Areas Where Netherlands Is Better Than Belgium

🇳🇱 Netherlands is ranked better in 11 indicators, while Belgium is ranked better in 1 indicators.

• 🌿 Planetary pressures–adjusted Human Development Index

  0.74 🇳🇱

  |

  0.67 🇧🇪

  Adjusts HDI by considering environmental sustainability. Higher values indicate better human development with lower environmental impact.

• 🏛️ Government Effectiveness: Estimate

  1.63 🇳🇱

  |

  1.04 🇧🇪

  Measures the quality of public services and policy implementation, crucial for governance.

• 📜 Regulatory Quality: Estimate

  1.79 🇳🇱

  |

  1.17 🇧🇪

  Reflects the ability of the government to formulate and implement sound policies.

• 🕊️ Political Stability and Absence of Violence/Terrorism: Estimate

  0.66 🇳🇱

  |

  0.4 🇧🇪

  Higher values indicate a more stable political environment.

• 🕵️‍♂️ Control of Corruption: Estimate

  1.87 🇳🇱

  |

  1.34 🇧🇪

  Higher values indicate better control of corruption, enhancing governance.

• ⚖️ Rule of Law: Estimate

  1.64 🇳🇱

  |

  1.3 🇧🇪

  Higher values indicate stronger adherence to the rule of law.

• 🗣️ Voice and Accountability: Estimate

  1.56 🇳🇱

  |

  1.33 🇧🇪

  Higher values indicate stronger democratic governance and citizen participation.

• ♀️ Gender Inequality Index

  0.01 🇳🇱

  |

  0.03 🇧🇪

  Measures gender disparities in reproductive health, empowerment, and labor market participation. Lower values indicate less inequality.

• 🌐 Logistics performance index: Overall (1=low to 5=high)

  4.1 🇳🇱

  |

  4 🇧🇪

  Overall assessment of logistics performance, crucial for trade and economic growth.

• 🌍 Human Development Index

  0.96 🇳🇱

  |

  0.95 🇧🇪

  Assesses long-term progress in health, education, and income. Higher values indicate better human development.

• 📊 Inequality-adjusted Human Development Index

  0.89 🇳🇱

  |

  0.89 🇧🇪

  Adjusts the HDI for inequality in distribution of each dimension. Higher values indicate better human development with less inequality.