Children’s Climate Risk Index (CCRI): Global Rankings and Pakistan’s Position

CCRI Rank Country Climate & Environmental Factors Child Vulnerability Children’s Climate Risk Index
1 Central African Republic 6.7 9.8 8.7
2 Chad 7 9.4 8.5
3 Nigeria 8.8 8.1 8.5
4 Guinea 7.7 8.9 8.3
5 Guinea-Bissau 6.4 9.5 8
6 Somalia 7.3 8.4 7.9
7 Niger 7.3 8.3 7.8
8 South Sudan 6.8 9 7.9
9 Democratic Republic of the Congo 7.2 8.6 7.9
10 Angola 6.5 8.9 7.7
11 Cameroon 7.8 7.9 7.9
12 Madagascar 7 8.9 7.7
13 Mozambique 7.9 7.3 7.6
14 Pakistan 8.7 6.4 7.6
15 Afghanistan 8.1 7.1 7.6
Source: UNICEF (2021)
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