Indices

Compare climate risk, adaptation readiness and environmental performance using the stated editions of published indices.

8 indices
University of Notre Dame (ND-GAIN)

Scores more than 180 countries on climate vulnerability and readiness to adapt across two decades of data, from 45 indicators: 36 for vulnerability and nine for readiness. The 2026 data release is the latest.

Adaptation & resilienceCross-cuttingGlobal SouthOpen

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Germanwatch, NewClimate Institute, Climate Action Network

Ranks 63 countries and the EU, covering over 90 percent of global emissions, on greenhouse-gas emissions, renewable energy, energy use and climate policy. CCPI 2026 is the latest edition; no country scores high enough to fill the top three ranks.

Cross-cuttingEnergyGlobalOpen

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Yale Center for Environmental Law & Policy and Columbia CIESIN

The 2026 Environmental Performance Index ranks 177 countries using 47 indicators across 12 issue categories, covering climate change, environmental health and ecosystem vitality. Edition details checked against Yale’s EPI website on 12 September 2026.

Cross-cuttingForests & natureWaterGlobalOpen

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World Economic Forum with Accenture

Tracks energy-transition progress across 120 countries, measuring how energy systems perform today and whether the conditions for future progress are in place. The Energy Transition Index 2026, published on 18 June 2026, is the latest edition, following the Fostering Effective Energy Transition report series.

EnergyGlobalOpen

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Germanwatch

Ranks 174 countries by losses from extreme weather using EM-DAT, World Bank and IMF data. CRI 2026, published November 2025, analyses 2024 impacts and a 1995-2024 trend. Germanwatch flags its own data gaps, noting Global-South impacts may be underrepresented.

Adaptation & resilienceCross-cuttingGlobal SouthOpen

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INFORM Risk Index

External
European Commission Joint Research Centre (INFORM partnership)

An open-source global assessment of the risk of humanitarian crisis and disaster, combining hazard and exposure, vulnerability and lack of coping capacity. The JRC is its scientific lead, working with UN agencies and NGOs; the mid-2026 release is the latest.

Adaptation & resilienceCross-cuttingGlobal SouthOpen

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WorldRiskIndex

External
Bündnis Entwicklung Hilft and IFHV, Ruhr University Bochum

Ranks 193 countries by disaster risk, combining exposure to natural hazards with societal vulnerability. The WorldRiskReport 2025, focused on floods, is the latest edition.

Adaptation & resilienceCross-cuttingGlobal SouthOpen

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Ocean Health Index (NCEAS-founded initiative)

Scores 220 countries and territories on ten goals, from food provision, livelihoods and coastal protection to biodiversity and clean waters, blending ecological and human-wellbeing measures. 2025 scores are the latest published.

WaterForests & natureGlobalOpen

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