Data for 2006

ND-GAIN Country Index, 2006

2006, as ND-GAIN’s 2026 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten

ND-GAIN Country Index, 2006 covers 190 countries. Norway is highest, at 76.459; Chad is lowest, at 27.795. The middle country reads 45.627. Against 2005, 190 values changed (102 up, 88 down), the same countries are covered.

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ND-GAIN Country Index · Data for 2006

HighestNorway

76.459

LowestChad

27.795

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

190countries
1measure
2006the year it describes
190distinct values13 decimals, as published
Sep 26, 2026read from the publisher
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01ND-GAIN’s rank

The table

Every country and every column of ND-GAIN Country Index, 2006, as published. The rank is ND-GAIN’s own, as printed. “=” marks a shared position.

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ND-GAIN Country Index, 2006: every country, as published by Notre Dame Global Adaptation Initiative (ND-GAIN), University of Notre Dame.

1	NorwayNORNorthern Europe	76.459
2	New ZealandNZLAustralia and New Zealand	74.745
3	FinlandFINNorthern Europe	74.440
4	DenmarkDNKNorthern Europe	74.077
5	SwedenSWENorthern Europe	72.955
6	SwitzerlandCHEWestern Europe	72.254
7	United KingdomGBRNorthern Europe	71.853
8	IcelandISLNorthern Europe	71.746
9	GermanyDEUWestern Europe	71.277
10	United StatesUSANorthern America	70.480
11	AustraliaAUSAustralia and New Zealand	70.237
=12	AustriaAUTWestern Europe	69.912
=12	CanadaCANNorthern America	69.927
14	SingaporeSGPSouth-eastern Asia	68.674
15	South KoreaKOREastern Asia	66.967
16	JapanJPNEastern Asia	66.728
17	FranceFRAWestern Europe	66.280
18	NetherlandsNLDWestern Europe	66.016
19	IrelandIRLNorthern Europe	65.271
20	MonacoMCOWestern Europe	64.813
21	LuxembourgLUXWestern Europe	63.573
22	EstoniaESTNorthern Europe	63.048
23	SloveniaSVNSouthern Europe	62.731
24	SpainESPSouthern Europe	61.687
25	CzechiaCZEEastern Europe	61.635
26	BelgiumBELWestern Europe	60.394
27	ItalyITASouthern Europe	59.680
28	LithuaniaLTUNorthern Europe	59.427
29	IsraelISRWestern Asia	59.175
30	ChileCHLSouth America	58.818
31	GreeceGRCSouthern Europe	58.388
32	SlovakiaSVKEastern Europe	58.321
=33	DominicaDMACaribbean	58.070
=33	HungaryHUNEastern Europe	58.064
=33	PolandPOLEastern Europe	58.055
36	LatviaLVANorthern Europe	57.798
=37	CyprusCYPWestern Asia	57.232
=37	Saint LuciaLCACaribbean	57.186
39	MaltaMLTSouthern Europe	56.787
40	PortugalPRTSouthern Europe	56.383
41	RussiaRUSEastern Europe	56.286
42	Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesVCTCaribbean	55.027
=43	AndorraANDSouthern Europe	54.712
=43	BarbadosBRBCaribbean	54.675
45	CroatiaHRVSouthern Europe	54.173
=46	BulgariaBGREastern Europe	53.756
=46	Saint Kitts and NevisKNACaribbean	53.837
48	United Arab EmiratesAREWestern Asia	53.645
49	MalaysiaMYSSouth-eastern Asia	53.497
50	NauruNRUMicronesia	52.840
51	KazakhstanKAZCentral Asia	52.679
=52	GrenadaGRDCaribbean	52.458
=52	QatarQATWestern Asia	52.472
54	BruneiBRNSouth-eastern Asia	52.155
55	TunisiaTUNNorthern Africa	51.653
=56	ArmeniaARMWestern Asia	51.608
=56	UruguayURYSouth America	51.576
58	RomaniaROUEastern Europe	51.238
59	TürkiyeTURWestern Asia	51.069
=60	Antigua and BarbudaATGCaribbean	50.896
=60	MauritiusMUSEastern Africa	50.922
62	BahamasBHSCaribbean	50.779
63	Costa RicaCRICentral America	50.384
64	OmanOMNWestern Asia	50.199
65	GeorgiaGEOWestern Asia	49.603
66	ThailandTHASouth-eastern Asia	49.464
67	BrazilBRASouth America	49.298
=68	BelarusBLREastern Europe	49.050
=68	North MacedoniaMKDSouthern Europe	49.048
70	Trinidad and TobagoTTOCaribbean	48.660
=71	ArgentinaARGSouth America	48.632
=71	MongoliaMNGEastern Asia	48.603
=71	MontenegroMNESouthern Europe	48.601
=71	PanamaPANCentral America	48.644
75	JordanJORWestern Asia	48.368
=76	BahrainBHRWestern Asia	48.300
=76	KuwaitKWTWestern Asia	48.319
=78	MexicoMEXCentral America	48.104
=78	PalauPLWMicronesia	48.085
80	SeychellesSYCEastern Africa	48.025
81	ChinaCHNEastern Asia	47.932
82	FijiFJIMelanesia	47.469
83	Bosnia and HerzegovinaBIHSouthern Europe	47.430
84	MoldovaMDAEastern Europe	46.999
85	South AfricaZAFSouthern Africa	46.891
86	PeruPERSouth America	46.689
87	IranIRNSouthern Asia	46.609
=88	Cabo VerdeCPVWestern Africa	46.354
=88	Saudi ArabiaSAUWestern Asia	46.383
90	UkraineUKREastern Europe	46.251
=91	AzerbaijanAZEWestern Asia	45.994
=91	JamaicaJAMCaribbean	45.970
93	SerbiaSRBSouthern Europe	45.872
=94	KyrgyzstanKGZCentral Asia	45.719
=94	SurinameSURSouth America	45.664
96	ParaguayPRYSouth America	45.590
=97	SamoaWSMPolynesia	45.350
=97	Sri LankaLKASouthern Asia	45.347
=99	BotswanaBWASouthern Africa	45.223
=99	CubaCUBCaribbean	45.169
=99	El SalvadorSLVCentral America	45.240
=99	MaldivesMDVSouthern Asia	45.162
103	MoroccoMARNorthern Africa	44.973
104	Marshall IslandsMHLMicronesia	44.606
105	ColombiaCOLSouth America	44.173
=106	BelizeBLZCentral America	44.044
=106	VietnamVNMSouth-eastern Asia	44.028
108	VenezuelaVENSouth America	43.677
109	AlgeriaDZANorthern Africa	43.594
110	PhilippinesPHLSouth-eastern Asia	43.500
=111	Dominican RepublicDOMCaribbean	43.418
=111	NicaraguaNICCentral America	43.374
=113	GabonGABMiddle Africa	43.313
=113	TajikistanTJKCentral Asia	43.262
115	IndonesiaIDNSouth-eastern Asia	43.133
116	AlbaniaALBSouthern Europe	43.006
117	North KoreaPRKEastern Asia	42.728
118	UzbekistanUZBCentral Asia	42.307
119	SyriaSYRWestern Asia	42.217
120	LebanonLBNWestern Asia	42.123
=121	BhutanBTNSouthern Asia	41.840
=121	GhanaGHAWestern Africa	41.815
=121	NamibiaNAMSouthern Africa	41.794
124	VanuatuVUTMelanesia	41.580
125	Equatorial GuineaGNQMiddle Africa	41.450
=126	EgyptEGYNorthern Africa	41.382
=126	ZambiaZMBEastern Africa	41.422
=128	BoliviaBOLSouth America	41.279
=128	EcuadorECUSouth America	41.283
=128	TuvaluTUVPolynesia	41.302
131	EswatiniSWZSouthern Africa	40.821
=132	CameroonCMRMiddle Africa	40.604
=132	GuatemalaGTMCentral America	40.645
=132	HondurasHNDCentral America	40.576
135	KiribatiKIRMicronesia	40.388
136	GuyanaGUYSouth America	40.147
137	MozambiqueMOZEastern Africa	39.894
=138	IndiaINDSouthern Asia	39.801
=138	São Tomé and PríncipeSTPMiddle Africa	39.803
=140	LibyaLBYNorthern Africa	39.697
=140	TanzaniaTZAEastern Africa	39.700
142	ComorosCOMEastern Africa	39.418
143	LesothoLSOSouthern Africa	39.313
144	TongaTONPolynesia	39.204
145	KenyaKENEastern Africa	39.031
146	NepalNPLSouthern Asia	38.915
=147	IraqIRQWestern Asia	38.668
=147	MicronesiaFSMMicronesia	38.684
149	PakistanPAKSouthern Asia	38.556
=150	CambodiaKHMSouth-eastern Asia	38.474
=150	GuineaGINWestern Africa	38.539
=150	SenegalSENWestern Africa	38.532
=153	GambiaGMBWestern Africa	38.187
=153	TurkmenistanTKMCentral Asia	38.178
155	Papua New GuineaPNGMelanesia	37.884
156	Solomon IslandsSLBMelanesia	37.774
=157	EthiopiaETHEastern Africa	37.468
=157	LaosLAOSouth-eastern Asia	37.503
159	TogoTGOWestern Africa	37.269
160	UgandaUGAEastern Africa	37.166
161	BeninBENWestern Africa	37.033
162	MadagascarMDGEastern Africa	36.900
163	YemenYEMWestern Asia	36.640
164	Timor-LesteTLSSouth-eastern Asia	36.277
165	Burkina FasoBFAWestern Africa	36.234
166	MaliMLIWestern Africa	35.864
=167	MauritaniaMRTWestern Africa	35.757
=167	NigeriaNGAWestern Africa	35.833
169	MalawiMWIEastern Africa	35.501
170	Côte d’IvoireCIVWestern Africa	35.411
171	DjiboutiDJIEastern Africa	35.144
172	NigerNERWestern Africa	34.966
=173	HaitiHTICaribbean	34.832
=173	ZimbabweZWEEastern Africa	34.839
175	BangladeshBGDSouthern Asia	34.388
176	AngolaAGOMiddle Africa	34.328
177	RwandaRWAEastern Africa	33.559
178	Republic of the CongoCOGMiddle Africa	33.417
179	LiberiaLBRWestern Africa	33.298
=180	Sierra LeoneSLEWestern Africa	32.239
=180	SudanSDNNorthern Africa	32.218
182	MyanmarMMRSouth-eastern Asia	32.090
183	AfghanistanAFGSouthern Asia	31.481
184	BurundiBDIEastern Africa	31.432
185	Guinea-BissauGNBWestern Africa	31.248
186	DR CongoCODMiddle Africa	30.472
187	Central African RepublicCAFMiddle Africa	30.421
188	EritreaERIEastern Africa	29.896
189	SomaliaSOMEastern Africa	28.417
190	ChadTCDMiddle Africa	27.795

02In 2006

At either end

The 5 countries at each end of the headline.

Highest

#1Norway76.459
#2New Zealand74.745
#3Finland74.440
#4Denmark74.077
#5Sweden72.955

Lowest

#190Chad27.795
#189Somalia28.417
#188Eritrea29.896
#187Central African Republic30.421
#186DR Congo30.472

A higher value is the better result. The middle country reads 45.627. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

032005 → 2006

Since 2005

What changed between 2005 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+0 / −0countries joined / left
190values changed, of 190 in both
102 · 88rose · fell
0unchanged

Rose most

Monaco59.474 → 64.813+5.339
Cuba42.359 → 45.169+2.809
Serbia43.756 → 45.872+2.115
Comoros37.791 → 39.418+1.628
Saint Kitts and Nevis52.594 → 53.837+1.244

Fell most

Timor-Leste38.715 → 36.277−2.438
Bhutan43.524 → 41.840−1.684
Solomon Islands39.160 → 37.774−1.386
Kiribati41.769 → 40.388−1.381
Guinea39.716 → 38.539−1.177

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 (2006). ND-GAIN Country Index, 2006 [data set], describing 2006. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/nd-gain-index/2006

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