Data for 2007

ND-GAIN Country Index, 2007

2007, as ND-GAIN’s 2026 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten

ND-GAIN Country Index, 2007 covers 190 countries. Norway is highest, at 76.393; Chad is lowest, at 27.771. The middle country reads 45.803. Against 2006, 190 values changed (102 up, 88 down), the same countries are covered.

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ND-GAIN Country Index · Data for 2007

HighestNorway

76.393

LowestChad

27.771

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

190countries
1measure
2007the 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, 2007, as published. The rank is ND-GAIN’s own, as printed. “=” marks a shared position.

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ND-GAIN Country Index, 2007: every country, as published by Notre Dame Global Adaptation Initiative (ND-GAIN), University of Notre Dame.

1	NorwayNORNorthern Europe	76.393
2	New ZealandNZLAustralia and New Zealand	74.997
3	FinlandFINNorthern Europe	74.197
4	DenmarkDNKNorthern Europe	74.126
5	IcelandISLNorthern Europe	73.027
6	SwedenSWENorthern Europe	72.882
7	SwitzerlandCHEWestern Europe	72.616
=8	GermanyDEUWestern Europe	71.571
=8	United KingdomGBRNorthern Europe	71.556
10	AustraliaAUSAustralia and New Zealand	70.405
11	United StatesUSANorthern America	70.274
12	AustriaAUTWestern Europe	70.174
13	CanadaCANNorthern America	69.507
14	SingaporeSGPSouth-eastern Asia	69.174
15	South KoreaKOREastern Asia	67.632
16	FranceFRAWestern Europe	67.099
17	JapanJPNEastern Asia	66.429
18	NetherlandsNLDWestern Europe	66.276
19	MonacoMCOWestern Europe	65.884
20	IrelandIRLNorthern Europe	65.702
=21	EstoniaESTNorthern Europe	63.407
=21	LuxembourgLUXWestern Europe	63.352
23	SloveniaSVNSouthern Europe	63.106
24	CzechiaCZEEastern Europe	61.813
25	SpainESPSouthern Europe	61.553
26	BelgiumBELWestern Europe	60.364
27	IsraelISRWestern Asia	59.681
=28	ItalyITASouthern Europe	59.587
=28	LithuaniaLTUNorthern Europe	59.593
30	ChileCHLSouth America	59.047
31	SlovakiaSVKEastern Europe	58.659
32	PolandPOLEastern Europe	58.510
33	LatviaLVANorthern Europe	58.430
34	GreeceGRCSouthern Europe	58.081
35	DominicaDMACaribbean	57.942
36	HungaryHUNEastern Europe	57.685
=37	CyprusCYPWestern Asia	57.334
=37	PortugalPRTSouthern Europe	57.346
39	MaltaMLTSouthern Europe	57.079
40	Saint LuciaLCACaribbean	56.663
41	RussiaRUSEastern Europe	56.556
42	AndorraANDSouthern Europe	55.887
43	BarbadosBRBCaribbean	54.913
44	CroatiaHRVSouthern Europe	54.388
45	Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesVCTCaribbean	54.330
46	BulgariaBGREastern Europe	54.249
47	United Arab EmiratesAREWestern Asia	53.717
48	QatarQATWestern Asia	53.438
=49	KazakhstanKAZCentral Asia	53.165
=49	Saint Kitts and NevisKNACaribbean	53.155
51	MalaysiaMYSSouth-eastern Asia	53.017
52	BruneiBRNSouth-eastern Asia	52.702
53	RomaniaROUEastern Europe	52.538
=54	GeorgiaGEOWestern Asia	52.152
=54	UruguayURYSouth America	52.204
56	GrenadaGRDCaribbean	52.097
=57	ArmeniaARMWestern Asia	51.553
=57	TunisiaTUNNorthern Africa	51.631
59	TürkiyeTURWestern Asia	51.333
60	NauruNRUMicronesia	50.978
=61	BahamasBHSCaribbean	50.870
=61	MauritiusMUSEastern Africa	50.857
63	Antigua and BarbudaATGCaribbean	50.759
64	North MacedoniaMKDSouthern Europe	50.346
65	Costa RicaCRICentral America	50.200
66	OmanOMNWestern Asia	50.102
67	BelarusBLREastern Europe	49.752
68	ThailandTHASouth-eastern Asia	49.419
69	JordanJORWestern Asia	49.144
70	BrazilBRASouth America	48.985
=71	ArgentinaARGSouth America	48.933
=71	BahrainBHRWestern Asia	48.918
=73	ChinaCHNEastern Asia	48.741
=73	KuwaitKWTWestern Asia	48.699
=73	PanamaPANCentral America	48.730
=73	Trinidad and TobagoTTOCaribbean	48.744
77	MontenegroMNESouthern Europe	48.630
78	MongoliaMNGEastern Asia	48.351
79	SeychellesSYCEastern Africa	48.277
80	MexicoMEXCentral America	48.046
81	PalauPLWMicronesia	47.837
=82	IranIRNSouthern Asia	47.579
=82	MoldovaMDAEastern Europe	47.598
84	FijiFJIMelanesia	47.468
85	Bosnia and HerzegovinaBIHSouthern Europe	47.257
86	Saudi ArabiaSAUWestern Asia	46.734
=87	Cabo VerdeCPVWestern Africa	46.646
=87	KyrgyzstanKGZCentral Asia	46.636
=87	PeruPERSouth America	46.617
=87	SerbiaSRBSouthern Europe	46.577
=87	UkraineUKREastern Europe	46.571
92	South AfricaZAFSouthern Africa	46.509
93	CubaCUBCaribbean	46.253
94	JamaicaJAMCaribbean	45.979
=95	AzerbaijanAZEWestern Asia	45.809
=95	ParaguayPRYSouth America	45.772
=95	SurinameSURSouth America	45.797
98	El SalvadorSLVCentral America	45.174
99	Sri LankaLKASouthern Asia	45.058
100	BotswanaBWASouthern Africa	44.956
=101	MaldivesMDVSouthern Asia	44.816
=101	SamoaWSMPolynesia	44.808
103	MoroccoMARNorthern Africa	44.640
104	Marshall IslandsMHLMicronesia	44.355
105	ColombiaCOLSouth America	44.274
106	VietnamVNMSouth-eastern Asia	44.052
107	BelizeBLZCentral America	43.689
=108	Dominican RepublicDOMCaribbean	43.628
=108	TajikistanTJKCentral Asia	43.575
=110	AlbaniaALBSouthern Europe	43.380
=110	AlgeriaDZANorthern Africa	43.421
112	IndonesiaIDNSouth-eastern Asia	43.281
=113	NicaraguaNICCentral America	43.209
=113	PhilippinesPHLSouth-eastern Asia	43.240
=115	BhutanBTNSouthern Asia	43.122
=115	GabonGABMiddle Africa	43.093
=115	VenezuelaVENSouth America	43.105
118	UzbekistanUZBCentral Asia	42.850
119	North KoreaPRKEastern Asia	42.652
120	SyriaSYRWestern Asia	42.173
=121	NamibiaNAMSouthern Africa	41.996
=121	TuvaluTUVPolynesia	42.039
=121	VanuatuVUTMelanesia	41.991
=124	EgyptEGYNorthern Africa	41.928
=124	GhanaGHAWestern Africa	41.942
126	LebanonLBNWestern Asia	41.811
127	ZambiaZMBEastern Africa	41.381
128	EcuadorECUSouth America	41.343
=129	BoliviaBOLSouth America	41.225
=129	Equatorial GuineaGNQMiddle Africa	41.174
131	HondurasHNDCentral America	40.939
132	GuatemalaGTMCentral America	40.788
133	EswatiniSWZSouthern Africa	40.652
134	CameroonCMRMiddle Africa	40.336
135	LibyaLBYNorthern Africa	40.112
=136	KiribatiKIRMicronesia	39.929
=136	TongaTONPolynesia	39.909
138	São Tomé and PríncipeSTPMiddle Africa	39.736
=139	GuyanaGUYSouth America	39.552
=139	IndiaINDSouthern Asia	39.638
141	TanzaniaTZAEastern Africa	39.485
=142	MozambiqueMOZEastern Africa	39.435
=142	NepalNPLSouthern Asia	39.416
144	ComorosCOMEastern Africa	39.116
145	LesothoLSOSouthern Africa	39.042
146	TurkmenistanTKMCentral Asia	38.941
147	SenegalSENWestern Africa	38.485
148	KenyaKENEastern Africa	38.420
=149	MicronesiaFSMMicronesia	38.264
=149	PakistanPAKSouthern Asia	38.284
151	GambiaGMBWestern Africa	38.179
=152	GuineaGINWestern Africa	38.111
=152	IraqIRQWestern Asia	38.095
154	Papua New GuineaPNGMelanesia	37.914
155	CambodiaKHMSouth-eastern Asia	37.677
=156	LaosLAOSouth-eastern Asia	37.635
=156	MadagascarMDGEastern Africa	37.561
158	EthiopiaETHEastern Africa	37.501
=159	Solomon IslandsSLBMelanesia	37.389
=159	TogoTGOWestern Africa	37.440
161	UgandaUGAEastern Africa	37.327
162	BeninBENWestern Africa	37.107
163	Burkina FasoBFAWestern Africa	36.696
=164	NigeriaNGAWestern Africa	36.550
=164	YemenYEMWestern Asia	36.518
166	MaliMLIWestern Africa	36.272
167	Timor-LesteTLSSouth-eastern Asia	36.084
168	MauritaniaMRTWestern Africa	35.740
169	Côte d’IvoireCIVWestern Africa	35.520
=170	MalawiMWIEastern Africa	35.364
=170	NigerNERWestern Africa	35.423
172	DjiboutiDJIEastern Africa	35.303
=173	HaitiHTICaribbean	34.792
=173	ZimbabweZWEEastern Africa	34.751
175	AngolaAGOMiddle Africa	34.455
176	BangladeshBGDSouthern Asia	34.065
177	Republic of the CongoCOGMiddle Africa	33.942
178	RwandaRWAEastern Africa	33.639
179	LiberiaLBRWestern Africa	32.992
180	Sierra LeoneSLEWestern Africa	32.382
181	MyanmarMMRSouth-eastern Asia	32.251
182	SudanSDNNorthern Africa	32.236
183	BurundiBDIEastern Africa	31.525
=184	AfghanistanAFGSouthern Asia	31.257
=184	Guinea-BissauGNBWestern Africa	31.300
186	DR CongoCODMiddle Africa	30.263
187	Central African RepublicCAFMiddle Africa	29.516
188	EritreaERIEastern Africa	29.366
189	SomaliaSOMEastern Africa	28.027
190	ChadTCDMiddle Africa	27.771

02In 2007

At either end

The 5 countries at each end of the headline.

Highest

#1Norway76.393
#2New Zealand74.997
#3Finland74.197
#4Denmark74.126
#5Iceland73.027

Lowest

#190Chad27.771
#189Somalia28.027
#188Eritrea29.366
#187Central African Republic29.516
#186DR Congo30.263

A higher value is the better result. The middle country reads 45.803. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

032006 → 2007

Since 2006

What changed between 2006 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

Georgia49.603 → 52.152+2.549
Romania51.238 → 52.538+1.300
North Macedonia49.048 → 50.346+1.298
Bhutan41.840 → 43.122+1.281
Iceland71.746 → 73.027+1.281

Fell most

Nauru52.840 → 50.978−1.862
Central African Republic30.421 → 29.516−0.905
Cambodia38.474 → 37.677−0.797
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines55.027 → 54.330−0.697
Saint Kitts and Nevis53.837 → 53.155−0.682

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 (2007). ND-GAIN Country Index, 2007 [data set], describing 2007. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/nd-gain-index/2007

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