Netherlands

GDP (PPP) per capita (2020): 59,266.91 Int. Dollar Population (2020): 17,441,500 HDI (2020): 0.94
ND-GAIN Country Index rank 17
Score: 66.6
Vulnerability 0.351
Readiness 0.684

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 152nd most vulnerable country and the 15th most ready country.

ND-GAIN Ranking since 1995

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17
Denotes worst scores
Indicator 2001 to 2020 Score
Vulnerability
0.351
Food
0.110
Projected change of cereal yields
0
Projected population change
0.122
Food import dependency
0.210
Rural population
0.084
Agriculture capacity
0.246
Child malnutrition
0
Water
0.493
Projected change of annual runoff
0.280
Projected change of annual groundwater recharge
0.319
Fresh water withdrawal rate
0.614
Water dependency ratio
0.879
Dam capacity
0.866
Access to reliable drinking water
0
Health
0.194
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
0.001
Slum population
0
Medical staff
0.451
Access to improved sanitation facilities
0.026
Ecosystem Services
0.292
Projected change of biome distribution
0.553
Projected change of marine biodiversity
0.390
Natural capital dependency
0.021
Ecological footprint
0.421
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
0.916
Age dependency ratio
0.556
Quality of trade and transport infrastructure
0.203
Paved roads
0.101
Infrastructure
0.560
Projected change of hydropower generation capacity
0.437
Projected change of sea level rise impacts
1.000
Dependency on imported energy
0.788
Population living under 5m above sea level
1.000
Electricity access
0
Disaster preparedness
0.138