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| GDP (PPP) per capita (2023): 78,305.29 Int. Dollar | Population (2023): 17,877,117 | HDI (2023): 0.95 |
ND-GAIN Country Index rank
17
Score: 66.7
Vulnerability
0.354
Readiness
0.687
The low vulnerability score and high readiness score of The Netherlands places it in the lower-right quadrant of the ND-GAIN Matrix. Adaptation challenges still exist, but The Netherlands is well positioned to adapt. The Netherlands is the 151st most vulnerable country and the 12th 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 | 23 |
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| Ranking | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 17 |
| Indicator | 2004 to 2023 | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Vulnerability | 0.354 | |
| Food | 0.101 | |
| Projected change of cereal yields | 0 | |
| Projected population change | 0.122 | |
| Food import dependency | 0.186 | |
| Rural population | 0.074 | |
| Agriculture capacity | 0.226 | |
| Child malnutrition | 0 | |
| Water | 0.494 | |
| Projected change of annual runoff | 0.280 | |
| Projected change of annual groundwater recharge | 0.319 | |
| Fresh water withdrawal rate | 0.619 | |
| Water dependency ratio | 0.879 | |
| Dam capacity | 0.870 | |
| Access to reliable drinking water | 0 | |
| Health | 0.202 | |
| 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 | 0.500 | |
| Access to improved sanitation facilities | 0.025 | |
| Ecosystem Services | 0.302 | |
| Projected change of biome distribution | 0.553 | |
| Projected change of marine biodiversity | 0.390 | |
| Natural capital dependency | 0.021 | |
| Ecological footprint | 0.478 | |
| Protected biome | 0.242 | |
| Engagement in international environmental conventions | 0.126 | |
| Human Habitat | 0.455 | |
| Projected change of warm periods | 0.206 | |
| Projected change of flood hazard | 0.771 | |
| Urban concentration | 0.926 | |
| Age dependency ratio | 0.521 | |
| Quality of trade and transport infrastructure | 0.205 | |
| Paved roads | 0.101 | |
| Infrastructure | 0.569 | |
| Projected change of hydropower generation capacity | 0.437 | |
| Projected change of sea level rise impacts | 1.000 | |
| Dependency on imported energy | 0.876 | |
| Population living under 5m above sea level | 1.000 | |
| Electricity access | 0 | |
| Disaster preparedness | 0.100 |