Data for 2013

ND-GAIN Country Index, 2013

Name: ND-GAIN Country Index, 2013
Creator: Notre Dame Global Adaptation Initiative (ND-GAIN), University of Notre Dame
License: https://gain-new.crc.nd.edu/about/download

2013, as ND-GAIN’s 2026 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten

ND-GAIN Country Index, 2013 covers 190 countries. Norway is highest, at 76.951; Central African Republic is lowest, at 26.785. The middle country reads 46.525. Against 2012, 190 values changed (86 up, 104 down), the same countries are covered.

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ND-GAIN Country Index · Data for 2013

HighestNorway

76.951

LowestCentral African Republic

26.785

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

190countries
1measure
2013the 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, 2013, as published. The rank is ND-GAIN’s own, as printed. “=” marks a shared position.

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ND-GAIN Country Index, 2013: every country, as published by Notre Dame Global Adaptation Initiative (ND-GAIN), University of Notre Dame.

1	Norway`NOR`Northern Europe	76.951
2	New Zealand`NZL`Australia and New Zealand	74.879
3	Finland`FIN`Northern Europe	73.743
4	Denmark`DNK`Northern Europe	73.488
5	Sweden`SWE`Northern Europe	71.858
6	Switzerland`CHE`Western Europe	71.649
=7	Singapore`SGP`South-eastern Asia	70.658
=7	United Kingdom`GBR`Northern Europe	70.682
9	Iceland`ISL`Northern Europe	70.548
10	Germany`DEU`Western Europe	70.432
11	Australia`AUS`Australia and New Zealand	70.142
12	United States`USA`Northern America	69.576
=13	Austria`AUT`Western Europe	68.963
=13	Canada`CAN`Northern America	68.977
15	South Korea`KOR`Eastern Asia	68.599
16	Luxembourg`LUX`Western Europe	67.982
17	Japan`JPN`Eastern Asia	67.020
18	Netherlands`NLD`Western Europe	66.916
19	France`FRA`Western Europe	66.789
=20	Ireland`IRL`Northern Europe	64.342
=20	Monaco`MCO`Western Europe	64.304
22	Slovenia`SVN`Southern Europe	64.177
23	Estonia`EST`Northern Europe	63.250
24	Czechia`CZE`Eastern Europe	62.969
25	Poland`POL`Eastern Europe	62.033
26	Belgium`BEL`Western Europe	60.921
27	Spain`ESP`Southern Europe	60.694
28	Lithuania`LTU`Northern Europe	60.210
=29	Chile`CHL`South America	59.800
=29	Portugal`PRT`Southern Europe	59.752
31	Latvia`LVA`Northern Europe	59.631
32	Andorra`AND`Southern Europe	58.597
33	Israel`ISR`Western Asia	58.465
34	Malta`MLT`Southern Europe	57.952
35	Slovakia`SVK`Eastern Europe	57.616
36	Hungary`HUN`Eastern Europe	57.463
=37	Cyprus`CYP`Western Asia	57.157
=37	Greece`GRC`Southern Europe	57.229
=37	Saint Lucia`LCA`Caribbean	57.236
40	Russia`RUS`Eastern Europe	57.101
=41	Dominica`DMA`Caribbean	56.890
=41	Italy`ITA`Southern Europe	56.927
43	Malaysia`MYS`South-eastern Asia	55.989
44	United Arab Emirates`ARE`Western Asia	55.917
45	Georgia`GEO`Western Asia	55.796
46	Saint Kitts and Nevis`KNA`Caribbean	55.746
47	Barbados`BRB`Caribbean	55.395
48	Belarus`BLR`Eastern Europe	55.333
49	Kazakhstan`KAZ`Central Asia	55.236
50	Croatia`HRV`Southern Europe	54.861
51	Qatar`QAT`Western Asia	54.837
52	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines`VCT`Caribbean	54.749
=53	Bulgaria`BGR`Eastern Europe	54.634
=53	Uruguay`URY`South America	54.598
55	Mauritius`MUS`Eastern Africa	53.789
56	Brunei`BRN`South-eastern Asia	53.691
57	Armenia`ARM`Western Asia	53.589
58	Grenada`GRD`Caribbean	53.266
59	Romania`ROU`Eastern Europe	52.752
60	Türkiye`TUR`Western Asia	52.667
=61	Costa Rica`CRI`Central America	52.438
=61	North Macedonia`MKD`Southern Europe	52.361
63	Nauru`NRU`Micronesia	51.800
64	Montenegro`MNE`Southern Europe	51.575
65	China`CHN`Eastern Asia	51.420
66	Bahamas`BHS`Caribbean	51.095
67	Oman`OMN`Western Asia	50.959
68	Tunisia`TUN`Northern Africa	50.693
69	Antigua and Barbuda`ATG`Caribbean	50.616
70	Thailand`THA`South-eastern Asia	50.121
71	Saudi Arabia`SAU`Western Asia	49.941
72	Mongolia`MNG`Eastern Asia	49.691
73	Palau`PLW`Micronesia	49.618
74	Brazil`BRA`South America	49.465
75	Bosnia and Herzegovina`BIH`Southern Europe	49.318
76	Kuwait`KWT`Western Asia	49.204
=77	Kyrgyzstan`KGZ`Central Asia	49.136
=77	Seychelles`SYC`Eastern Africa	49.093
=79	Bahrain`BHR`Western Asia	48.888
=79	Trinidad and Tobago`TTO`Caribbean	48.931
=81	Jordan`JOR`Western Asia	48.716
=81	Panama`PAN`Central America	48.728
83	Mexico`MEX`Central America	48.492
84	Azerbaijan`AZE`Western Asia	48.357
85	Peru`PER`South America	48.250
86	Cabo Verde`CPV`Western Africa	47.585
87	Serbia`SRB`Southern Europe	47.542
88	Moldova`MDA`Eastern Europe	47.418
89	Iran`IRN`Southern Asia	47.257
90	Fiji`FJI`Melanesia	47.227
=91	Argentina`ARG`South America	47.076
=91	Colombia`COL`South America	47.080
=91	Ukraine`UKR`Eastern Europe	47.068
94	Paraguay`PRY`South America	46.671
95	Jamaica`JAM`Caribbean	46.611
96	Albania`ALB`Southern Europe	46.438
97	South Africa`ZAF`Southern Africa	46.263
98	Botswana`BWA`Southern Africa	46.189
99	El Salvador`SLV`Central America	45.786
100	Morocco`MAR`Northern Africa	45.588
101	Samoa`WSM`Polynesia	45.033
102	Indonesia`IDN`South-eastern Asia	44.902
103	Sri Lanka`LKA`Southern Asia	44.672
104	Suriname`SUR`South America	44.561
=105	Dominican Republic`DOM`Caribbean	44.512
=105	Marshall Islands`MHL`Micronesia	44.499
107	Vietnam`VNM`South-eastern Asia	44.384
108	Uzbekistan`UZB`Central Asia	44.053
109	Lebanon`LBN`Western Asia	43.853
110	Nicaragua`NIC`Central America	43.845
111	Philippines`PHL`South-eastern Asia	43.707
112	Bhutan`BTN`Southern Asia	43.621
113	Ghana`GHA`Western Africa	43.520
114	Tajikistan`TJK`Central Asia	43.448
=115	Belize`BLZ`Central America	43.329
=115	Cuba`CUB`Caribbean	43.315
=115	Maldives`MDV`Southern Asia	43.317
118	Algeria`DZA`Northern Africa	42.738
119	Gabon`GAB`Middle Africa	42.532
120	Namibia`NAM`Southern Africa	42.449
121	Egypt`EGY`Northern Africa	42.253
122	North Korea`PRK`Eastern Asia	42.051
123	Ecuador`ECU`South America	41.719
124	Venezuela`VEN`South America	41.539
125	Bolivia`BOL`South America	41.423
126	Tonga`TON`Polynesia	41.322
=127	Guatemala`GTM`Central America	41.243
=127	São Tomé and Príncipe`STP`Middle Africa	41.208
129	Zambia`ZMB`Eastern Africa	41.061
130	Tuvalu`TUV`Polynesia	40.680
131	Vanuatu`VUT`Melanesia	40.427
132	Nepal`NPL`Southern Asia	40.175
=133	Eswatini`SWZ`Southern Africa	40.066
=133	Laos`LAO`South-eastern Asia	40.074
=135	Equatorial Guinea`GNQ`Middle Africa	40.015
=135	Lesotho`LSO`Southern Africa	40.042
=135	Timor-Leste`TLS`South-eastern Asia	40.029
138	Honduras`HND`Central America	39.942
=139	Guyana`GUY`South America	39.815
=139	Turkmenistan`TKM`Central Asia	39.761
141	India`IND`Southern Asia	39.504
142	Senegal`SEN`Western Africa	39.369
143	Kiribati`KIR`Micronesia	39.336
144	Comoros`COM`Eastern Africa	39.208
145	Cameroon`CMR`Middle Africa	39.038
146	Tanzania`TZA`Eastern Africa	38.946
147	Guinea`GIN`Western Africa	38.800
=148	Cambodia`KHM`South-eastern Asia	38.722
=148	Iraq`IRQ`Western Asia	38.723
=148	Syria`SYR`Western Asia	38.666
151	Solomon Islands`SLB`Melanesia	38.419
152	Mozambique`MOZ`Eastern Africa	37.795
153	Kenya`KEN`Eastern Africa	37.688
154	Togo`TGO`Western Africa	37.556
155	Burkina Faso`BFA`Western Africa	37.519
156	Libya`LBY`Northern Africa	37.326
=157	Ethiopia`ETH`Eastern Africa	36.851
=157	Rwanda`RWA`Eastern Africa	36.889
159	Micronesia`FSM`Micronesia	36.772
160	Pakistan`PAK`Southern Asia	36.620
161	Côte d’Ivoire`CIV`Western Africa	36.465
162	Gambia`GMB`Western Africa	36.383
163	Papua New Guinea`PNG`Melanesia	36.349
164	Uganda`UGA`Eastern Africa	35.734
165	Madagascar`MDG`Eastern Africa	35.483
=166	Benin`BEN`Western Africa	35.397
=166	Niger`NER`Western Africa	35.437
168	Nigeria`NGA`Western Africa	35.300
=169	Angola`AGO`Middle Africa	34.935
=169	Djibouti`DJI`Eastern Africa	34.863
=169	Yemen`YEM`Western Asia	34.912
172	Liberia`LBR`Western Africa	34.804
173	Malawi`MWI`Eastern Africa	34.721
174	Haiti`HTI`Caribbean	34.379
175	Mali`MLI`Western Africa	34.348
=176	Myanmar`MMR`South-eastern Asia	34.158
=176	Sierra Leone`SLE`Western Africa	34.167
178	Mauritania`MRT`Western Africa	33.991
179	Zimbabwe`ZWE`Eastern Africa	33.934
180	Bangladesh`BGD`Southern Asia	33.574
181	Republic of the Congo`COG`Middle Africa	33.406
182	Burundi`BDI`Eastern Africa	31.005
183	Sudan`SDN`Northern Africa	30.945
184	Afghanistan`AFG`Southern Asia	30.477
185	Guinea-Bissau`GNB`Western Africa	30.385
186	DR Congo`COD`Middle Africa	29.682
187	Somalia`SOM`Eastern Africa	29.038
188	Eritrea`ERI`Eastern Africa	27.856
189	Chad`TCD`Middle Africa	26.878
190	Central African Republic`CAF`Middle Africa	26.785

02In 2013

At either end

The 5 countries at each end of the headline.

Highest

#1Norway76.951
#2New Zealand74.879
#3Finland73.743
#4Denmark73.488
#5Sweden71.858

Lowest

#190Central African Republic26.785
#189Chad26.878
#188Eritrea27.856
#187Somalia29.038
#186DR Congo29.682

A higher value is the better result. The middle country reads 46.525. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

032012 → 2013

Since 2012

What changed between 2012 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+0 / −0countries joined / left
190values changed, of 190 in both
86 · 104rose · fell
0unchanged

Rose most

Burundi29.241 → 31.005+1.764
Andorra57.355 → 58.597+1.243
Monaco63.131 → 64.304+1.173
United Arab Emirates55.014 → 55.917+0.904
Côte d’Ivoire35.606 → 36.465+0.859

Fell most

Central African Republic28.702 → 26.785−1.917
Nauru53.074 → 51.800−1.274
Yemen36.100 → 34.912−1.187
Maldives44.347 → 43.317−1.030
Syria39.689 → 38.666−1.023

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 2013.
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Printed as the publisher ranked the countries; never re-ranked here.
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Every one of the 190 countries has every column.

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Notre Dame Global Adaptation Initiative (ND-GAIN), University of Notre Dame (2013). ND-GAIN Country Index, 2013 [data set], describing 2013. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/nd-gain-index/2013

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