Data for 2001

ND-GAIN Country Index, 2001

Name: ND-GAIN Country Index, 2001
Creator: Notre Dame Global Adaptation Initiative (ND-GAIN), University of Notre Dame
License: https://gain-new.crc.nd.edu/about/download

2001, as ND-GAIN’s 2026 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten

ND-GAIN Country Index, 2001 covers 190 countries. Norway is highest, at 75.431; Somalia is lowest, at 28.274. The middle country reads 44.447. Against 2000, 190 values changed (121 up, 69 down), the same countries are covered.

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ND-GAIN Country Index · Data for 2001

HighestNorway

75.431

LowestSomalia

28.274

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

190countries
1measure
2001the 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, 2001, as published. The rank is ND-GAIN’s own, as printed. “=” marks a shared position.

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ND-GAIN Country Index, 2001: every country, as published by Notre Dame Global Adaptation Initiative (ND-GAIN), University of Notre Dame.

1	Norway`NOR`Northern Europe	75.431
2	New Zealand`NZL`Australia and New Zealand	73.934
3	Finland`FIN`Northern Europe	73.297
4	Denmark`DNK`Northern Europe	72.824
5	Sweden`SWE`Northern Europe	72.202
6	United Kingdom`GBR`Northern Europe	72.144
7	Switzerland`CHE`Western Europe	71.810
8	United States`USA`Northern America	70.670
9	Germany`DEU`Western Europe	70.577
10	Iceland`ISL`Northern Europe	70.377
11	Australia`AUS`Australia and New Zealand	69.538
12	Austria`AUT`Western Europe	69.308
13	Canada`CAN`Northern America	68.537
14	Singapore`SGP`South-eastern Asia	67.579
15	Netherlands`NLD`Western Europe	66.121
16	Japan`JPN`Eastern Asia	65.623
17	France`FRA`Western Europe	65.086
18	South Korea`KOR`Eastern Asia	64.911
19	Luxembourg`LUX`Western Europe	64.473
20	Ireland`IRL`Northern Europe	64.136
21	Monaco`MCO`Western Europe	62.923
22	Spain`ESP`Southern Europe	61.334
23	Slovenia`SVN`Southern Europe	60.345
24	Czechia`CZE`Eastern Europe	59.981
25	Estonia`EST`Northern Europe	59.918
26	Belgium`BEL`Western Europe	59.698
=27	Israel`ISR`Western Asia	59.190
=27	Italy`ITA`Southern Europe	59.188
=29	Chile`CHL`South America	58.038
=29	Poland`POL`Eastern Europe	57.962
31	Dominica`DMA`Caribbean	57.660
=32	Greece`GRC`Southern Europe	57.144
=32	Hungary`HUN`Eastern Europe	57.141
34	Lithuania`LTU`Northern Europe	56.789
35	Portugal`PRT`Southern Europe	56.318
36	Malta`MLT`Southern Europe	55.858
37	Cyprus`CYP`Western Asia	55.666
=38	Saint Lucia`LCA`Caribbean	55.563
=38	Slovakia`SVK`Eastern Europe	55.583
40	Latvia`LVA`Northern Europe	55.543
41	Barbados`BRB`Caribbean	53.916
42	United Arab Emirates`ARE`Western Asia	53.619
=43	Croatia`HRV`Southern Europe	53.444
=43	Russia`RUS`Eastern Europe	53.425
45	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines`VCT`Caribbean	53.076
46	Malaysia`MYS`South-eastern Asia	52.693
47	Grenada`GRD`Caribbean	52.299
48	Andorra`AND`Southern Europe	52.176
49	Nauru`NRU`Micronesia	52.139
50	Bulgaria`BGR`Eastern Europe	51.779
51	Brunei`BRN`South-eastern Asia	51.467
52	Qatar`QAT`Western Asia	51.222
53	Uruguay`URY`South America	51.148
54	Kazakhstan`KAZ`Central Asia	50.828
55	Thailand`THA`South-eastern Asia	50.701
56	Tunisia`TUN`Northern Africa	50.406
57	Bahamas`BHS`Caribbean	50.318
58	Mauritius`MUS`Eastern Africa	49.966
59	Costa Rica`CRI`Central America	49.918
60	Antigua and Barbuda`ATG`Caribbean	49.560
61	Oman`OMN`Western Asia	49.457
62	Seychelles`SYC`Eastern Africa	49.260
63	Saint Kitts and Nevis`KNA`Caribbean	49.089
64	Armenia`ARM`Western Asia	49.026
=65	Brazil`BRA`South America	48.936
=65	Romania`ROU`Eastern Europe	48.918
=65	Türkiye`TUR`Western Asia	48.855
68	Trinidad and Tobago`TTO`Caribbean	48.663
69	Panama`PAN`Central America	48.453
70	Montenegro`MNE`Southern Europe	48.418
=71	Bahrain`BHR`Western Asia	48.322
=71	Belarus`BLR`Eastern Europe	48.273
=71	Kuwait`KWT`Western Asia	48.339
=74	Jordan`JOR`Western Asia	47.861
=74	Mexico`MEX`Central America	47.904
76	Kyrgyzstan`KGZ`Central Asia	47.707
=77	Mongolia`MNG`Eastern Asia	47.584
=77	North Macedonia`MKD`Southern Europe	47.559
=79	Argentina`ARG`South America	47.216
=79	Palau`PLW`Micronesia	47.213
81	China`CHN`Eastern Asia	47.128
82	Saudi Arabia`SAU`Western Asia	46.775
83	South Africa`ZAF`Southern Africa	46.610
=84	Bosnia and Herzegovina`BIH`Southern Europe	46.359
=84	Moldova`MDA`Eastern Europe	46.442
=86	Fiji`FJI`Melanesia	45.917
=86	Sri Lanka`LKA`Southern Asia	45.887
=86	Suriname`SUR`South America	45.914
89	Ukraine`UKR`Eastern Europe	45.777
90	Cabo Verde`CPV`Western Africa	45.559
91	Georgia`GEO`Western Asia	45.309
92	Peru`PER`South America	45.223
93	Samoa`WSM`Polynesia	45.072
94	Botswana`BWA`Southern Africa	44.922
95	Marshall Islands`MHL`Micronesia	44.483
96	Iran`IRN`Southern Asia	44.411
97	Venezuela`VEN`South America	44.192
98	Belize`BLZ`Central America	44.149
99	Morocco`MAR`Northern Africa	43.753
100	El Salvador`SLV`Central America	43.715
=101	Jamaica`JAM`Caribbean	43.637
=101	Maldives`MDV`Southern Asia	43.647
103	North Korea`PRK`Eastern Asia	43.470
104	Lebanon`LBN`Western Asia	43.366
=105	Azerbaijan`AZE`Western Asia	43.343
=105	Gabon`GAB`Middle Africa	43.262
=107	Paraguay`PRY`South America	43.228
=107	Philippines`PHL`South-eastern Asia	43.232
=109	Syria`SYR`Western Asia	43.096
=109	Uzbekistan`UZB`Central Asia	43.054
111	Dominican Republic`DOM`Caribbean	42.851
112	Serbia`SRB`Southern Europe	42.653
=113	Colombia`COL`South America	42.533
=113	Vietnam`VNM`South-eastern Asia	42.527
=115	Indonesia`IDN`South-eastern Asia	42.319
=115	Nicaragua`NIC`Central America	42.279
117	Vanuatu`VUT`Melanesia	42.233
118	Namibia`NAM`Southern Africa	42.128
=119	Bolivia`BOL`South America	41.859
=119	Tuvalu`TUV`Polynesia	41.895
=119	Zambia`ZMB`Eastern Africa	41.874
=122	Bhutan`BTN`Southern Asia	41.827
=122	Tajikistan`TJK`Central Asia	41.806
=122	Tonga`TON`Polynesia	41.798
125	Algeria`DZA`Northern Africa	41.676
126	Kiribati`KIR`Micronesia	41.593
127	Solomon Islands`SLB`Melanesia	41.324
128	Guyana`GUY`South America	41.176
129	Honduras`HND`Central America	41.047
=130	Albania`ALB`Southern Europe	40.905
=130	Egypt`EGY`Northern Africa	40.853
=132	Ecuador`ECU`South America	40.835
=132	Ghana`GHA`Western Africa	40.769
134	Cuba`CUB`Caribbean	40.708
135	Eswatini`SWZ`Southern Africa	40.249
=136	Cameroon`CMR`Middle Africa	40.107
=136	Timor-Leste`TLS`South-eastern Asia	40.128
138	Guatemala`GTM`Central America	40.039
=139	Equatorial Guinea`GNQ`Middle Africa	39.890
=139	Turkmenistan`TKM`Central Asia	39.922
141	Iraq`IRQ`Western Asia	39.720
=142	São Tomé and Príncipe`STP`Middle Africa	39.372
=142	Senegal`SEN`Western Africa	39.364
144	Papua New Guinea`PNG`Melanesia	39.295
145	Kenya`KEN`Eastern Africa	39.246
=146	Lesotho`LSO`Southern Africa	39.129
=146	Mozambique`MOZ`Eastern Africa	39.121
148	India`IND`Southern Asia	39.031
149	Libya`LBY`Northern Africa	38.807
150	Tanzania`TZA`Eastern Africa	38.647
=151	Cambodia`KHM`South-eastern Asia	38.544
=151	Gambia`GMB`Western Africa	38.515
153	Nepal`NPL`Southern Asia	38.354
=154	Micronesia`FSM`Micronesia	38.016
=154	Togo`TGO`Western Africa	37.953
156	Pakistan`PAK`Southern Asia	37.851
157	Guinea`GIN`Western Africa	37.672
158	Comoros`COM`Eastern Africa	37.474
159	Benin`BEN`Western Africa	37.353
160	Laos`LAO`South-eastern Asia	37.310
161	Madagascar`MDG`Eastern Africa	37.082
162	Ethiopia`ETH`Eastern Africa	36.820
163	Côte d’Ivoire`CIV`Western Africa	36.586
164	Burkina Faso`BFA`Western Africa	36.422
165	Uganda`UGA`Eastern Africa	36.252
=166	Djibouti`DJI`Eastern Africa	35.590
=166	Mauritania`MRT`Western Africa	35.627
168	Mali`MLI`Western Africa	35.492
=169	Yemen`YEM`Western Asia	35.344
=169	Zimbabwe`ZWE`Eastern Africa	35.308
171	Haiti`HTI`Caribbean	34.785
172	Malawi`MWI`Eastern Africa	34.654
=173	Bangladesh`BGD`Southern Asia	34.559
=173	Nigeria`NGA`Western Africa	34.617
175	Republic of the Congo`COG`Middle Africa	33.690
176	Niger`NER`Western Africa	33.312
177	Angola`AGO`Middle Africa	32.761
178	Sudan`SDN`Northern Africa	32.275
179	Eritrea`ERI`Eastern Africa	32.219
180	Liberia`LBR`Western Africa	32.135
181	Central African Republic`CAF`Middle Africa	31.760
=182	Myanmar`MMR`South-eastern Asia	31.378
=182	Sierra Leone`SLE`Western Africa	31.350
184	Rwanda`RWA`Eastern Africa	30.767
185	Guinea-Bissau`GNB`Western Africa	30.642
186	Afghanistan`AFG`Southern Asia	30.467
187	Burundi`BDI`Eastern Africa	30.430
188	DR Congo`COD`Middle Africa	29.671
189	Chad`TCD`Middle Africa	29.504
190	Somalia`SOM`Eastern Africa	28.274

02In 2001

At either end

The 5 countries at each end of the headline.

Highest

#1Norway75.431
#2New Zealand73.934
#3Finland73.297
#4Denmark72.824
#5Sweden72.202

Lowest

#190Somalia28.274
#189Chad29.504
#188DR Congo29.671
#187Burundi30.430
#186Afghanistan30.467

A higher value is the better result. The middle country reads 44.447. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

032000 → 2001

Since 2000

What changed between 2000 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+0 / −0countries joined / left
190values changed, of 190 in both
121 · 69rose · fell
0unchanged

Rose most

Moldova44.562 → 46.442+1.880
Ukraine44.753 → 45.777+1.024
Bosnia and Herzegovina45.453 → 46.359+0.906
Russia52.567 → 53.425+0.858
Comoros36.629 → 37.474+0.845

Fell most

Luxembourg66.265 → 64.473−1.792
Argentina48.425 → 47.216−1.209
Netherlands67.124 → 66.121−1.004
Papua New Guinea40.223 → 39.295−0.928
Burundi31.357 → 30.430−0.927

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 2001.
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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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Notre Dame Global Adaptation Initiative (ND-GAIN), University of Notre Dame (2001). ND-GAIN Country Index, 2001 [data set], describing 2001. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/nd-gain-index/2001

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