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| GDP (PPP) per capita (2021): 21,698.57 Int. Dollar | Population (2021): 9,340,314 | HDI (2021): 0.81 |
ND-GAIN Country Index rank
43
Score: 57.9
Vulnerability
0.332
Readiness
0.490
The low vulnerability score and high readiness score of Belarus places it in the lower-right quadrant of the ND-GAIN Matrix. Adaptation challenges still exist, but Belarus is well positioned to adapt. Belarus is the 157th most vulnerable country and the 60th most ready country.
ND-GAIN Ranking since 1995
| Year | 95 | 96 | 97 | 98 | 99 | 00 | 01 | 02 | 03 | 04 | 05 | 06 | 07 | 08 | 09 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 |
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| Ranking | 45 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 45 | 46 | 47 | 45 | 45 | 48 | 61 | 55 | 50 | 42 | 44 | 43 | 40 | 40 | 43 | 44 | 41 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 39 | 43 |
| Indicator | 2002 to 2021 | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Vulnerability | 0.332 | |
| Food | 0.269 | |
| Projected change of cereal yields | 0.122 | |
| Projected population change | 0.055 | |
| Food import dependency | 0.159 | |
| Rural population | 0.217 | |
| Agriculture capacity | 0.962 | |
| Child malnutrition | 0.100 | |
| Water | 0.331 | |
| Projected change of annual runoff | 0.254 | |
| Projected change of annual groundwater recharge | 0.315 | |
| Fresh water withdrawal rate | 0.033 | |
| Water dependency ratio | 0.413 | |
| Dam capacity | 0.918 | |
| Access to reliable drinking water | 0.055 | |
| Health | 0.243 | |
| Projected change of deaths from climate change induced diseases | 0.061 | |
| Projected change in vector-borne diseases | 0.658 | |
| Dependency on external resource for health services | 0.011 | |
| Slum population | 0.023 | |
| Medical staff | 0.439 | |
| Access to improved sanitation facilities | 0.267 | |
| Ecosystem Services | 0.363 | |
| Projected change of biome distribution | 0.824 | |
| Projected change of marine biodiversity | 0 | |
| Natural capital dependency | 0.226 | |
| Ecological footprint | 0.271 | |
| Protected biome | 0.238 | |
| Engagement in international environmental conventions | 0.619 | |
| Human Habitat | 0.489 | |
| Projected change of warm periods | 0.069 | |
| Projected change of flood hazard | 0.794 | |
| Urban concentration | 0.783 | |
| Age dependency ratio | 0.498 | |
| Quality of trade and transport infrastructure | 0.656 | |
| Paved roads | 0.136 | |
| Infrastructure | 0.298 | |
| Projected change of hydropower generation capacity | 0.437 | |
| Projected change of sea level rise impacts | - | |
| Dependency on imported energy | 0.801 | |
| Population living under 5m above sea level | 0 | |
| Electricity access | 0 | |
| Disaster preparedness | 0.250 |