Variable: Readiness for Adaptation Actions, adjusted for GDP

QoG Code: (gain_readgdp)


Dataset: University of Notre Dame Global Adaptation Initiative - Country Index

Description:

There is a correlation between ND-GAIN scores and GDP per capita. To account for this, we introduce the 'GDP adjusted ND-GAIN score'. This score is defined as the distance of a country's measured ND-GAIN score and its expected value based on the regression of ND-GAIN and GDP. Positive values reflect better resilience than expected.

This correlation applies to vulnerability and readiness as well. For these, positive values reflect lower vulnerability and higher readiness than expected, given a certain level of GDP per capita. The year-by-year calculation of the regression and distance from the expected value allows the index to determine that changes in the relationship over time.

Type of variable: Continuous

Downloaded by QoG on: 2025-12-03
Last updated by source: 2025-06-25


Categories:

Environment


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OECD Cross-section - 2026 OECD Time-series - 2026 Standard Cross-section - 2026 Standard Time-series - 2026 Original Dataset

Details of this variable in our compilations datasets
Dataset No. Countries
Standard cross-section: 187
Standard time-series: 187
OECD cross-section: 32
OECD time-series: 32


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This variable has information from the year 1995 to the year 2023