Data for 2020

ND-GAIN Country Index, 2020

Name: ND-GAIN Country Index, 2020
Creator: Notre Dame Global Adaptation Initiative (ND-GAIN), University of Notre Dame
License: https://gain-new.crc.nd.edu/about/download

2020, as ND-GAIN’s 2026 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten

ND-GAIN Country Index, 2020 covers 190 countries. Norway is highest, at 75.5797; Central African Republic is lowest, at 26.6152. The middle country reads 48.3638. Against 2019, 190 values changed (105 up, 85 down), the same countries are covered.

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ND-GAIN Country Index · Data for 2020

HighestNorway

75.5797

LowestCentral African Republic

26.6152

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

190countries
1measure
2020the 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, 2020, as published. The rank is ND-GAIN’s own, as printed. “=” marks a shared position.

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ND-GAIN Country Index, 2020: every country, as published by Notre Dame Global Adaptation Initiative (ND-GAIN), University of Notre Dame.

1	Norway`NOR`Northern Europe	75.5797
2	Finland`FIN`Northern Europe	73.2781
3	Denmark`DNK`Northern Europe	72.5829
4	Singapore`SGP`South-eastern Asia	71.3912
5	United Kingdom`GBR`Northern Europe	71.2499
6	Sweden`SWE`Northern Europe	70.8968
7	New Zealand`NZL`Australia and New Zealand	70.6992
8	Switzerland`CHE`Western Europe	70.6012
9	Iceland`ISL`Northern Europe	70.4324
10	Germany`DEU`Western Europe	69.9277
11	Australia`AUS`Australia and New Zealand	69.3084
12	South Korea`KOR`Eastern Asia	69.0944
13	Austria`AUT`Western Europe	68.9251
14	Canada`CAN`Northern America	68.5119
15	Luxembourg`LUX`Western Europe	67.5082
16	Japan`JPN`Eastern Asia	67.3010
17	United States`USA`Northern America	66.9056
18	France`FRA`Western Europe	66.8094
19	Netherlands`NLD`Western Europe	66.4761
20	Monaco`MCO`Western Europe	65.5865
21	Ireland`IRL`Northern Europe	64.9383
22	Estonia`EST`Northern Europe	63.9561
23	Czechia`CZE`Eastern Europe	63.0073
24	Slovenia`SVN`Southern Europe	62.9074
25	Poland`POL`Eastern Europe	62.0073
26	Portugal`PRT`Southern Europe	61.8259
=27	Belgium`BEL`Western Europe	61.5652
=27	Lithuania`LTU`Northern Europe	61.5607
29	Spain`ESP`Southern Europe	61.3946
=30	Andorra`AND`Southern Europe	60.5695
=30	Russia`RUS`Eastern Europe	60.6047
32	Israel`ISR`Western Asia	60.1866
33	Latvia`LVA`Northern Europe	60.0773
34	Chile`CHL`South America	59.6574
35	Cyprus`CYP`Western Asia	59.2935
36	Greece`GRC`Southern Europe	59.0791
37	Italy`ITA`Southern Europe	58.8568
38	United Arab Emirates`ARE`Western Asia	58.7609
39	Georgia`GEO`Western Asia	58.0554
40	Malta`MLT`Southern Europe	57.7936
41	China`CHN`Eastern Asia	57.7380
=42	Barbados`BRB`Caribbean	57.3980
=42	Malaysia`MYS`South-eastern Asia	57.4144
44	Slovakia`SVK`Eastern Europe	57.1999
45	Mauritius`MUS`Eastern Africa	56.5312
46	Kazakhstan`KAZ`Central Asia	56.2827
47	Belarus`BLR`Eastern Europe	56.1917
48	Qatar`QAT`Western Asia	55.9890
49	Hungary`HUN`Eastern Europe	55.8582
=50	Bulgaria`BGR`Eastern Europe	55.7366
=50	Uruguay`URY`South America	55.7101
52	Brunei`BRN`South-eastern Asia	55.2856
53	Grenada`GRD`Caribbean	55.1056
54	Armenia`ARM`Western Asia	55.0213
55	Croatia`HRV`Southern Europe	54.8747
56	Saudi Arabia`SAU`Western Asia	54.5965
=57	Saint Lucia`LCA`Caribbean	54.3573
=57	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines`VCT`Caribbean	54.4005
=59	Romania`ROU`Eastern Europe	54.3259
=59	Saint Kitts and Nevis`KNA`Caribbean	54.2731
61	Costa Rica`CRI`Central America	54.1301
62	Türkiye`TUR`Western Asia	53.9794
63	Dominica`DMA`Caribbean	53.3922
64	Nauru`NRU`Micronesia	53.2128
65	North Macedonia`MKD`Southern Europe	53.0165
=66	Montenegro`MNE`Southern Europe	52.7266
=66	Seychelles`SYC`Eastern Africa	52.6839
68	Thailand`THA`South-eastern Asia	51.9630
69	Oman`OMN`Western Asia	51.6928
70	Mongolia`MNG`Eastern Asia	51.5542
71	Kyrgyzstan`KGZ`Central Asia	51.2687
72	Ukraine`UKR`Eastern Europe	51.1054
73	Tunisia`TUN`Northern Africa	50.7928
=74	Kuwait`KWT`Western Asia	50.4485
=74	Palau`PLW`Micronesia	50.4411
76	Azerbaijan`AZE`Western Asia	50.2330
77	Fiji`FJI`Melanesia	50.1489
78	Bahrain`BHR`Western Asia	49.9547
79	Bahamas`BHS`Caribbean	49.5297
=80	Bosnia and Herzegovina`BIH`Southern Europe	49.3532
=80	Morocco`MAR`Northern Africa	49.3730
82	Peru`PER`South America	49.2870
83	Uzbekistan`UZB`Central Asia	49.2280
84	Brazil`BRA`South America	48.9705
=85	Cabo Verde`CPV`Western Africa	48.8705
=85	Jordan`JOR`Western Asia	48.8991
=85	Panama`PAN`Central America	48.8989
=88	Albania`ALB`Southern Europe	48.8341
=88	Serbia`SRB`Southern Europe	48.7677
=88	Sri Lanka`LKA`Southern Asia	48.8427
=91	Antigua and Barbuda`ATG`Caribbean	48.5963
=91	Argentina`ARG`South America	48.6328
93	Jamaica`JAM`Caribbean	48.4577
=94	Colombia`COL`South America	48.3602
=94	Indonesia`IDN`South-eastern Asia	48.3674
=94	Moldova`MDA`Eastern Europe	48.3896
97	Mexico`MEX`Central America	48.2624
98	Paraguay`PRY`South America	48.2208
99	Trinidad and Tobago`TTO`Caribbean	47.9913
100	Tajikistan`TJK`Central Asia	47.9102
101	Iran`IRN`Southern Asia	47.4584
102	Botswana`BWA`Southern Africa	47.3231
103	Vietnam`VNM`South-eastern Asia	46.8740
104	Bhutan`BTN`Southern Asia	46.6255
105	Samoa`WSM`Polynesia	46.4794
106	South Africa`ZAF`Southern Africa	45.8742
107	El Salvador`SLV`Central America	45.3651
=108	India`IND`Southern Asia	45.0704
=108	Philippines`PHL`South-eastern Asia	45.0676
110	Marshall Islands`MHL`Micronesia	44.9947
=111	Algeria`DZA`Northern Africa	44.8599
=111	Dominican Republic`DOM`Caribbean	44.9425
=113	Maldives`MDV`Southern Asia	44.8049
=113	Suriname`SUR`South America	44.7845
115	Cuba`CUB`Caribbean	44.6299
116	Ghana`GHA`Western Africa	44.1334
117	Ecuador`ECU`South America	43.7773
118	Egypt`EGY`Northern Africa	43.6989
119	Guyana`GUY`South America	43.5563
=120	Namibia`NAM`Southern Africa	43.2509
=120	Tuvalu`TUV`Polynesia	43.2991
122	Nicaragua`NIC`Central America	43.1174
123	Belize`BLZ`Central America	42.8613
=124	Guatemala`GTM`Central America	42.3795
=124	North Korea`PRK`Eastern Asia	42.4424
126	Togo`TGO`Western Africa	42.2279
=127	São Tomé and Príncipe`STP`Middle Africa	42.1440
=127	Tonga`TON`Polynesia	42.0695
129	Solomon Islands`SLB`Melanesia	42.0493
130	Lebanon`LBN`Western Asia	41.9069
=131	Laos`LAO`South-eastern Asia	41.6759
=131	Nepal`NPL`Southern Asia	41.6914
=133	Bolivia`BOL`South America	41.6015
=133	Guinea`GIN`Western Africa	41.6499
135	Senegal`SEN`Western Africa	41.5319
136	Vanuatu`VUT`Melanesia	41.4020
137	Eswatini`SWZ`Southern Africa	41.3305
=138	Kiribati`KIR`Micronesia	41.2361
=138	Timor-Leste`TLS`South-eastern Asia	41.2016
140	Gabon`GAB`Middle Africa	40.9879
141	Cambodia`KHM`South-eastern Asia	40.4364
142	Zambia`ZMB`Eastern Africa	40.3307
143	Rwanda`RWA`Eastern Africa	40.1913
=144	Côte d’Ivoire`CIV`Western Africa	39.9878
=144	Turkmenistan`TKM`Central Asia	40.0357
=146	Honduras`HND`Central America	39.8997
=146	Kenya`KEN`Eastern Africa	39.8550
=146	Lesotho`LSO`Southern Africa	39.9032
149	Gambia`GMB`Western Africa	39.8125
=150	Comoros`COM`Eastern Africa	39.7412
=150	Tanzania`TZA`Eastern Africa	39.6715
=152	Pakistan`PAK`Southern Asia	39.3075
=152	Venezuela`VEN`South America	39.3375
=154	Equatorial Guinea`GNQ`Middle Africa	39.1712
=154	Iraq`IRQ`Western Asia	39.1858
156	Myanmar`MMR`South-eastern Asia	38.6781
157	Cameroon`CMR`Middle Africa	38.6462
158	Ethiopia`ETH`Eastern Africa	38.4501
159	Burkina Faso`BFA`Western Africa	38.3594
160	Mozambique`MOZ`Eastern Africa	37.9059
161	Benin`BEN`Western Africa	37.7088
=162	Micronesia`FSM`Micronesia	37.2656
=162	Nigeria`NGA`Western Africa	37.3318
164	Djibouti`DJI`Eastern Africa	37.1065
165	Niger`NER`Western Africa	36.8112
=166	Libya`LBY`Northern Africa	36.6334
=166	Uganda`UGA`Eastern Africa	36.6040
168	Papua New Guinea`PNG`Melanesia	36.3429
169	Bangladesh`BGD`Southern Asia	36.1080
170	Liberia`LBR`Western Africa	35.8862
171	Syria`SYR`Western Asia	35.7006
172	Madagascar`MDG`Eastern Africa	35.5772
=173	Angola`AGO`Middle Africa	35.4974
=173	Mali`MLI`Western Africa	35.4675
=173	Mauritania`MRT`Western Africa	35.5131
176	Zimbabwe`ZWE`Eastern Africa	35.0884
177	Malawi`MWI`Eastern Africa	34.9392
178	Sierra Leone`SLE`Western Africa	34.6050
179	Haiti`HTI`Caribbean	34.0084
180	Republic of the Congo`COG`Middle Africa	33.4780
181	Burundi`BDI`Eastern Africa	32.2167
=182	Guinea-Bissau`GNB`Western Africa	31.8384
=182	Yemen`YEM`Western Asia	31.7898
184	Sudan`SDN`Northern Africa	31.4479
185	Afghanistan`AFG`Southern Asia	30.8175
186	DR Congo`COD`Middle Africa	30.6943
187	Somalia`SOM`Eastern Africa	30.2183
188	Eritrea`ERI`Eastern Africa	27.7212
189	Chad`TCD`Middle Africa	26.7658
190	Central African Republic`CAF`Middle Africa	26.6152

02In 2020

At either end

The 5 countries at each end of the headline.

Highest

#1Norway75.5797
#2Finland73.2781
#3Denmark72.5829
#4Singapore71.3912
#5United Kingdom71.2499

Lowest

#190Central African Republic26.6152
#189Chad26.7658
#188Eritrea27.7212
#187Somalia30.2183
#186DR Congo30.6943

A higher value is the better result. The middle country reads 48.3638. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

032019 → 2020

Since 2019

What changed between 2019 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+0 / −0countries joined / left
190values changed, of 190 in both
105 · 85rose · fell
0unchanged

Rose most

Solomon Islands39.9354 → 42.0493+2.1139
Guyana41.6610 → 43.5563+1.8952
Saudi Arabia52.9198 → 54.5965+1.6768
Kuwait48.9629 → 50.4485+1.4857
Gambia38.3957 → 39.8125+1.4168

Fell most

Monaco68.7247 → 65.5865−3.1382
Belarus57.4079 → 56.1917−1.2162
Dominica54.5426 → 53.3922−1.1504
Saint Lucia55.4898 → 54.3573−1.1325
Kiribati42.1624 → 41.2361−0.9263

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 2020.
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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 (2020). ND-GAIN Country Index, 2020 [data set], describing 2020. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/nd-gain-index/2020

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