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| GDP (PPP) per capita (2021): 63,757.85 Int. Dollar | Population (2021): 17,533,044 | HDI (2021): 0.94 |
ND-GAIN Country Index rank
18
Score: 66.6
Vulnerability
0.355
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 147th most vulnerable country and the 14th 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 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
| Indicator | 2002 to 2021 | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Vulnerability | 0.355 | |
| Food | 0.105 | |
| Projected change of cereal yields | 0 | |
| Projected population change | 0.122 | |
| Food import dependency | 0.185 | |
| Rural population | 0.080 | |
| Agriculture capacity | 0.245 | |
| Child malnutrition | 0 | |
| Water | 0.498 | |
| 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 | 0.866 | |
| Access to reliable drinking water | 0 | |
| Health | 0.191 | |
| 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 | 0.433 | |
| Access to improved sanitation facilities | 0.026 | |
| Ecosystem Services | 0.299 | |
| Projected change of biome distribution | 0.553 | |
| Projected change of marine biodiversity | 0.390 | |
| Natural capital dependency | 0.021 | |
| Ecological footprint | 0.460 | |
| Protected biome | 0.242 | |
| Engagement in international environmental conventions | 0.126 | |
| Human Habitat | 0.457 | |
| Projected change of warm periods | 0.206 | |
| Projected change of flood hazard | 0.771 | |
| Urban concentration | 0.920 | |
| Age dependency ratio | 0.543 | |
| Quality of trade and transport infrastructure | 0.203 | |
| Paved roads | 0.101 | |
| Infrastructure | 0.576 | |
| Projected change of hydropower generation capacity | 0.437 | |
| Projected change of sea level rise impacts | 1.000 | |
| Dependency on imported energy | 0.883 | |
| Population living under 5m above sea level | 1.000 | |
| Electricity access | 0 | |
| Disaster preparedness | 0.138 |