Data for 2022

ND-GAIN Country Index, 2022

Name: ND-GAIN Country Index, 2022
Creator: Notre Dame Global Adaptation Initiative (ND-GAIN), University of Notre Dame
License: https://gain-new.crc.nd.edu/about/download

2022, as ND-GAIN’s 2026 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten

ND-GAIN Country Index, 2022 covers 190 countries. Norway is highest, at 71.856; Somalia is lowest, at 27.339. The middle country reads 47.070. Against 2021, 190 values changed (75 up, 115 down), the same countries are covered.

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ND-GAIN Country Index · Data for 2022

HighestNorway

71.856

LowestSomalia

27.339

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

190countries
1measure
2022the 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, 2022, as published. The rank is ND-GAIN’s own, as printed. “=” marks a shared position.

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ND-GAIN Country Index, 2022: every country, as published by Notre Dame Global Adaptation Initiative (ND-GAIN), University of Notre Dame.

1	Norway`NOR`Northern Europe	71.856
2	Finland`FIN`Northern Europe	70.977
3	Germany`DEU`Western Europe	69.650
=4	Switzerland`CHE`Western Europe	69.128
=4	United Kingdom`GBR`Northern Europe	69.084
6	Singapore`SGP`South-eastern Asia	68.695
7	Denmark`DNK`Northern Europe	68.534
=8	Canada`CAN`Northern America	68.294
=8	Sweden`SWE`Northern Europe	68.268
10	South Korea`KOR`Eastern Asia	68.116
11	Austria`AUT`Western Europe	67.809
12	Australia`AUS`Australia and New Zealand	67.737
13	New Zealand`NZL`Australia and New Zealand	66.777
14	France`FRA`Western Europe	66.256
15	United States`USA`Northern America	65.961
16	Japan`JPN`Eastern Asia	65.880
17	Luxembourg`LUX`Western Europe	65.843
18	Monaco`MCO`Western Europe	65.191
19	Czechia`CZE`Eastern Europe	65.074
20	Iceland`ISL`Northern Europe	64.985
=21	Ireland`IRL`Northern Europe	64.397
=21	Netherlands`NLD`Western Europe	64.378
23	Slovenia`SVN`Southern Europe	63.133
24	Estonia`EST`Northern Europe	62.861
25	Poland`POL`Eastern Europe	62.396
26	Italy`ITA`Southern Europe	62.132
27	Spain`ESP`Southern Europe	62.000
=28	Belgium`BEL`Western Europe	61.788
=28	Portugal`PRT`Southern Europe	61.792
30	Andorra`AND`Southern Europe	61.364
31	Latvia`LVA`Northern Europe	60.272
32	Israel`ISR`Western Asia	59.989
=33	Greece`GRC`Southern Europe	59.818
=33	Lithuania`LTU`Northern Europe	59.850
35	Chile`CHL`South America	59.712
36	Dominica`DMA`Caribbean	59.104
37	Barbados`BRB`Caribbean	58.561
38	Slovakia`SVK`Eastern Europe	58.480
39	Hungary`HUN`Eastern Europe	57.716
=40	Malta`MLT`Southern Europe	57.073
=40	Saint Kitts and Nevis`KNA`Caribbean	57.129
42	Cyprus`CYP`Western Asia	57.032
=43	Croatia`HRV`Southern Europe	56.609
=43	Russia`RUS`Eastern Europe	56.586
45	Bulgaria`BGR`Eastern Europe	56.528
46	Georgia`GEO`Western Asia	56.048
=47	Kazakhstan`KAZ`Central Asia	55.948
=47	Romania`ROU`Eastern Europe	55.914
49	Grenada`GRD`Caribbean	55.075
50	Uruguay`URY`South America	54.734
51	Türkiye`TUR`Western Asia	54.388
52	Malaysia`MYS`South-eastern Asia	54.329
53	Belarus`BLR`Eastern Europe	54.143
54	Costa Rica`CRI`Central America	53.866
55	Nauru`NRU`Micronesia	53.669
56	Saint Lucia`LCA`Caribbean	53.489
=57	Armenia`ARM`Western Asia	53.118
=57	United Arab Emirates`ARE`Western Asia	53.110
=59	Palau`PLW`Micronesia	52.968
=59	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines`VCT`Caribbean	53.025
=61	China`CHN`Eastern Asia	52.550
=61	Ukraine`UKR`Eastern Europe	52.643
=63	North Macedonia`MKD`Southern Europe	52.111
=63	Qatar`QAT`Western Asia	52.145
65	Albania`ALB`Southern Europe	51.830
66	Montenegro`MNE`Southern Europe	51.732
67	Uzbekistan`UZB`Central Asia	51.565
68	Mauritius`MUS`Eastern Africa	51.458
69	Moldova`MDA`Eastern Europe	51.358
70	Kyrgyzstan`KGZ`Central Asia	50.861
71	Colombia`COL`South America	50.815
72	Serbia`SRB`Southern Europe	50.568
73	Brazil`BRA`South America	50.534
74	Bosnia and Herzegovina`BIH`Southern Europe	50.348
75	Argentina`ARG`South America	50.172
76	Saudi Arabia`SAU`Western Asia	49.742
77	Brunei`BRN`South-eastern Asia	49.503
=78	Azerbaijan`AZE`Western Asia	49.230
=78	Jordan`JOR`Western Asia	49.204
80	Seychelles`SYC`Eastern Africa	49.125
81	Jamaica`JAM`Caribbean	48.853
82	Indonesia`IDN`South-eastern Asia	48.757
83	Kuwait`KWT`Western Asia	48.747
84	Bahamas`BHS`Caribbean	48.574
85	Mexico`MEX`Central America	48.513
86	Mongolia`MNG`Eastern Asia	48.331
87	Peru`PER`South America	48.140
88	Iran`IRN`Southern Asia	47.980
=89	Panama`PAN`Central America	47.932
=89	Paraguay`PRY`South America	47.857
91	Antigua and Barbuda`ATG`Caribbean	47.849
92	Bahrain`BHR`Western Asia	47.749
93	Oman`OMN`Western Asia	47.572
94	Tajikistan`TJK`Central Asia	47.536
95	Morocco`MAR`Northern Africa	47.124
=96	Algeria`DZA`Northern Africa	46.962
=96	Fiji`FJI`Melanesia	47.007
=96	Trinidad and Tobago`TTO`Caribbean	47.016
99	Suriname`SUR`South America	46.592
100	Philippines`PHL`South-eastern Asia	46.399
=101	Botswana`BWA`Southern Africa	46.348
=101	Vietnam`VNM`South-eastern Asia	46.270
103	Dominican Republic`DOM`Caribbean	45.830
=104	Guyana`GUY`South America	45.373
=104	Thailand`THA`South-eastern Asia	45.424
106	Cabo Verde`CPV`Western Africa	45.339
107	Egypt`EGY`Northern Africa	45.223
108	Tunisia`TUN`Northern Africa	45.137
=109	Marshall Islands`MHL`Micronesia	44.812
=109	Sri Lanka`LKA`Southern Asia	44.795
111	Ecuador`ECU`South America	44.743
112	Cuba`CUB`Caribbean	44.461
113	Nicaragua`NIC`Central America	44.170
114	India`IND`Southern Asia	44.131
115	South Africa`ZAF`Southern Africa	43.894
116	Lebanon`LBN`Western Asia	43.748
=117	Ghana`GHA`Western Africa	43.636
=117	Maldives`MDV`Southern Asia	43.553
119	Bhutan`BTN`Southern Asia	43.516
120	Tuvalu`TUV`Polynesia	43.393
121	Belize`BLZ`Central America	43.265
=122	El Salvador`SLV`Central America	43.242
=122	Guatemala`GTM`Central America	43.173
=124	Bolivia`BOL`South America	43.040
=124	North Korea`PRK`Eastern Asia	43.043
126	Venezuela`VEN`South America	42.780
127	Gabon`GAB`Middle Africa	42.687
128	Nepal`NPL`Southern Asia	42.443
=129	Namibia`NAM`Southern Africa	42.161
=129	Senegal`SEN`Western Africa	42.183
=131	Cambodia`KHM`South-eastern Asia	42.147
=131	Honduras`HND`Central America	42.094
133	Togo`TGO`Western Africa	42.045
134	São Tomé and Príncipe`STP`Middle Africa	41.695
=135	Kiribati`KIR`Micronesia	41.608
=135	Rwanda`RWA`Eastern Africa	41.627
=135	Tanzania`TZA`Eastern Africa	41.575
138	Eswatini`SWZ`Southern Africa	41.333
139	Guinea`GIN`Western Africa	40.787
=140	Côte d’Ivoire`CIV`Western Africa	40.576
=140	Samoa`WSM`Polynesia	40.640
142	Laos`LAO`South-eastern Asia	40.218
143	Cameroon`CMR`Middle Africa	39.771
144	Libya`LBY`Northern Africa	39.571
145	Benin`BEN`Western Africa	39.538
146	Kenya`KEN`Eastern Africa	39.392
147	Turkmenistan`TKM`Central Asia	39.342
148	Lesotho`LSO`Southern Africa	39.176
149	Zambia`ZMB`Eastern Africa	39.048
150	Pakistan`PAK`Southern Asia	38.738
151	Bangladesh`BGD`Southern Asia	38.177
152	Solomon Islands`SLB`Melanesia	37.897
=153	Comoros`COM`Eastern Africa	37.753
=153	Syria`SYR`Western Asia	37.783
155	Ethiopia`ETH`Eastern Africa	37.675
156	Burkina Faso`BFA`Western Africa	37.646
157	Tonga`TON`Polynesia	37.451
158	Nigeria`NGA`Western Africa	37.376
159	Mozambique`MOZ`Eastern Africa	37.072
160	Timor-Leste`TLS`South-eastern Asia	36.789
161	Vanuatu`VUT`Melanesia	36.693
162	Micronesia`FSM`Micronesia	36.541
=163	Angola`AGO`Middle Africa	36.442
=163	Djibouti`DJI`Eastern Africa	36.373
165	Niger`NER`Western Africa	36.095
166	Uganda`UGA`Eastern Africa	35.884
167	Malawi`MWI`Eastern Africa	35.698
=168	Equatorial Guinea`GNQ`Middle Africa	35.454
=168	Zimbabwe`ZWE`Eastern Africa	35.540
=170	Gambia`GMB`Western Africa	35.377
=170	Liberia`LBR`Western Africa	35.420
172	Iraq`IRQ`Western Asia	35.033
173	Myanmar`MMR`South-eastern Asia	34.794
174	Madagascar`MDG`Eastern Africa	34.509
175	Mali`MLI`Western Africa	34.072
176	Sierra Leone`SLE`Western Africa	33.957
177	Republic of the Congo`COG`Middle Africa	33.629
178	Haiti`HTI`Caribbean	33.532
179	Guinea-Bissau`GNB`Western Africa	33.278
180	Papua New Guinea`PNG`Melanesia	33.144
181	Afghanistan`AFG`Southern Asia	33.012
182	Burundi`BDI`Eastern Africa	32.203
183	Mauritania`MRT`Western Africa	32.036
184	Yemen`YEM`Western Asia	31.758
185	DR Congo`COD`Middle Africa	30.460
=186	Central African Republic`CAF`Middle Africa	28.190
=186	Chad`TCD`Middle Africa	28.164
=186	Sudan`SDN`Northern Africa	28.185
189	Eritrea`ERI`Eastern Africa	27.740
190	Somalia`SOM`Eastern Africa	27.339

02In 2022

At either end

The 5 countries at each end of the headline.

Highest

#1Norway71.856
#2Finland70.977
#3Germany69.650
#4Switzerland69.128
#4United Kingdom69.084

Lowest

#190Somalia27.339
#189Eritrea27.740
#186Chad28.164
#186Sudan28.185
#186Central African Republic28.190

A higher value is the better result. The middle country reads 47.070. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

032021 → 2022

Since 2021

What changed between 2021 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+0 / −0countries joined / left
190values changed, of 190 in both
75 · 115rose · fell
0unchanged

Rose most

Dominica52.939 → 59.104+6.165
Venezuela39.543 → 42.780+3.237
Saint Kitts and Nevis54.241 → 57.129+2.887
Italy59.267 → 62.132+2.865
Libya36.805 → 39.571+2.766

Fell most

Thailand52.158 → 45.424−6.734
United Arab Emirates58.960 → 53.110−5.849
Brunei55.347 → 49.503−5.845
China58.062 → 52.550−5.511
Tunisia50.466 → 45.137−5.329

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

Read before you use

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 2022.
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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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Cite this edition

Notre Dame Global Adaptation Initiative (ND-GAIN), University of Notre Dame (2022). ND-GAIN Country Index, 2022 [data set], describing 2022. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/nd-gain-index/2022

0630 held

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