Data for 2019

ND-GAIN Country Index, 2019

Name: ND-GAIN Country Index, 2019
Creator: Notre Dame Global Adaptation Initiative (ND-GAIN), University of Notre Dame
License: https://gain-new.crc.nd.edu/about/download

2019, as ND-GAIN’s 2026 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten

ND-GAIN Country Index, 2019 covers 190 countries. Norway is highest, at 75.881; Chad is lowest, at 26.228. The middle country reads 48.197. Against 2018, 190 values changed (120 up, 70 down), the same countries are covered.

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ND-GAIN Country Index · Data for 2019

HighestNorway

75.881

LowestChad

26.228

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

190countries
1measure
2019the 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, 2019, as published. The rank is ND-GAIN’s own, as printed. “=” marks a shared position.

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ND-GAIN Country Index, 2019: every country, as published by Notre Dame Global Adaptation Initiative (ND-GAIN), University of Notre Dame.

1	Norway`NOR`Northern Europe	75.881
2	Finland`FIN`Northern Europe	72.983
3	Denmark`DNK`Northern Europe	72.497
4	United Kingdom`GBR`Northern Europe	71.562
=5	Singapore`SGP`South-eastern Asia	71.245
=5	Sweden`SWE`Northern Europe	71.184
=7	Iceland`ISL`Northern Europe	70.869
=7	Switzerland`CHE`Western Europe	70.935
9	New Zealand`NZL`Australia and New Zealand	70.764
10	Germany`DEU`Western Europe	70.156
11	Australia`AUS`Australia and New Zealand	69.846
12	Austria`AUT`Western Europe	68.856
=13	Canada`CAN`Northern America	68.767
=13	South Korea`KOR`Eastern Asia	68.786
15	Monaco`MCO`Western Europe	68.725
=16	France`FRA`Western Europe	67.535
=16	Japan`JPN`Eastern Asia	67.451
18	Luxembourg`LUX`Western Europe	67.332
19	United States`USA`Northern America	67.249
20	Netherlands`NLD`Western Europe	66.638
21	Ireland`IRL`Northern Europe	64.884
22	Estonia`EST`Northern Europe	64.284
23	Czechia`CZE`Eastern Europe	63.435
24	Slovenia`SVN`Southern Europe	63.198
25	Poland`POL`Eastern Europe	62.214
26	Portugal`PRT`Southern Europe	61.795
27	Spain`ESP`Southern Europe	61.434
=28	Belgium`BEL`Western Europe	61.207
=28	Lithuania`LTU`Northern Europe	61.205
30	Russia`RUS`Eastern Europe	61.096
31	Andorra`AND`Southern Europe	60.519
32	Chile`CHL`South America	59.951
33	Latvia`LVA`Northern Europe	59.895
34	Cyprus`CYP`Western Asia	59.517
35	Israel`ISR`Western Asia	59.038
36	Greece`GRC`Southern Europe	58.643
37	Italy`ITA`Southern Europe	58.480
38	United Arab Emirates`ARE`Western Asia	58.164
=39	Belarus`BLR`Eastern Europe	57.408
=39	Malaysia`MYS`South-eastern Asia	57.438
41	China`CHN`Eastern Asia	57.144
42	Malta`MLT`Southern Europe	57.006
43	Barbados`BRB`Caribbean	56.807
=44	Georgia`GEO`Western Asia	56.684
=44	Slovakia`SVK`Eastern Europe	56.747
46	Kazakhstan`KAZ`Central Asia	56.570
47	Mauritius`MUS`Eastern Africa	56.303
48	Bulgaria`BGR`Eastern Europe	56.025
49	Uruguay`URY`South America	55.579
=50	Armenia`ARM`Western Asia	55.469
=50	Hungary`HUN`Eastern Europe	55.536
=50	Saint Lucia`LCA`Caribbean	55.490
53	Grenada`GRD`Caribbean	55.273
54	Brunei`BRN`South-eastern Asia	55.200
55	Croatia`HRV`Southern Europe	55.113
56	Qatar`QAT`Western Asia	54.869
57	Dominica`DMA`Caribbean	54.543
58	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines`VCT`Caribbean	54.250
59	Saint Kitts and Nevis`KNA`Caribbean	54.111
60	Costa Rica`CRI`Central America	53.950
61	Romania`ROU`Eastern Europe	53.813
62	Türkiye`TUR`Western Asia	53.716
63	Nauru`NRU`Micronesia	53.388
64	Montenegro`MNE`Southern Europe	53.017
65	Saudi Arabia`SAU`Western Asia	52.920
66	North Macedonia`MKD`Southern Europe	52.752
67	Seychelles`SYC`Eastern Africa	52.732
=68	Mongolia`MNG`Eastern Asia	51.776
=68	Oman`OMN`Western Asia	51.822
70	Kyrgyzstan`KGZ`Central Asia	51.672
71	Thailand`THA`South-eastern Asia	51.438
72	Ukraine`UKR`Eastern Europe	51.310
73	Palau`PLW`Micronesia	50.912
74	Azerbaijan`AZE`Western Asia	50.604
75	Tunisia`TUN`Northern Africa	50.524
76	Fiji`FJI`Melanesia	50.219
77	Bahamas`BHS`Caribbean	49.928
=78	Bosnia and Herzegovina`BIH`Southern Europe	49.272
=78	Panama`PAN`Central America	49.251
=78	Peru`PER`South America	49.282
81	Cabo Verde`CPV`Western Africa	49.248
=82	Kuwait`KWT`Western Asia	48.963
=82	Morocco`MAR`Northern Africa	48.951
=84	Serbia`SRB`Southern Europe	48.889
=84	Uzbekistan`UZB`Central Asia	48.870
=86	Antigua and Barbuda`ATG`Caribbean	48.752
=86	Jordan`JOR`Western Asia	48.798
88	Brazil`BRA`South America	48.691
=89	Albania`ALB`Southern Europe	48.613
=89	Bahrain`BHR`Western Asia	48.635
=91	Moldova`MDA`Eastern Europe	48.538
=91	Sri Lanka`LKA`Southern Asia	48.482
93	Argentina`ARG`South America	48.359
94	Mexico`MEX`Central America	48.265
=95	Colombia`COL`South America	48.205
=95	Trinidad and Tobago`TTO`Caribbean	48.188
97	Paraguay`PRY`South America	48.110
98	Jamaica`JAM`Caribbean	47.953
99	Tajikistan`TJK`Central Asia	47.897
=100	Indonesia`IDN`South-eastern Asia	47.824
=100	Iran`IRN`Southern Asia	47.795
102	Botswana`BWA`Southern Africa	47.348
=103	Bhutan`BTN`Southern Asia	46.679
=103	Vietnam`VNM`South-eastern Asia	46.689
105	Samoa`WSM`Polynesia	46.505
106	South Africa`ZAF`Southern Africa	45.880
107	Marshall Islands`MHL`Micronesia	45.555
108	El Salvador`SLV`Central America	45.147
=109	Dominican Republic`DOM`Caribbean	44.590
=109	Suriname`SUR`South America	44.626
111	Philippines`PHL`South-eastern Asia	44.393
=112	Cuba`CUB`Caribbean	44.246
=112	Maldives`MDV`Southern Asia	44.218
114	India`IND`Southern Asia	44.080
=115	Ecuador`ECU`South America	43.963
=115	Ghana`GHA`Western Africa	44.025
117	Algeria`DZA`Northern Africa	43.553
118	Egypt`EGY`Northern Africa	43.278
=119	Nicaragua`NIC`Central America	42.894
=119	Tuvalu`TUV`Polynesia	42.896
=121	Lebanon`LBN`Western Asia	42.660
=121	Namibia`NAM`Southern Africa	42.685
123	Belize`BLZ`Central America	42.551
124	Guatemala`GTM`Central America	42.477
125	North Korea`PRK`Eastern Asia	42.345
126	Kiribati`KIR`Micronesia	42.162
=127	Nepal`NPL`Southern Asia	42.073
=127	São Tomé and Príncipe`STP`Middle Africa	42.139
129	Timor-Leste`TLS`South-eastern Asia	41.807
=130	Guinea`GIN`Western Africa	41.675
=130	Guyana`GUY`South America	41.661
132	Gabon`GAB`Middle Africa	41.504
133	Bolivia`BOL`South America	41.305
=134	Laos`LAO`South-eastern Asia	41.160
=134	Senegal`SEN`Western Africa	41.222
136	Tonga`TON`Polynesia	41.072
137	Eswatini`SWZ`Southern Africa	41.037
138	Togo`TGO`Western Africa	40.913
139	Cambodia`KHM`South-eastern Asia	40.590
140	Zambia`ZMB`Eastern Africa	40.439
141	Vanuatu`VUT`Melanesia	40.087
142	Côte d’Ivoire`CIV`Western Africa	39.950
=143	Honduras`HND`Central America	39.902
=143	Solomon Islands`SLB`Melanesia	39.935
=145	Lesotho`LSO`Southern Africa	39.750
=145	Turkmenistan`TKM`Central Asia	39.807
147	Tanzania`TZA`Eastern Africa	39.666
148	Kenya`KEN`Eastern Africa	39.610
149	Rwanda`RWA`Eastern Africa	39.385
=150	Iraq`IRQ`Western Asia	39.337
=150	Venezuela`VEN`South America	39.313
=152	Comoros`COM`Eastern Africa	39.174
=152	Equatorial Guinea`GNQ`Middle Africa	39.168
154	Ethiopia`ETH`Eastern Africa	39.031
=155	Burkina Faso`BFA`Western Africa	38.631
=155	Cameroon`CMR`Middle Africa	38.593
157	Mozambique`MOZ`Eastern Africa	38.501
158	Gambia`GMB`Western Africa	38.396
159	Pakistan`PAK`Southern Asia	38.201
160	Myanmar`MMR`South-eastern Asia	38.022
161	Micronesia`FSM`Micronesia	37.472
=162	Djibouti`DJI`Eastern Africa	37.378
=162	Niger`NER`Western Africa	37.373
164	Benin`BEN`Western Africa	37.208
=165	Nigeria`NGA`Western Africa	36.824
=165	Uganda`UGA`Eastern Africa	36.800
167	Libya`LBY`Northern Africa	36.690
=168	Bangladesh`BGD`Southern Asia	35.865
=168	Syria`SYR`Western Asia	35.866
170	Papua New Guinea`PNG`Melanesia	35.746
171	Madagascar`MDG`Eastern Africa	35.601
=172	Angola`AGO`Middle Africa	35.508
=172	Mauritania`MRT`Western Africa	35.501
174	Zimbabwe`ZWE`Eastern Africa	34.970
175	Liberia`LBR`Western Africa	34.885
176	Mali`MLI`Western Africa	34.819
177	Sierra Leone`SLE`Western Africa	34.736
178	Malawi`MWI`Eastern Africa	34.432
179	Haiti`HTI`Caribbean	34.169
180	Republic of the Congo`COG`Middle Africa	33.723
181	Burundi`BDI`Eastern Africa	32.180
182	Guinea-Bissau`GNB`Western Africa	31.858
183	Yemen`YEM`Western Asia	31.727
184	Sudan`SDN`Northern Africa	31.295
185	DR Congo`COD`Middle Africa	30.741
186	Afghanistan`AFG`Southern Asia	30.581
187	Somalia`SOM`Eastern Africa	30.246
188	Eritrea`ERI`Eastern Africa	27.539
189	Central African Republic`CAF`Middle Africa	27.077
190	Chad`TCD`Middle Africa	26.228

02In 2019

At either end

The 5 countries at each end of the headline.

Highest

#1Norway75.881
#2Finland72.983
#3Denmark72.497
#4United Kingdom71.562
#5Singapore71.245

Lowest

#190Chad26.228
#189Central African Republic27.077
#188Eritrea27.539
#187Somalia30.246
#186Afghanistan30.581

A higher value is the better result. The middle country reads 48.197. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

032018 → 2019

Since 2018

What changed between 2018 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+0 / −0countries joined / left
190values changed, of 190 in both
120 · 70rose · fell
0unchanged

Rose most

Monaco64.140 → 68.725+4.584
China53.751 → 57.144+3.394
Kiribati39.226 → 42.162+2.936
Belarus55.856 → 57.408+1.552
Andorra59.308 → 60.519+1.211

Fell most

New Zealand74.823 → 70.764−4.059
Georgia57.731 → 56.684−1.047
Solomon Islands40.972 → 39.935−1.036
Dominica55.356 → 54.543−0.813
Norway76.555 → 75.881−0.674

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 2019.
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.

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Notre Dame Global Adaptation Initiative (ND-GAIN), University of Notre Dame (2019). ND-GAIN Country Index, 2019 [data set], describing 2019. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/nd-gain-index/2019

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