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| GDP (PPP) per capita (2020): 20,239.20 Int. Dollar | Population (2020): 9,379,952 | HDI (2020): 0.82 |
ND-GAIN Country Index rank
39
Score: 57.9
Vulnerability
0.345
Readiness
0.502
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 58th 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 |
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| Ranking | 45 | 43 | 44 | 45 | 46 | 46 | 47 | 50 | 46 | 46 | 50 | 63 | 58 | 52 | 46 | 47 | 42 | 42 | 42 | 44 | 44 | 39 | 37 | 37 | 35 | 39 |
| Indicator | 2001 to 2020 | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Vulnerability | 0.345 | |
| Food | 0.273 | |
| Projected change of cereal yields | 0.122 | |
| Projected population change | 0.055 | |
| Food import dependency | 0.176 | |
| Rural population | 0.221 | |
| Agriculture capacity | 0.961 | |
| Child malnutrition | 0.100 | |
| Water | 0.332 | |
| Projected change of annual runoff | 0.254 | |
| Projected change of annual groundwater recharge | 0.315 | |
| Fresh water withdrawal rate | 0.035 | |
| Water dependency ratio | 0.413 | |
| Dam capacity | 0.919 | |
| Access to reliable drinking water | 0.055 | |
| Health | 0.291 | |
| 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 | 0.005 | |
| Slum population | 0.341 | |
| Medical staff | 0.415 | |
| Access to improved sanitation facilities | 0.267 | |
| Ecosystem Services | 0.359 | |
| Projected change of biome distribution | 0.824 | |
| Projected change of marine biodiversity | 0 | |
| Natural capital dependency | 0.226 | |
| Ecological footprint | 0.247 | |
| Protected biome | 0.238 | |
| Engagement in international environmental conventions | 0.619 | |
| Human Habitat | 0.486 | |
| Projected change of warm periods | 0.069 | |
| Projected change of flood hazard | 0.794 | |
| Urban concentration | 0.779 | |
| Age dependency ratio | 0.483 | |
| Quality of trade and transport infrastructure | 0.656 | |
| Paved roads | 0.136 | |
| Infrastructure | 0.329 | |
| Projected change of hydropower generation capacity | 0.437 | |
| Projected change of sea level rise impacts | - | |
| Dependency on imported energy | 0.957 | |
| Population living under 5m above sea level | 0 | |
| Electricity access | 0 | |
| Disaster preparedness | 0.250 |