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GDP (PPP) per capita (2022): 28,406.07 Int. Dollar | Population (2022): 9,228,071 | HDI (2022): 0.80 |
ND-GAIN Country Index rank
47
Score: 57.1
Vulnerability
0.325
Readiness
0.466
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 163rd most vulnerable country and the 72nd 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 | 22 |
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Ranking | 51 | 48 | 50 | 49 | 49 | 51 | 50 | 53 | 49 | 48 | 50 | 65 | 62 | 53 | 46 | 48 | 46 | 44 | 45 | 45 | 46 | 42 | 36 | 36 | 34 | 44 | 45 | 47 |
Indicator | 2003 to 2022 | Score |
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Vulnerability | 0.325 | |
Food | 0.266 | |
Projected change of cereal yields | 0.122 | |
Projected population change | 0.055 | |
Food import dependency | 0.159 | |
Rural population | 0.212 | |
Agriculture capacity | 0.956 | |
Child malnutrition | 0.090 | |
Water | 0.341 | |
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 | 0.961 | |
Access to reliable drinking water | 0.070 | |
Health | 0.245 | |
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 | 0.007 | |
Slum population | 0.023 | |
Medical staff | 0.471 | |
Access to improved sanitation facilities | 0.252 | |
Ecosystem Services | 0.360 | |
Projected change of biome distribution | 0.824 | |
Projected change of marine biodiversity | 0 | |
Natural capital dependency | 0.226 | |
Ecological footprint | 0.252 | |
Protected biome | 0.238 | |
Engagement in international environmental conventions | 0.619 | |
Human Habitat | 0.480 | |
Projected change of warm periods | 0.069 | |
Projected change of flood hazard | 0.794 | |
Urban concentration | 0.788 | |
Age dependency ratio | 0.505 | |
Quality of trade and transport infrastructure | 0.590 | |
Paved roads | 0.136 | |
Infrastructure | 0.259 | |
Projected change of hydropower generation capacity | 0.437 | |
Projected change of sea level rise impacts | - | |
Dependency on imported energy | 0.783 | |
Population living under 5m above sea level | 0 | |
Electricity access | 0 | |
Disaster preparedness | 0.075 |