Data for 2004

ND-GAIN Country Index, 2004

Name: ND-GAIN Country Index, 2004
Creator: Notre Dame Global Adaptation Initiative (ND-GAIN), University of Notre Dame
License: https://gain-new.crc.nd.edu/about/download

2004, as ND-GAIN’s 2026 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten

ND-GAIN Country Index, 2004 covers 190 countries. Norway is highest, at 75.541; Somalia is lowest, at 28.398. The middle country reads 45.300. Against 2003, 190 values changed (110 up, 80 down), the same countries are covered.

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ND-GAIN Country Index · Data for 2004

HighestNorway

75.541

LowestSomalia

28.398

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

190countries
1measure
2004the year it describes
190distinct values13 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 ND-GAIN Country Index, 2004, as published. The rank is ND-GAIN’s own, as printed. “=” marks a shared position.

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ND-GAIN Country Index, 2004: every country, as published by Notre Dame Global Adaptation Initiative (ND-GAIN), University of Notre Dame.

1	Norway`NOR`Northern Europe	75.541
2	New Zealand`NZL`Australia and New Zealand	74.331
3	Finland`FIN`Northern Europe	73.654
4	Denmark`DNK`Northern Europe	73.355
5	Sweden`SWE`Northern Europe	72.776
6	United Kingdom`GBR`Northern Europe	72.152
7	Iceland`ISL`Northern Europe	72.083
8	Switzerland`CHE`Western Europe	71.691
9	Germany`DEU`Western Europe	70.683
10	United States`USA`Northern America	70.243
11	Australia`AUS`Australia and New Zealand	69.821
12	Austria`AUT`Western Europe	69.478
13	Canada`CAN`Northern America	68.914
14	Singapore`SGP`South-eastern Asia	68.501
15	South Korea`KOR`Eastern Asia	66.253
16	Japan`JPN`Eastern Asia	66.159
17	Netherlands`NLD`Western Europe	65.530
18	France`FRA`Western Europe	65.333
19	Monaco`MCO`Western Europe	64.530
20	Ireland`IRL`Northern Europe	63.968
21	Luxembourg`LUX`Western Europe	62.724
22	Slovenia`SVN`Southern Europe	62.222
23	Estonia`EST`Northern Europe	61.464
24	Spain`ESP`Southern Europe	61.417
25	Czechia`CZE`Eastern Europe	61.003
26	Belgium`BEL`Western Europe	60.005
27	Israel`ISR`Western Asia	59.641
28	Italy`ITA`Southern Europe	59.306
=29	Chile`CHL`South America	58.269
=29	Lithuania`LTU`Northern Europe	58.321
=31	Greece`GRC`Southern Europe	57.659
=31	Poland`POL`Eastern Europe	57.693
33	Hungary`HUN`Eastern Europe	57.428
34	Dominica`DMA`Caribbean	56.971
=35	Latvia`LVA`Northern Europe	56.794
=35	Slovakia`SVK`Eastern Europe	56.850
37	Portugal`PRT`Southern Europe	56.647
38	Cyprus`CYP`Western Asia	56.014
39	Saint Lucia`LCA`Caribbean	55.865
40	Malta`MLT`Southern Europe	55.697
41	Croatia`HRV`Southern Europe	54.794
42	Russia`RUS`Eastern Europe	54.738
43	Barbados`BRB`Caribbean	54.174
44	Malaysia`MYS`South-eastern Asia	53.973
45	Bulgaria`BGR`Eastern Europe	53.509
=46	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines`VCT`Caribbean	53.344
=46	United Arab Emirates`ARE`Western Asia	53.329
48	Grenada`GRD`Caribbean	52.209
49	Brunei`BRN`South-eastern Asia	52.033
=50	Andorra`AND`Southern Europe	51.905
=50	Kazakhstan`KAZ`Central Asia	51.931
52	Qatar`QAT`Western Asia	51.635
=53	Armenia`ARM`Western Asia	51.332
=53	Nauru`NRU`Micronesia	51.308
55	Tunisia`TUN`Northern Africa	50.927
56	Mauritius`MUS`Eastern Africa	50.523
57	Bahamas`BHS`Caribbean	50.409
=58	Costa Rica`CRI`Central America	50.324
=58	Oman`OMN`Western Asia	50.261
=58	Uruguay`URY`South America	50.334
=61	Saint Kitts and Nevis`KNA`Caribbean	50.034
=61	Thailand`THA`South-eastern Asia	50.003
63	Romania`ROU`Eastern Europe	49.919
64	Belarus`BLR`Eastern Europe	49.763
65	Türkiye`TUR`Western Asia	49.559
66	Antigua and Barbuda`ATG`Caribbean	49.460
67	Brazil`BRA`South America	49.255
68	North Macedonia`MKD`Southern Europe	49.030
=69	Panama`PAN`Central America	48.871
=69	Trinidad and Tobago`TTO`Caribbean	48.916
71	Bahrain`BHR`Western Asia	48.774
72	Kuwait`KWT`Western Asia	48.663
73	Montenegro`MNE`Southern Europe	48.615
74	Mongolia`MNG`Eastern Asia	48.360
75	Mexico`MEX`Central America	48.302
76	Georgia`GEO`Western Asia	48.091
=77	Jordan`JOR`Western Asia	47.833
=77	Seychelles`SYC`Eastern Africa	47.813
79	Palau`PLW`Micronesia	47.410
80	Argentina`ARG`South America	47.299
=81	Bosnia and Herzegovina`BIH`Southern Europe	47.231
=81	China`CHN`Eastern Asia	47.157
83	Kyrgyzstan`KGZ`Central Asia	47.088
84	South Africa`ZAF`Southern Africa	46.911
=85	Peru`PER`South America	46.473
=85	Sri Lanka`LKA`Southern Asia	46.450
87	Moldova`MDA`Eastern Europe	46.336
=88	Azerbaijan`AZE`Western Asia	46.164
=88	Saudi Arabia`SAU`Western Asia	46.210
90	Fiji`FJI`Melanesia	45.945
91	Jamaica`JAM`Caribbean	45.829
=92	Suriname`SUR`South America	45.729
=92	Ukraine`UKR`Eastern Europe	45.743
94	Iran`IRN`Southern Asia	45.645
=95	Botswana`BWA`Southern Africa	45.320
=95	Paraguay`PRY`South America	45.280
=97	Cabo Verde`CPV`Western Africa	45.134
=97	El Salvador`SLV`Central America	45.089
99	Marshall Islands`MHL`Micronesia	44.895
100	Serbia`SRB`Southern Europe	44.499
=101	Colombia`COL`South America	44.133
=101	Samoa`WSM`Polynesia	44.114
103	Belize`BLZ`Central America	43.924
104	Morocco`MAR`Northern Africa	43.825
=105	Lebanon`LBN`Western Asia	43.525
=105	Philippines`PHL`South-eastern Asia	43.494
107	Venezuela`VEN`South America	43.403
108	Maldives`MDV`Southern Asia	43.264
109	Tajikistan`TJK`Central Asia	43.228
110	Nicaragua`NIC`Central America	43.096
=111	Dominican Republic`DOM`Caribbean	43.003
=111	Gabon`GAB`Middle Africa	43.006
=113	Algeria`DZA`Northern Africa	42.869
=113	Syria`SYR`Western Asia	42.901
=115	Uzbekistan`UZB`Central Asia	42.705
=115	Vietnam`VNM`South-eastern Asia	42.729
117	Bhutan`BTN`Southern Asia	42.645
=118	Albania`ALB`Southern Europe	42.491
=118	Indonesia`IDN`South-eastern Asia	42.517
120	North Korea`PRK`Eastern Asia	42.413
121	Bolivia`BOL`South America	42.282
122	Kiribati`KIR`Micronesia	41.871
123	Tuvalu`TUV`Polynesia	41.808
124	Cuba`CUB`Caribbean	41.652
125	Namibia`NAM`Southern Africa	41.580
=126	Ecuador`ECU`South America	41.489
=126	Vanuatu`VUT`Melanesia	41.484
128	Guyana`GUY`South America	41.078
=129	Cameroon`CMR`Middle Africa	40.851
=129	Equatorial Guinea`GNQ`Middle Africa	40.922
=129	Zambia`ZMB`Eastern Africa	40.933
=132	Egypt`EGY`Northern Africa	40.835
=132	Guatemala`GTM`Central America	40.769
=134	Ghana`GHA`Western Africa	40.481
=134	Honduras`HND`Central America	40.485
136	Tonga`TON`Polynesia	40.414
137	Eswatini`SWZ`Southern Africa	40.103
138	Kenya`KEN`Eastern Africa	39.949
139	India`IND`Southern Asia	39.705
140	Guinea`GIN`Western Africa	39.479
=141	Lesotho`LSO`Southern Africa	39.431
=141	Libya`LBY`Northern Africa	39.413
=141	Solomon Islands`SLB`Melanesia	39.362
=144	Mozambique`MOZ`Eastern Africa	39.332
=144	Senegal`SEN`Western Africa	39.262
=146	Iraq`IRQ`Western Asia	39.219
=146	Tanzania`TZA`Eastern Africa	39.165
=146	Timor-Leste`TLS`South-eastern Asia	39.222
149	Turkmenistan`TKM`Central Asia	39.112
150	Cambodia`KHM`South-eastern Asia	38.844
151	Papua New Guinea`PNG`Melanesia	38.623
152	São Tomé and Príncipe`STP`Middle Africa	38.448
153	Micronesia`FSM`Micronesia	38.339
=154	Nepal`NPL`Southern Asia	38.039
=154	Pakistan`PAK`Southern Asia	37.963
156	Togo`TGO`Western Africa	37.716
157	Gambia`GMB`Western Africa	37.599
=158	Benin`BEN`Western Africa	37.475
=158	Laos`LAO`South-eastern Asia	37.502
160	Ethiopia`ETH`Eastern Africa	37.314
161	Comoros`COM`Eastern Africa	37.204
162	Uganda`UGA`Eastern Africa	37.134
163	Madagascar`MDG`Eastern Africa	36.711
164	Burkina Faso`BFA`Western Africa	36.458
165	Mali`MLI`Western Africa	36.371
166	Yemen`YEM`Western Asia	35.872
=167	Côte d’Ivoire`CIV`Western Africa	35.686
=167	Nigeria`NGA`Western Africa	35.728
169	Djibouti`DJI`Eastern Africa	35.537
170	Malawi`MWI`Eastern Africa	35.376
171	Zimbabwe`ZWE`Eastern Africa	35.297
172	Mauritania`MRT`Western Africa	34.932
=173	Angola`AGO`Middle Africa	34.418
=173	Bangladesh`BGD`Southern Asia	34.407
=173	Haiti`HTI`Caribbean	34.422
176	Niger`NER`Western Africa	34.126
177	Republic of the Congo`COG`Middle Africa	33.697
178	Rwanda`RWA`Eastern Africa	32.967
179	Sierra Leone`SLE`Western Africa	32.801
180	Sudan`SDN`Northern Africa	32.364
181	Liberia`LBR`Western Africa	32.345
182	Afghanistan`AFG`Southern Asia	32.116
183	Central African Republic`CAF`Middle Africa	31.807
184	Myanmar`MMR`South-eastern Asia	31.401
=185	Burundi`BDI`Eastern Africa	30.980
=185	Guinea-Bissau`GNB`Western Africa	30.951
187	DR Congo`COD`Middle Africa	30.824
188	Eritrea`ERI`Eastern Africa	30.648
189	Chad`TCD`Middle Africa	29.123
190	Somalia`SOM`Eastern Africa	28.398

02In 2004

At either end

The 5 countries at each end of the headline.

Highest

#1Norway75.541
#2New Zealand74.331
#3Finland73.654
#4Denmark73.355
#5Sweden72.776

Lowest

#190Somalia28.398
#189Chad29.123
#188Eritrea30.648
#187DR Congo30.824
#185Guinea-Bissau30.951

A higher value is the better result. The middle country reads 45.300. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

032003 → 2004

Since 2003

What changed between 2003 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+0 / −0countries joined / left
190values changed, of 190 in both
110 · 80rose · fell
0unchanged

Rose most

Monaco62.264 → 64.530+2.267
Georgia45.942 → 48.091+2.149
Ukraine44.087 → 45.743+1.656
Slovenia60.712 → 62.222+1.509
Dominican Republic41.696 → 43.003+1.307

Fell most

Solomon Islands41.446 → 39.362−2.085
Seychelles49.062 → 47.813−1.249
Gambia38.794 → 37.599−1.195
Belize45.044 → 43.924−1.121
Madagascar37.700 → 36.711−0.989

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 2004.
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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 (2004). ND-GAIN Country Index, 2004 [data set], describing 2004. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/nd-gain-index/2004

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