Netherlands

GDP (PPP) per capita (2022): 74,541.80 Int. Dollar Population (2022): 17,700,982 HDI (2022): 0.95
ND-GAIN Country Index rank 19
Score: 66.0
Vulnerability 0.355
Readiness 0.676

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 147th most vulnerable country and the 16th most ready country.

ND-GAIN Ranking since 1995

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Denotes worst scores
Indicator 2003 to 2022 Score
Vulnerability
0.355
Food
0.083
Projected change of cereal yields
0
Projected population change
0.122
Food import dependency
0.172
Rural population
0.077
Agriculture capacity
0.126
Child malnutrition
0
Water
0.502
Projected change of annual runoff
0.280
Projected change of annual groundwater recharge
0.319
Fresh water withdrawal rate
0.647
Water dependency ratio
0.879
Dam capacity
0.885
Access to reliable drinking water
0
Health
0.197
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
0.471
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
0.459
Projected change of warm periods
0.206
Projected change of flood hazard
0.771
Urban concentration
0.923
Age dependency ratio
0.550
Quality of trade and transport infrastructure
0.205
Paved roads
0.101
Infrastructure
0.590
Projected change of hydropower generation capacity
0.437
Projected change of sea level rise impacts
1.000
Dependency on imported energy
1.000
Population living under 5m above sea level
1.000
Electricity access
0
Disaster preparedness
0.100