KPI |
2024 - Belgium |
Weight |
Best |
Worst |
Aspirational value |
Current Value |
SDG 1 - No poverty
Rank 12 / Score 99.5 |
Poverty headcount ratio at $2.15/day (2017 PPP, %) |
Initial Value: 1
|
79.47 |
0.01 |
Worst: South Sudan 79.47 Best: Chile 0.01
99.75% |
0.21Value: 0.21
|
Poverty headcount ratio at $3.65/day (2017 PPP, %) |
Initial Value: 1
|
95.65 |
0.05 |
Worst: Burundi 95.65 Best: Ireland 0.05
99.67% |
0.36Value: 0.363
|
SDG 2 - Zero Hunger
Rank 8 / Score 73.16 |
Prevalence of undernourishment (%) |
Initial Value: 1
|
51.00 |
2.50 |
Worst: Madagascar 51.00 Best: Algeria 2.50
100% |
2.5Value: 2.5
|
Prevalence of stunting in children under 5 years of age (%) |
Initial Value: 1
|
55.80 |
0.50 |
Worst: Burundi 55.80 Best: Latvia 0.50
98.01% |
1.6Value: 1.6
|
Prevalence of wasting in children under 5 years of age (%) |
Initial Value: 1
|
22.70 |
0.10 |
Worst: South Sudan 22.70 Best: United States 0.10
98.67% |
0.4Value: 0.4
|
Prevalence of obesity, BMI ≥ 30 (% of adult population) |
Initial Value: 1
|
47.26 |
2.02 |
Worst: Bahamas 47.26 Best: Viet Nam 2.02
60.19% |
20.03Value: 20.03
|
Human Trophic Level (best 2-3 worst) |
Initial Value: 1
|
3.99 |
2.02 |
Worst: Eswatini 3.99 Best: Burundi 2.02
83.2% |
2.35Value: 2.351
|
Cereal yield (tonnes per hectare of harvested land) |
Initial Value: 1
|
24.80 |
0.01 |
Worst: Cape Verde 0.01 Best: Oman 24.80
34.67% |
8.6Value: 8.604
|
Sustainable Nitrogen Management Index (best 0-1.41 worst) |
Initial Value: 1
|
1.40 |
0.00 |
Worst: Iceland 1.40 Best: Dominican Republic 0.00
44.86% |
0.77Value: 0.772
|
Exports of hazardous pesticides (tonnes per million population) |
Initial Value: 1
|
385.96 |
0.00 |
Worst: Guatemala 385.96 Best: Bahrain 0.00
90.45% |
36.87Value: 36.867
|
SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-Being
Rank 14 / Score 94.58 |
Maternal mortality rate (per 100,000 live births) |
Initial Value: 1
|
1223.00 |
1.10 |
Worst: South Sudan 1223.00 Best: Belarus 1.10
99.7% |
4.76Value: 4.76
|
Neonatal mortality rate
(per 1,000 live births) |
Initial Value: 1
|
39.42 |
0.79 |
Worst: South Sudan 39.42 Best: Japan 0.79
96.34% |
2.2Value: 2.202
|
Mortality rate, under-5 (per 1,000 live births) |
Initial Value: 1
|
117.34 |
1.88 |
Worst: Niger 117.34 Best: Estonia 1.88
98.43% |
3.7Value: 3.695
|
Incidence of tuberculosis (per 100,000 population) |
Initial Value: 1
|
661.00 |
0.76 |
Worst: Lesotho 661.00 Best: United Arab Emirates 0.76
98.93% |
7.8Value: 7.8
|
New HIV infections (per 1,000 uninfected population) |
Initial Value: 1
|
4.10 |
0.01 |
Worst: Eswatini 4.10 Best: Australia 0.01
99.27% |
0.04Value: 0.04
|
Age-standardized death rate due to cardiovascular disease, cancer, diabetes, or chronic respiratory disease in adults aged 30–70 years (%) |
Initial Value: 1
|
42.73 |
7.27 |
Worst: Lesotho 42.73 Best: Korea, Rep. 7.27
90.72% |
10.56Value: 10.56
|
Age-standardized death rate attributable to household air pollution and ambient air pollution (per 100,000 population) |
Initial Value: 1
|
305.00 |
7.00 |
Worst: Central African Republic 305.00 Best: Finland 7.00
97.32% |
15Value: 15
|
Traffic deaths (per 100,000 population |
Initial Value: 1
|
37.40 |
1.30 |
Worst: Guinea 37.40 Best: Maldives 1.30
90.86% |
4.6Value: 4.6
|
Life expectancy at birth (years) |
Initial Value: 1
|
84.78 |
52.53 |
Worst: Chad 52.53 Best: Japan 84.78
91% |
81.88Value: 81.879
|
Adolescent fertility rate (births per 1,000 females aged 15 to 19) |
Initial Value: 1
|
184.40 |
0.40 |
Worst: Central African Republic 184.40 Best: Korea, Rep. 0.40
97.78% |
4.49Value: 4.49
|
Births attended by skilled health personnel (%) |
Initial Value: 1
|
100.00 |
31.90 |
Worst: Somalia 31.90 Best: Albania 100.00
|
..Value: ..
|
Surviving infants who received 2 WHOrecommended vaccines (%) |
Initial Value: 1
|
99.00 |
33.00 |
Worst: Montenegro 33.00 Best: China 99.00
95.45% |
96Value: 96
|
Universal health coverage (UHC) index of service coverage (worst 0-100 best) |
Initial Value: 1
|
91.00 |
27.00 |
Worst: Somalia 27.00 Best: Canada 91.00
92.19% |
86Value: 86
|
Subjective well-being (average ladder score, worst 0-10 best) |
Initial Value: 1
|
7.70 |
1.45 |
Worst: Afghanistan 1.45 Best: Finland 7.70
87.9% |
6.94Value: 6.944
|
SDG 4 - Quality Education
Rank 35 / Score 95.6 |
Participation rate in preprimary organized learning (% of children aged 4 to 6) |
Initial Value: 1
|
99.92 |
3.69 |
Worst: Yemen 3.69 Best: Poland 99.92
98.48% |
98.46Value: 98.46
|
Net primary enrollment rate (%) |
Initial Value: 1
|
99.97 |
36.98 |
Worst: South Sudan 36.98 Best: Myanmar 99.97
97.71% |
98.53Value: 98.526
|
Lower secondary completion rate (%) |
Initial Value: 1
|
132.31 |
9.86 |
Worst: South Sudan 9.86 Best: Thailand 132.31
68.49% |
93.73Value: 93.726
|
Literacy rate (% of population aged 15 to 24) |
Initial Value: 1
|
100.00 |
36.07 |
Worst: Chad 36.07 Best: Barbados 100.00
|
..Value: ..
|
SDG 5 - Gender Equality
Rank 7 / Score 87.93 |
Demand for family planning satisfied by modern methods (% of females aged 15 to 49) |
Initial Value: 1
|
96.60 |
2.10 |
Worst: Somalia 2.10 Best: China 96.60
93.54% |
90.5Value: 90.5
|
Ratio of female-to-male mean years of education received (%) |
Initial Value: 1
|
121.14 |
30.01 |
Worst: Afghanistan 30.01 Best: Qatar 121.14
76.37% |
99.61Value: 99.607
|
Ratio of female-to-male labor force participation rate (%) |
Initial Value: 1
|
105.67 |
6.99 |
Worst: Afghanistan 6.99 Best: Turkmenistan 105.67
79.08% |
85.03Value: 85.031
|
Seats held by women in national parliament (%) |
Initial Value: 1
|
61.30 |
0.00 |
Worst: Oman 0.00 Best: Rwanda 61.30
69.66% |
42.7Value: 42.7
|
SDG 6 - Clean Water and Sanitation
Rank 48 / Score 75.05 |
Population using at least basic drinking water services (%) |
Initial Value: 1
|
100.00 |
35.12 |
Worst: Congo, Democratic Rep. 35.12 Best: Austria 100.00
100% |
100Value: 100
|
Population using at least basic sanitation services (%) |
Initial Value: 1
|
100.00 |
9.34 |
Worst: Ethiopia 9.34 Best: Australia 100.00
99.43% |
99.49Value: 99.486
|
Freshwater withdrawal (% of available freshwater resources) |
Initial Value: 1
|
3850.50 |
0.03 |
Worst: Kuwait 3850.50 Best: Congo, Rep. 0.03
98.65% |
51.88Value: 51.88
|
Anthropogenic wastewater that receives treatment (%) |
Initial Value: 1
|
100.00 |
0.00 |
Worst: Afghanistan 0.00 Best: Denmark 100.00
68.16% |
68.16Value: 68.16
|
Scarce water consumption embodied in imports (m3 H2O eq/capita) |
Initial Value: 1
|
12552.76 |
20.90 |
Worst: Qatar 12552.76 Best: South Sudan 20.90
73.39% |
3355.95Value: 3355.946
|
SDG 7- Affordable and Clean Energy
Rank 42 / Score 75.29 |
Population with access to electricity (%) |
Initial Value: 1
|
100.00 |
7.75 |
Worst: South Sudan 7.75 Best: Albania 100.00
100% |
100Value: 100
|
Population with access to clean fuels and technology for cooking (%) |
Initial Value: 1
|
100.00 |
0.00 |
Worst: South Sudan 0.00 Best: Australia 100.00
100% |
100Value: 100
|
COâ‚‚ emissions from fuel combustion per total electricity output (MtCOâ‚‚/TWh) |
Initial Value: 1
|
14.62 |
0.12 |
Worst: Afghanistan 14.62 Best: Bhutan 0.12
94.03% |
0.99Value: 0.986
|
Renewable energy share in total final energy consumption (%) |
Initial Value: 1
|
82.80 |
0.00 |
Worst: Bahrain 0.00 Best: Iceland 82.80
14.86% |
12.3Value: 12.3
|
SDG 8 - Decent Work and Economic Growth
Rank 31 / Score 78.56 |
Adjusted GDP growth (%) |
Initial Value: 1
|
39.50 |
-15.37 |
Worst: Afghanistan -15.37 Best: Guyana 39.50
28.98% |
0.53Value: 0.533
|
Victims of modern slavery (per 1,000 population) |
Initial Value: 1
|
32.02 |
0.50 |
Worst: Mauritania 32.02 Best: Switzerland 0.50
98.51% |
0.97Value: 0.971
|
Adults with an account at a bank or other financial institution or with a mobilemoney-service provider (% of population aged 15 or over) |
Initial Value: 1
|
100.00 |
5.83 |
Worst: South Sudan 5.83 Best: Denmark 100.00
98.95% |
99.01Value: 99.01
|
Unemployment rate (% of total labor force, ages 15+) |
Initial Value: 1
|
28.61 |
0.13 |
Worst: Qatar 0.13 Best: South Africa 28.61
18.78% |
5.48Value: 5.478
|
Fundamental labor rights are effectively guaranteed (worst 0–1 best) |
Initial Value: 1
|
0.95 |
0.23 |
Worst: Iran, Islamic Rep. 0.23 Best: Denmark 0.95
80.28% |
0.81Value: 0.808
|
Fatal work-related accidents embodied in imports (per 100,000 population) |
Initial Value: 1
|
8.82 |
0.00 |
Worst: Singapore 8.82 Best: Somalia 0.00
44.89% |
4.86Value: 4.861
|
Victims of modern slavery embodied in imports (per 100,000 population) |
Initial Value: 1
|
296.16 |
0.02 |
Worst: Singapore 296.16 Best: Somalia 0.02
53.36% |
138.15Value: 138.15
|
SDG 9 - Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure
Rank 7 / Score 97.34 |
Rural population with access to all-season roads (%) |
Initial Value: 1
|
100.00 |
27.80 |
Worst: South Sudan 27.80 Best: Austria 100.00
100% |
100Value: 100
|
Population using the internet (%) |
Initial Value: 1
|
100.00 |
7.51 |
Worst: Central African Republic 7.51 Best: Bahrain 100.00
93.52% |
94.01Value: 94.008
|
Mobile broadband subscriptions (per 100 population) |
Initial Value: 1
|
234.91 |
0.00 |
Worst: Guatemala 0.00 Best: United Arab Emirates 234.91
40.4% |
94.89Value: 94.892
|
Logistics Performance Index: Quality of trade and transportrelated infrastructure (worst 1-5 best) |
Initial Value: 1
|
4.60 |
1.70 |
Worst: Afghanistan 1.70 Best: Singapore 4.60
82.76% |
4.1Value: 4.1
|
The Times Higher Education Universities Ranking: Average score of top 3 universities (worst 0-100 best) |
Initial Value: 1
|
97.90 |
0.00 |
Worst: Afghanistan 0.00 Best: United States 97.90
69.46% |
68Value: 68
|
Articles published in academic journals (per 1,000 population) |
Initial Value: 1
|
5.89 |
0.01 |
Worst: Angola 0.01 Best: Switzerland 5.89
53.2% |
3.14Value: 3.138
|
Expenditure on research and development (% of GDP) |
Initial Value: 1
|
5.56 |
0.00 |
Worst: Afghanistan 0.00 Best: Israel 5.56
61.69% |
3.43Value: 3.43
|
SDG 10 - Reduced Inequality
Rank 1 / Score 100 |
Gini coefficient |
Initial Value: 1
|
63.00 |
23.20 |
Worst: South Africa 63.00 Best: Slovak Republic 23.20
92.96% |
26Value: 26
|
Palma ratio |
Initial Value: 1
|
6.89 |
0.69 |
Worst: South Africa 6.89 Best: Slovak Republic 0.69
97.1% |
0.87Value: 0.87
|
SDG 11 - Sustainable Cities and Communities
Rank 15 / Score 97.32 |
Proportion of urban population living in slums (%) |
Initial Value: 1
|
94.20 |
0.00 |
Worst: South Sudan 94.20 Best: Australia 0.00
100% |
0Value: 0
|
Annual mean concentration of particulate matter of less than 2.5 microns in diameter (PM2.5) (μg/m³) |
Initial Value: 1
|
106.00 |
4.90 |
Worst: Qatar 106.00 Best: Iceland 4.90
94.86% |
10.1Value: 10.1
|
Access to improved water source, piped (% of urban population) |
Initial Value: 1
|
100.00 |
10.36 |
Worst: Liberia 10.36 Best: Azerbaijan 100.00
100% |
100Value: 100
|
Population with convenient access to public transport in cities (%) |
Initial Value: 1
|
99.95 |
8.10 |
Worst: Iraq 8.10 Best: Israel 99.95
94.1% |
94.53Value: 94.529
|
SDG 12 - Responsible Consumption and Production
Rank 160 / Score 42.61 |
Municipal solid waste (kg/ capita/day) |
Initial Value: 1
|
2.68 |
0.10 |
Worst: Moldova 2.68 Best: Lesotho 0.10
60% |
1.13Value: 1.132
|
Electronic waste (kg/capita) |
Initial Value: 1
|
26.04 |
0.46 |
Worst: Norway 26.04 Best: Burundi 0.46
22.01% |
20.41Value: 20.41
|
Production-based SOâ‚‚ emissions (kg/capita) |
Initial Value: 1
|
36.94 |
0.07 |
Worst: Kuwait 36.94 Best: Burundi 0.07
69.16% |
11.44Value: 11.439
|
SOâ‚‚ emissions embodied in imports (kg/capita) |
Initial Value: 1
|
41.49 |
0.11 |
Worst: Singapore 41.49 Best: Burundi 0.11
62.13% |
15.78Value: 15.782
|
Production-based nitrogen emissions (kg/capita) |
Initial Value: 1
|
151.87 |
0.00 |
Worst: New Zealand 151.87 Best: Serbia 0.00
77.39% |
34.34Value: 34.344
|
Nitrogen emissions embodied in imports (kg/capita) |
Initial Value: 1
|
188.93 |
0.42 |
Worst: Luxembourg 188.93 Best: Liberia 0.42
71.3% |
54.52Value: 54.515
|
Exports of plastic waste (kg/ capita) |
Initial Value: 1
|
66.75 |
0.00 |
Worst: Slovenia 66.75 Best: Papua New Guinea 0.00
55.81% |
29.49Value: 29.494
|
SDG 13 - Climate Action
Rank 149 / Score 60.57 |
COâ‚‚ emissions from fossil fuel combustion and cement production (tCOâ‚‚/capita) |
Initial Value: 1
|
37.75 |
0.04 |
Worst: Qatar 37.75 Best: Congo, Democratic Rep. 0.04
79.69% |
7.7Value: 7.698
|
COâ‚‚ emissions embodied in imports (tCOâ‚‚/capita) |
Initial Value: 1
|
25.37 |
0.11 |
Worst: Singapore 25.37 Best: Liberia 0.11
49.9% |
12.77Value: 12.766
|
COâ‚‚ emissions embodied in fossil fuel exports (kg/capita) |
Initial Value: 1
|
117822.99 |
0.00 |
Worst: Qatar 117822.99 Best: Bahamas 0.00
99.99% |
11.01Value: 11.012
|
SDG 14 - Life Below Water
Rank 139 / Score 56.66 |
Mean area that is protected in marine sites important to biodiversity (%) |
Initial Value: 1
|
99.65 |
0.00 |
Worst: Bahrain 0.00 Best: Bulgaria 99.65
97.19% |
96.85Value: 96.852
|
Ocean Health Index: Clean Waters score (worst 0-100 best) |
Initial Value: 1
|
86.89 |
15.81 |
Worst: Benin 15.81 Best: Argentina 86.89
60.47% |
58.79Value: 58.79
|
Fish caught from overexploited or collapsed stocks (% of total catch) |
Initial Value: 1
|
71.91 |
0.35 |
Worst: Mauritius 71.91 Best: Cape Verde 0.35
100.49% |
..Value: ..
|
Fish caught by trawling or dredging (%) |
Initial Value: 1
|
75.22 |
0.00 |
Worst: Albania 75.22 Best: Bahamas 0.00
46.41% |
40.31Value: 40.313
|
Fish caught that are then discarded (%) |
Initial Value: 1
|
79.69 |
0.00 |
Worst: Kuwait 79.69 Best: Bahamas 0.00
56.96% |
34.3Value: 34.296
|
Marine biodiversity threats embodied in imports (per million population) |
Initial Value: 1
|
5.38 |
0.00 |
Worst: Guyana 5.38 Best: Afghanistan 0.00
95.67% |
0.23Value: 0.233
|
SDG 15 - Life on Land
Rank 44 / Score 74.5 |
Mean area that is protected in terrestrial sites important to biodiversity (%) |
Initial Value: 1
|
100.00 |
0.00 |
Worst: Bahrain 0.00 Best: Guyana 100.00
75.83% |
75.83Value: 75.834
|
Mean area that is protected in freshwater sites important to biodiversity (%) |
Initial Value: 1
|
100.00 |
0.00 |
Worst: Bahamas 0.00 Best: Comoros 100.00
85.49% |
85.49Value: 85.487
|
Red List Index of species survival (worst 0-1 best) |
Initial Value: 1
|
0.99 |
0.38 |
Worst: Mauritius 0.38 Best: Suriname 0.99
98.03% |
0.98Value: 0.978
|
Permanent deforestation (% of forest area, 3-year average) |
Initial Value: 1
|
2.02 |
0.00 |
Worst: Cambodia 2.02 Best: Albania 0.00
99.11% |
0.02Value: 0.018
|
Imported deforestation (m²/capita) |
Initial Value: 1
|
63.14 |
0.18 |
Worst: Liberia 0.18 Best: Estonia 63.14
64.91% |
41.05Value: 41.048
|
SDG 16 - Peace, Justice and Strong Institurions
Rank 15 / Score 86.95 |
Homicides (per 100,000 population) |
Initial Value: 1
|
53.34 |
0.07 |
Worst: Jamaica 53.34 Best: Bahrain 0.07
98.11% |
1.08Value: 1.077
|
Unsentenced detainees (% of prison population) |
Initial Value: 1
|
80.18 |
3.16 |
Worst: Gabon 80.18 Best: Namibia 3.16
58.73% |
34.95Value: 34.948
|
Crime is effectively controlled |
Initial Value: 1
|
0.98 |
0.33 |
Worst: Venezuela 0.33 Best: Singapore 0.98
81.23% |
0.86Value: 0.858
|
Birth registrations with civil authority (% of children under age 5) |
Initial Value: 1
|
100.00 |
2.70 |
Worst: Ethiopia 2.70 Best: Australia 100.00
100% |
100Value: 100
|
Corruption Perceptions Index (worst 0-100 best) |
Initial Value: 1
|
90.00 |
11.00 |
Worst: Somalia 11.00 Best: Denmark 90.00
78.48% |
73Value: 73
|
Children involved in child labor (% of population aged 5 to 14) |
Initial Value: 1
|
45.00 |
0.00 |
Worst: Ethiopia 45.00 Best: Australia 0.00
100% |
0Value: 0
|
Exports of major conventional weapons (TIV constant million USD per 100,000 population)* |
Initial Value: 1
|
7.53 |
0.00 |
Worst: Israel 7.53 Best: Afghanistan 0.00
91.83% |
0.62Value: 0.615
|
Press Freedom Index (worst 0-100 best |
Initial Value: 1
|
91.89 |
17.41 |
Worst: Syrian Arab Republic 17.41 Best: Norway 91.89
86.04% |
81.49Value: 81.49
|
Access to and affordability of justice (worst 0–1 best) |
Initial Value: 1
|
0.79 |
0.30 |
Worst: Sudan 0.30 Best: Netherlands 0.79
87.35% |
0.73Value: 0.728
|
Timeliness of administrative proceedings (worst 0 - 1 best) |
Initial Value: 1
|
0.90 |
0.10 |
Worst: Venezuela 0.10 Best: Singapore 0.90
72.62% |
0.68Value: 0.681
|
Expropriations are lawful and adequately compensated (worst 0 - 1 best) |
Initial Value: 1
|
0.93 |
0.14 |
Worst: Venezuela 0.14 Best: Netherlands 0.93
94.81% |
0.89Value: 0.889
|
SDG 17 - Partnerships for the Goals
Rank 71 / Score 65.06 |
Government spending on health and education (% of GDP) |
Initial Value: 1
|
24.16 |
1.71 |
Worst: Haiti 1.71 Best: Cuba 24.16
58.33% |
14.8Value: 14.804
|
For high-income and all OECD DAC countries: International concessional public finance, including official development assistance (% of GNI) |
Initial Value: 1
|
1.09 |
0.07 |
Worst: Cyprus 0.07 Best: Norway 1.09
36.27% |
0.44Value: 0.44
|
Other countries: Government revenue excluding grants (% of GDP) |
Initial Value: 1
|
38.60 |
0.00 |
Worst: Somalia 0.00 Best: Iraq 38.60
0% |
..Value: ..
|
Corporate Tax Haven Score (best 0-100 worst) |
Initial Value: 1
|
100.00 |
0.00 |
Worst: Bahamas 100.00 Best: Afghanistan 0.00
27% |
73Value: 73
|
Statistical Performance Index (worst 0-100 best) |
Initial Value: 1
|
93.64 |
31.36 |
Worst: Turkmenistan 31.36 Best: Finland 93.64
91.89% |
88.59Value: 88.59
|
Index of countries' support to UN-based multilateralism (worst 0-100 best) |
Initial Value: 1
|
92.00 |
15.85 |
Worst: United States 15.85 Best: Barbados 92.00
65.1% |
65.42Value: 65.42
|