edition

Notre Dame Global Adaptation Initiative (ND-GAIN), University of Notre Dame (2000). ND-GAIN Country Index, 2000 [data set], describing 2000. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/nd-gain-index/2000

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