Belgium

GDP (PPP) per capita (2020): 53,088.97 Int. Dollar Population (2020): 11,544,241 HDI (2020): 0.93
ND-GAIN Country Index rank 23
Score: 62.7
Vulnerability 0.346
Readiness 0.601

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 156th most vulnerable country and the 25th 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
Ranking
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20
23
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23
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25
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25
26
23
23
23
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23
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25
24
23
Denotes worst scores
Indicator 2001 to 2020 Score
Vulnerability
0.346
Food
0.142
Projected change of cereal yields
0
Projected population change
0.148
Food import dependency
0.166
Rural population
0.021
Agriculture capacity
0.516
Child malnutrition
0
Water
0.344
Projected change of annual runoff
0.151
Projected change of annual groundwater recharge
0.292
Fresh water withdrawal rate
0.281
Water dependency ratio
0.344
Dam capacity
0.997
Access to reliable drinking water
0.001
Health
0.265
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
0.785
Access to improved sanitation facilities
0.114
Ecosystem Services
0.315
Projected change of biome distribution
0.553
Projected change of marine biodiversity
0.334
Natural capital dependency
0.018
Ecological footprint
0.510
Protected biome
0.267
Engagement in international environmental conventions
0.211
Human Habitat
0.480
Projected change of warm periods
0.082
Projected change of flood hazard
0.766
Urban concentration
0.979
Age dependency ratio
0.570
Quality of trade and transport infrastructure
0.262
Paved roads
0.220
Infrastructure
0.530
Projected change of hydropower generation capacity
0.439
Projected change of sea level rise impacts
0.630
Dependency on imported energy
0.935
Population living under 5m above sea level
0.645
Electricity access
0
Disaster preparedness
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