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| GDP (PPP) per capita (2021): 59,387.88 Int. Dollar | Population (2021): 11,592,952 | HDI (2021): 0.94 |
ND-GAIN Country Index rank
24
Score: 63.7
Vulnerability
0.327
Readiness
0.600
The low vulnerability score and high readiness score of Belgium places it in the lower-right quadrant of the ND-GAIN Matrix. Adaptation challenges still exist, but Belgium is well positioned to adapt. Belgium is the 161st most vulnerable country and the 26th 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 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 25 | 26 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 |
| Indicator | 2002 to 2021 | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Vulnerability | 0.327 | |
| Food | 0.138 | |
| Projected change of cereal yields | 0 | |
| Projected population change | 0.148 | |
| Food import dependency | 0.142 | |
| Rural population | 0.020 | |
| Agriculture capacity | 0.520 | |
| Child malnutrition | 0 | |
| Water | 0.347 | |
| Projected change of annual runoff | 0.151 | |
| Projected change of annual groundwater recharge | 0.292 | |
| Fresh water withdrawal rate | 0.300 | |
| Water dependency ratio | 0.344 | |
| Dam capacity | 0.997 | |
| Access to reliable drinking water | 0.001 | |
| Health | 0.211 | |
| Projected change of deaths from climate change induced diseases | 0.030 | |
| Projected change in vector-borne diseases | 0.658 | |
| Dependency on external resource for health services | 0 | |
| Slum population | 0 | |
| Medical staff | 0.463 | |
| Access to improved sanitation facilities | 0.114 | |
| Ecosystem Services | 0.318 | |
| Projected change of biome distribution | 0.553 | |
| Projected change of marine biodiversity | 0.334 | |
| Natural capital dependency | 0.018 | |
| Ecological footprint | 0.527 | |
| Protected biome | 0.267 | |
| Engagement in international environmental conventions | 0.211 | |
| Human Habitat | 0.478 | |
| Projected change of warm periods | 0.082 | |
| Projected change of flood hazard | 0.766 | |
| Urban concentration | 0.980 | |
| Age dependency ratio | 0.559 | |
| Quality of trade and transport infrastructure | 0.262 | |
| Paved roads | 0.220 | |
| Infrastructure | 0.467 | |
| Projected change of hydropower generation capacity | 0.439 | |
| Projected change of sea level rise impacts | 0.630 | |
| Dependency on imported energy | 0.933 | |
| Population living under 5m above sea level | 0.331 | |
| Electricity access | 0 | |
| Disaster preparedness | - |