Data for 2001

ND-GAIN Country Index, 2001

2001, as ND-GAIN’s 2026 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten

ND-GAIN Country Index, 2001 covers 190 countries. Norway is highest, at 75.431; Somalia is lowest, at 28.274. The middle country reads 44.447. Against 2000, 190 values changed (121 up, 69 down), the same countries are covered.

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ND-GAIN Country Index · Data for 2001

HighestNorway

75.431

LowestSomalia

28.274

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

190countries
1measure
2001the year it describes
190distinct values13 decimals, as published
Sep 26, 2026read from the publisher
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01ND-GAIN’s rank

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Every country and every column of ND-GAIN Country Index, 2001, as published. The rank is ND-GAIN’s own, as printed. “=” marks a shared position.

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ND-GAIN Country Index, 2001: every country, as published by Notre Dame Global Adaptation Initiative (ND-GAIN), University of Notre Dame.

1	NorwayNORNorthern Europe	75.431
2	New ZealandNZLAustralia and New Zealand	73.934
3	FinlandFINNorthern Europe	73.297
4	DenmarkDNKNorthern Europe	72.824
5	SwedenSWENorthern Europe	72.202
6	United KingdomGBRNorthern Europe	72.144
7	SwitzerlandCHEWestern Europe	71.810
8	United StatesUSANorthern America	70.670
9	GermanyDEUWestern Europe	70.577
10	IcelandISLNorthern Europe	70.377
11	AustraliaAUSAustralia and New Zealand	69.538
12	AustriaAUTWestern Europe	69.308
13	CanadaCANNorthern America	68.537
14	SingaporeSGPSouth-eastern Asia	67.579
15	NetherlandsNLDWestern Europe	66.121
16	JapanJPNEastern Asia	65.623
17	FranceFRAWestern Europe	65.086
18	South KoreaKOREastern Asia	64.911
19	LuxembourgLUXWestern Europe	64.473
20	IrelandIRLNorthern Europe	64.136
21	MonacoMCOWestern Europe	62.923
22	SpainESPSouthern Europe	61.334
23	SloveniaSVNSouthern Europe	60.345
24	CzechiaCZEEastern Europe	59.981
25	EstoniaESTNorthern Europe	59.918
26	BelgiumBELWestern Europe	59.698
=27	IsraelISRWestern Asia	59.190
=27	ItalyITASouthern Europe	59.188
=29	ChileCHLSouth America	58.038
=29	PolandPOLEastern Europe	57.962
31	DominicaDMACaribbean	57.660
=32	GreeceGRCSouthern Europe	57.144
=32	HungaryHUNEastern Europe	57.141
34	LithuaniaLTUNorthern Europe	56.789
35	PortugalPRTSouthern Europe	56.318
36	MaltaMLTSouthern Europe	55.858
37	CyprusCYPWestern Asia	55.666
=38	Saint LuciaLCACaribbean	55.563
=38	SlovakiaSVKEastern Europe	55.583
40	LatviaLVANorthern Europe	55.543
41	BarbadosBRBCaribbean	53.916
42	United Arab EmiratesAREWestern Asia	53.619
=43	CroatiaHRVSouthern Europe	53.444
=43	RussiaRUSEastern Europe	53.425
45	Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesVCTCaribbean	53.076
46	MalaysiaMYSSouth-eastern Asia	52.693
47	GrenadaGRDCaribbean	52.299
48	AndorraANDSouthern Europe	52.176
49	NauruNRUMicronesia	52.139
50	BulgariaBGREastern Europe	51.779
51	BruneiBRNSouth-eastern Asia	51.467
52	QatarQATWestern Asia	51.222
53	UruguayURYSouth America	51.148
54	KazakhstanKAZCentral Asia	50.828
55	ThailandTHASouth-eastern Asia	50.701
56	TunisiaTUNNorthern Africa	50.406
57	BahamasBHSCaribbean	50.318
58	MauritiusMUSEastern Africa	49.966
59	Costa RicaCRICentral America	49.918
60	Antigua and BarbudaATGCaribbean	49.560
61	OmanOMNWestern Asia	49.457
62	SeychellesSYCEastern Africa	49.260
63	Saint Kitts and NevisKNACaribbean	49.089
64	ArmeniaARMWestern Asia	49.026
=65	BrazilBRASouth America	48.936
=65	RomaniaROUEastern Europe	48.918
=65	TürkiyeTURWestern Asia	48.855
68	Trinidad and TobagoTTOCaribbean	48.663
69	PanamaPANCentral America	48.453
70	MontenegroMNESouthern Europe	48.418
=71	BahrainBHRWestern Asia	48.322
=71	BelarusBLREastern Europe	48.273
=71	KuwaitKWTWestern Asia	48.339
=74	JordanJORWestern Asia	47.861
=74	MexicoMEXCentral America	47.904
76	KyrgyzstanKGZCentral Asia	47.707
=77	MongoliaMNGEastern Asia	47.584
=77	North MacedoniaMKDSouthern Europe	47.559
=79	ArgentinaARGSouth America	47.216
=79	PalauPLWMicronesia	47.213
81	ChinaCHNEastern Asia	47.128
82	Saudi ArabiaSAUWestern Asia	46.775
83	South AfricaZAFSouthern Africa	46.610
=84	Bosnia and HerzegovinaBIHSouthern Europe	46.359
=84	MoldovaMDAEastern Europe	46.442
=86	FijiFJIMelanesia	45.917
=86	Sri LankaLKASouthern Asia	45.887
=86	SurinameSURSouth America	45.914
89	UkraineUKREastern Europe	45.777
90	Cabo VerdeCPVWestern Africa	45.559
91	GeorgiaGEOWestern Asia	45.309
92	PeruPERSouth America	45.223
93	SamoaWSMPolynesia	45.072
94	BotswanaBWASouthern Africa	44.922
95	Marshall IslandsMHLMicronesia	44.483
96	IranIRNSouthern Asia	44.411
97	VenezuelaVENSouth America	44.192
98	BelizeBLZCentral America	44.149
99	MoroccoMARNorthern Africa	43.753
100	El SalvadorSLVCentral America	43.715
=101	JamaicaJAMCaribbean	43.637
=101	MaldivesMDVSouthern Asia	43.647
103	North KoreaPRKEastern Asia	43.470
104	LebanonLBNWestern Asia	43.366
=105	AzerbaijanAZEWestern Asia	43.343
=105	GabonGABMiddle Africa	43.262
=107	ParaguayPRYSouth America	43.228
=107	PhilippinesPHLSouth-eastern Asia	43.232
=109	SyriaSYRWestern Asia	43.096
=109	UzbekistanUZBCentral Asia	43.054
111	Dominican RepublicDOMCaribbean	42.851
112	SerbiaSRBSouthern Europe	42.653
=113	ColombiaCOLSouth America	42.533
=113	VietnamVNMSouth-eastern Asia	42.527
=115	IndonesiaIDNSouth-eastern Asia	42.319
=115	NicaraguaNICCentral America	42.279
117	VanuatuVUTMelanesia	42.233
118	NamibiaNAMSouthern Africa	42.128
=119	BoliviaBOLSouth America	41.859
=119	TuvaluTUVPolynesia	41.895
=119	ZambiaZMBEastern Africa	41.874
=122	BhutanBTNSouthern Asia	41.827
=122	TajikistanTJKCentral Asia	41.806
=122	TongaTONPolynesia	41.798
125	AlgeriaDZANorthern Africa	41.676
126	KiribatiKIRMicronesia	41.593
127	Solomon IslandsSLBMelanesia	41.324
128	GuyanaGUYSouth America	41.176
129	HondurasHNDCentral America	41.047
=130	AlbaniaALBSouthern Europe	40.905
=130	EgyptEGYNorthern Africa	40.853
=132	EcuadorECUSouth America	40.835
=132	GhanaGHAWestern Africa	40.769
134	CubaCUBCaribbean	40.708
135	EswatiniSWZSouthern Africa	40.249
=136	CameroonCMRMiddle Africa	40.107
=136	Timor-LesteTLSSouth-eastern Asia	40.128
138	GuatemalaGTMCentral America	40.039
=139	Equatorial GuineaGNQMiddle Africa	39.890
=139	TurkmenistanTKMCentral Asia	39.922
141	IraqIRQWestern Asia	39.720
=142	São Tomé and PríncipeSTPMiddle Africa	39.372
=142	SenegalSENWestern Africa	39.364
144	Papua New GuineaPNGMelanesia	39.295
145	KenyaKENEastern Africa	39.246
=146	LesothoLSOSouthern Africa	39.129
=146	MozambiqueMOZEastern Africa	39.121
148	IndiaINDSouthern Asia	39.031
149	LibyaLBYNorthern Africa	38.807
150	TanzaniaTZAEastern Africa	38.647
=151	CambodiaKHMSouth-eastern Asia	38.544
=151	GambiaGMBWestern Africa	38.515
153	NepalNPLSouthern Asia	38.354
=154	MicronesiaFSMMicronesia	38.016
=154	TogoTGOWestern Africa	37.953
156	PakistanPAKSouthern Asia	37.851
157	GuineaGINWestern Africa	37.672
158	ComorosCOMEastern Africa	37.474
159	BeninBENWestern Africa	37.353
160	LaosLAOSouth-eastern Asia	37.310
161	MadagascarMDGEastern Africa	37.082
162	EthiopiaETHEastern Africa	36.820
163	Côte d’IvoireCIVWestern Africa	36.586
164	Burkina FasoBFAWestern Africa	36.422
165	UgandaUGAEastern Africa	36.252
=166	DjiboutiDJIEastern Africa	35.590
=166	MauritaniaMRTWestern Africa	35.627
168	MaliMLIWestern Africa	35.492
=169	YemenYEMWestern Asia	35.344
=169	ZimbabweZWEEastern Africa	35.308
171	HaitiHTICaribbean	34.785
172	MalawiMWIEastern Africa	34.654
=173	BangladeshBGDSouthern Asia	34.559
=173	NigeriaNGAWestern Africa	34.617
175	Republic of the CongoCOGMiddle Africa	33.690
176	NigerNERWestern Africa	33.312
177	AngolaAGOMiddle Africa	32.761
178	SudanSDNNorthern Africa	32.275
179	EritreaERIEastern Africa	32.219
180	LiberiaLBRWestern Africa	32.135
181	Central African RepublicCAFMiddle Africa	31.760
=182	MyanmarMMRSouth-eastern Asia	31.378
=182	Sierra LeoneSLEWestern Africa	31.350
184	RwandaRWAEastern Africa	30.767
185	Guinea-BissauGNBWestern Africa	30.642
186	AfghanistanAFGSouthern Asia	30.467
187	BurundiBDIEastern Africa	30.430
188	DR CongoCODMiddle Africa	29.671
189	ChadTCDMiddle Africa	29.504
190	SomaliaSOMEastern Africa	28.274

02In 2001

At either end

The 5 countries at each end of the headline.

Highest

#1Norway75.431
#2New Zealand73.934
#3Finland73.297
#4Denmark72.824
#5Sweden72.202

Lowest

#190Somalia28.274
#189Chad29.504
#188DR Congo29.671
#187Burundi30.430
#186Afghanistan30.467

A higher value is the better result. The middle country reads 44.447. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

032000 → 2001

Since 2000

What changed between 2000 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+0 / −0countries joined / left
190values changed, of 190 in both
121 · 69rose · fell
0unchanged

Rose most

Moldova44.562 → 46.442+1.880
Ukraine44.753 → 45.777+1.024
Bosnia and Herzegovina45.453 → 46.359+0.906
Russia52.567 → 53.425+0.858
Comoros36.629 → 37.474+0.845

Fell most

Luxembourg66.265 → 64.473−1.792
Argentina48.425 → 47.216−1.209
Netherlands67.124 → 66.121−1.004
Papua New Guinea40.223 → 39.295−0.928
Burundi31.357 → 30.430−0.927

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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Notre Dame Global Adaptation Initiative (ND-GAIN), University of Notre Dame (2001). ND-GAIN Country Index, 2001 [data set], describing 2001. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/nd-gain-index/2001

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