Lower
Moderate
Elevated
High
Very High

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

Countries are listed alphabetically. Colours show each country’s relative category in this edition of the Index, not a fixed level of harm.

A

Afghanistan*
OVERALL
High
Climate
High
Debt
High
CHILDREN AND SERVICES
Very High
Albania
OVERALL
Lower
Climate
Lower
DEBT
Elevated
CHILDREN AND SERVICES
Lower
Algeria
OVERALL
Lower
CLIMATE
Moderate
DEBT
Elevated
CHILDREN AND SERVICES
Lower
Angola
OVERALL
High
CLIMATE
Elevated
DEBT
Very High
CHILDREN AND SERVICES
High
Argentina
OVERALL
Lower
CLIMATE
Lower
DEBT
High
CHILDREN AND SERVICES
Lower
Armenia
OVERALL
Lower
CLIMATE
Lower
DEBT
Elevated
CHILDREN AND SERVICES
Lower
Azerbaijan
OVERALL
Lower
CLIMATE
Lower
DEBT
Lower
CHILDREN AND SERVICES
Moderate

B

Bangladesh
OVERALL
Elevated
CLIMATE
High
DEBT
Elevated
CHILDREN AND SERVICES
High
Belize
OVERALL
Moderate
CLIMATE
Elevated
DEBT
Elevated
CHILDREN AND SERVICES
Moderate
Benin
OVERALL
High
CLIMATE
Elevated
DEBT
High
CHILDREN AND SERVICES
High
Bhutan
OVERALL
Moderate
CLIMATE
Moderate
DEBT
Elevated
CHILDREN AND SERVICES
Moderate
Bolivia
OVERALL
Moderate
CLIMATE
Moderate
DEBT
Elevated
CHILDREN AND SERVICES
Moderate
Bosnia and Herzegovina
OVERALL
Lower
CLIMATE
Lower
DEBT
Moderate
CHILDREN AND SERVICES
Lower
Botswana
OVERALL
Lower
CLIMATE
Moderate
DEBT
Moderate
CHILDREN AND SERVICES
Moderate
Brazil
OVERALL
Lower
CLIMATE
Lower
DEBT
Moderate
CHILDREN AND SERVICES
Lower
Burkina Faso
OVERALL
Elevated
CLIMATE
Elevated
DEBT
Moderate
CHILDREN AND SERVICES
High
Burundi
OVERALL
Elevated
CLIMATE
Moderate
DEBT
Elevated
CHILDREN AND SERVICES
Very High

C

Cabo Verde
OVERALL
Moderate
CLIMATE
Moderate
DEBT
High
CHILDREN AND SERVICES
Lower
Cambodia
OVERALL
Moderate
CLIMATE
Elevated
DEBT
Lower
CHILDREN AND SERVICES
Moderate
Cameroon
OVERALL
Elevated
CLIMATE
Moderate
DEBT
High
CHILDREN AND SERVICES
Elevated
Central African Republic
OVERALL
High
CLIMATE
High
DEBT
High
CHILDREN AND SERVICES
High
Chad
OVERALL
High
CLIMATE
High
DEBT
Elevated
CHILDREN AND SERVICES
High
Colombia
OVERALL
Lower
CLIMATE
Lower
DEBT
Elevated
CHILDREN AND SERVICES
Lower
Comoros
OVERALL
Moderate
CLIMATE
Moderate
DEBT
Elevated
CHILDREN AND SERVICES
Elevated
Congo
OVERALL
Elevated
CLIMATE
Moderate
DEBT
High
CHILDREN AND SERVICES
High
Costa Rica
OVERALL
Lower
CLIMATE
Lower
DEBT
Moderate
CHILDREN AND SERVICES
Lower
Côte d'Ivoire
OVERALL
Elevated
CLIMATE
Moderate
DEBT
Elevated
CHILDREN AND SERVICES
High

D

Djibouti
OVERALL
High
CLIMATE
High
DEBT
High
CHILDREN AND SERVICES
High
Dominica
OVERALL
Moderate
CLIMATE
Elevated
DEBT
Elevated
CHILDREN AND SERVICES
Moderate
Dominican Republic
OVERALL
Moderate
CLIMATE
Elevated
DEBT
Elevated
CHILDREN AND SERVICES
Moderate
DR Congo
OVERALL
Elevated
CLIMATE
Elevated
DEBT
Moderate
CHILDREN AND SERVICES
High

E

Ecuador
OVERALL
Lower
CLIMATE
Lower
DEBT
Moderate
CHILDREN AND SERVICES
Lower
Egypt
OVERALL
High
CLIMATE
Elevated
DEBT
Very High
CHILDREN AND SERVICES
Elevated
El Salvador
OVERALL
Moderate
CLIMATE
Moderate
DEBT
High
CHILDREN AND SERVICES
Elevated
Equatorial Guinea*
OVERALL
Elevated
CLIMATE
Lower
DEBT
High
CHILDREN AND SERVICES
Very High
Eritrea*
OVERALL
Very High
CLIMATE
Very High
DEBT
Very High
CHILDREN AND SERVICES
Very High
Eswatini
OVERALL
Moderate
CLIMATE
Elevated
DEBT
Moderate
CHILDREN AND SERVICES
Elevated
Ethiopia
OVERALL
Elevated
CLIMATE
Moderate
DEBT
High
CHILDREN AND SERVICES
High

F

Fiji
OVERALL
Moderate
CLIMATE
High
DEBT
Moderate
CHILDREN AND SERVICES
Moderate

G

Gabon
OVERALL
Elevated
CLIMATE
Lower
DEBT
Very High
CHILDREN AND SERVICES
High
Gambia
OVERALL
Elevated
CLIMATE
Elevated
DEBT
High
CHILDREN AND SERVICES
High
Georgia
OVERALL
Lower
CLIMATE
Lower
DEBT
Lower
CHILDREN AND SERVICES
Lower
Ghana
OVERALL
Elevated
CLIMATE
Moderate
DEBT
Elevated
CHILDREN AND SERVICES
High
Grenada
OVERALL
Elevated
CLIMATE
Moderate
DEBT
Very High
CHILDREN AND SERVICES
Moderate
Guatemala
OVERALL
Moderate
CLIMATE
Moderate
DEBT
Moderate
CHILDREN AND SERVICES
Elevated
Guinea
OVERALL
Elevated
CLIMATE
Moderate
DEBT
Moderate
CHILDREN AND SERVICES
High
Guinea-Bissau
OVERALL
High
CLIMATE
Elevated
DEBT
Elevated
CHILDREN AND SERVICES
Very High

H

Haiti
OVERALL
Elevated
CLIMATE
Elevated
DEBT
Elevated
CHILDREN AND SERVICES
Elevated
Honduras
OVERALL
Moderate
CLIMATE
Elevated
DEBT
Moderate
CHILDREN AND SERVICES
Moderate

I

India
OVERALL
Moderate
CLIMATE
Elevated
DEBT
Moderate
CHILDREN AND SERVICES
Elevated
Indonesia
OVERALL
Lower
CLIMATE
Lower
DEBT
Lower
CHILDREN AND SERVICES
Elevated
Iraq
OVERALL
Elevated
CLIMATE
Elevated
DEBT
Elevated
CHILDREN AND SERVICES
Moderate

J

Jamaica
OVERALL
Moderate
CLIMATE
Moderate
DEBT
Elevated
CHILDREN AND SERVICES
Moderate
Jordan
OVERALL
Moderate
CLIMATE
Moderate
DEBT
High
CHILDREN AND SERVICES
Moderate

K

Kazakhstan
OVERALL
Lower
CLIMATE
Lower
DEBT
Lower
CHILDREN AND SERVICES
Lower
Kenya
OVERALL
Elevated
CLIMATE
Moderate
DEBT
High
CHILDREN AND SERVICES
High
Kiribati
OVERALL
Moderate
CLIMATE
Lower
DEBT
Elevated
CHILDREN AND SERVICES
Moderate
Kyrgyzstan
OVERALL
Lower
CLIMATE
Lower
DEBT
Moderate
CHILDREN AND SERVICES
Lower

L

Laos
OVERALL
Very High
CLIMATE
Elevated
DEBT
Very High
CHILDREN AND SERVICES
Very High
Lebanon
OVERALL
Moderate
CLIMATE
Moderate
DEBT
High
CHILDREN AND SERVICES
Moderate
Lesotho
OVERALL
Moderate
CLIMATE
Elevated
DEBT
Moderate
CHILDREN AND SERVICES
Elevated
Liberia
OVERALL
Elevated
CLIMATE
Moderate
DEBT
High
CHILDREN AND SERVICES
High

M

Madagascar
OVERALL
Elevated
CLIMATE
Elevated
DEBT
Moderate
CHILDREN AND SERVICES
High
Malawi
OVERALL
Very High
CLIMATE
Elevated
DEBT
Very High
CHILDREN AND SERVICES
Very High
Malaysia
OVERALL
Lower
CLIMATE
Lower
DEBT
Moderate
CHILDREN AND SERVICES
Elevated
Maldives
OVERALL
Moderate
CLIMATE
Moderate
DEBT
High
CHILDREN AND SERVICES
Lower
Mali
OVERALL
Elevated
CLIMATE
High
DEBT
Moderate
CHILDREN AND SERVICES
High
Marshall Islands
OVERALL
Moderate
CLIMATE
High
DEBT
Moderate
CHILDREN AND SERVICES
Moderate
Mauritania
OVERALL
Elevated
CLIMATE
Very High
DEBT
Moderate
CHILDREN AND SERVICES
Elevated
Mauritius
OVERALL
Moderate
CLIMATE
Lower
DEBT
High
CHILDREN AND SERVICES
Lower
Mexico
OVERALL
Lower
CLIMATE
Lower
DEBT
Moderate
CHILDREN AND SERVICES
Moderate
Micronesia
OVERALL
Elevated
CLIMATE
Very High
DEBT
Moderate
CHILDREN AND SERVICES
Moderate
Moldova
OVERALL
Lower
CLIMATE
Lower
DEBT
Moderate
CHILDREN AND SERVICES
Lower
Mongolia
OVERALL
Lower
CLIMATE
Lower
DEBT
Elevated
CHILDREN AND SERVICES
Lower
Montenegro
OVERALL
Lower
CLIMATE
Lower
DEBT
Elevated
CHILDREN AND SERVICES
Lower
Morocco
OVERALL
Moderate
CLIMATE
Elevated
DEBT
Moderate
CHILDREN AND SERVICES
Moderate
Mozambique
OVERALL
High
CLIMATE
Elevated
DEBT
High
CHILDREN AND SERVICES
High
Myanmar
OVERALL
Moderate
CLIMATE
Elevated
DEBT
Lower
CHILDREN AND SERVICES
High

N

Namibia
OVERALL
Elevated
CLIMATE
High
DEBT
Elevated
CHILDREN AND SERVICES
Elevated
Nepal
OVERALL
Lower
CLIMATE
Moderate
DEBT
Lower
CHILDREN AND SERVICES
Moderate
Nicaragua*
OVERALL
Lower
CLIMATE
Lower
DEBT
Moderate
CHILDREN AND SERVICES
Lower
Niger
OVERALL
High
CLIMATE
High
DEBT
High
CHILDREN AND SERVICES
High
Nigeria
OVERALL
High
CLIMATE
Elevated
DEBT
Elevated
CHILDREN AND SERVICES
Very High
North Macedonia
OVERALL
Lower
CLIMATE
Lower
DEBT
Moderate
CHILDREN AND SERVICES
Lower

P

Pakistan
OVERALL
High
CLIMATE
Elevated
DEBT
High
CHILDREN AND SERVICES
Very High
Papua New Guinea
OVERALL
High
CLIMATE
Moderate
DEBT
High
CHILDREN AND SERVICES
Very High
Paraguay
OVERALL
Lower
CLIMATE
Lower
DEBT
Moderate
CHILDREN AND SERVICES
Lower
Peru
OVERALL
Lower
CLIMATE
Lower
DEBT
Lower
CHILDREN AND SERVICES
Moderate
Philippines
OVERALL
Moderate
CLIMATE
Elevated
DEBT
Lower
CHILDREN AND SERVICES
Elevated

R

Rwanda
OVERALL
Moderate
CLIMATE
Moderate
DEBT
Elevated
CHILDREN AND SERVICES
Elevated

S

Saint Lucia
OVERALL
Moderate
CLIMATE
Lower
DEBT
High
CHILDREN AND SERVICES
Moderate
Samoa*
OVERALL
Moderate
CLIMATE
High
DEBT
Moderate
CHILDREN AND SERVICES
Moderate
São Tomé e Príncipe
OVERALL
Elevated
CLIMATE
Elevated
DEBT
High
CHILDREN AND SERVICES
Moderate
Senegal
OVERALL
Elevated
CLIMATE
Moderate
DEBT
High
CHILDREN AND SERVICES
High
Serbia
OVERALL
Lower
CLIMATE
Lower
DEBT
Moderate
CHILDREN AND SERVICES
Lower
Sierra Leone
OVERALL
High
CLIMATE
Elevated
DEBT
High
CHILDREN AND SERVICES
Very High
Solomon Islands
OVERALL
Moderate
CLIMATE
High
DEBT
Moderate
CHILDREN AND SERVICES
Moderate
Somalia
OVERALL
High
CLIMATE
Very High
DEBT
Moderate
CHILDREN AND SERVICES
Very High
South Africa
OVERALL
Lower
CLIMATE
Lower
DEBT
Moderate
CHILDREN AND SERVICES
Moderate
South Sudan*
OVERALL
Very High
CLIMATE
Very High
DEBT
High
CHILDREN AND SERVICES
Very High
Sri Lanka
OVERALL
Elevated
CLIMATE
Elevated
DEBT
High
CHILDREN AND SERVICES
High
St Vincent and the Grenadines
OVERALL
Moderate
CLIMATE
Lower
DEBT
High
CHILDREN AND SERVICES
Moderate
Sudan
OVERALL
Very High
CLIMATE
High
DEBT
Very High
CHILDREN AND SERVICES
Very High
Suriname
OVERALL
Elevated
CLIMATE
Moderate
DEBT
High
CHILDREN AND SERVICES
Moderate

T

Tajikistan
OVERALL
Lower
CLIMATE
Lower
DEBT
Elevated
CHILDREN AND SERVICES
Lower
Tanzania
OVERALL
Moderate
CLIMATE
Moderate
DEBT
Elevated
CHILDREN AND SERVICES
High
Thailand
OVERALL
Lower
CLIMATE
Elevated
DEBT
Moderate
CHILDREN AND SERVICES
Lower
Timor-Leste
OVERALL
Moderate
CLIMATE
Moderate
DEBT
Moderate
CHILDREN AND SERVICES
Moderate
Togo
OVERALL
Elevated
CLIMATE
Elevated
DEBT
Elevated
CHILDREN AND SERVICES
Elevated
Tonga
OVERALL
Elevated
CLIMATE
Very High
DEBT
Elevated
CHILDREN AND SERVICES
Lower
Turkey
OVERALL
Lower
CLIMATE
Lower
DEBT
Lower
CHILDREN AND SERVICES
Lower
Tuvalu*
OVERALL
Elevated
CLIMATE
Very High
DEBT
Elevated
CHILDREN AND SERVICES
Moderate

U

Uganda
OVERALL
Elevated
CLIMATE
Moderate
DEBT
Elevated
CHILDREN AND SERVICES
Very High
Ukraine
OVERALL
Lower
CLIMATE
Lower
DEBT
Elevated
CHILDREN AND SERVICES
Lower
Uzbekistan
OVERALL
Lower
CLIMATE
Lower
DEBT
Lower
CHILDREN AND SERVICES
Lower

V

Vanuatu
OVERALL
Elevated
CLIMATE
High
DEBT
Elevated
CHILDREN AND SERVICES
Elevated
Vietnam
OVERALL
Lower
CLIMATE
Elevated
DEBT
Lower
CHILDREN AND SERVICES
Lower

Y

Yemen
OVERALL
High
CLIMATE
Elevated
DEBT
High
CHILDREN AND SERVICES
High

Z

Zambia
OVERALL
High
CLIMATE
Elevated
DEBT
High
CHILDREN AND SERVICES
High
Zimbabwe
CLIMATE
Elevated
CLIMATE
Elevated
DEBT
High
CHILDREN AND SERVICES
Elevated

* Limited evidence: fewer than six of the seven indicators are available. Sources: see the methodology note. Regions follow the World Bank regional classification.

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