Table 3.
The rank of mean vulnerability, sensitivity, exposure and adaptive capacity scores, weighted by the nations' population size, presented for World Bank regions, income group and developed status of nations for the minimal additive vulnerability model. In addition, the vulnerability estimated by the model when either climate or population change contributors to the exposure index are allowed to vary independently. Number of nations in category = n
| n | Vulnerability (Rank) | Sensitivity (Rank) | Exposure (Rank) | Adaptive capacity (Rank) | Vulnerability (climate change only) (Rank) | Vulnerability (population growth only) (Rank) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| World Bank regions | |||||||
| East Asia and Pacific | 17 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
| Europe and Central Asia | 47 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 |
| Latin America and Caribbean | 24 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 |
| Middle East and North Africa | 13 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 |
| North America | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
| South Asia | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Sub-Saharan Africa | 40 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 |
| Income group | |||||||
| Low | 28 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Lower middle | 39 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Upper middle | 42 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| High | 39 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Developed status | |||||||
| Least developed | 36 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
| Developing | 77 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Developed | 35 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 |