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Country Rank

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Belgium

Recovery Rank for 180 countries/regions

Country Rank

36


Belgium

Recovery Rank for 184 countries/regions

COVID-19 Recovery Rating

3

Recovery Index
63.88
(Out of 100)



(100 = Best, 0 = Worst)

COVID-19 Recovery Rating

4

Recovery Index
62.70
(Out of 100)



(100 = Best, 0 = Worst)

COVID-19 Severity Rating

4

Severity Index
52.53
(Out of 100)



(0 = Best, 100 = Worst)

COVID-19 Severity Rating

3

Severity Index
49.58
(Out of 100)



(0 = Best, 100 = Worst)

Stringency Rating

4.35

(100 = Strictest Measures, 0 = No Measures)


Population
11,484,055

(High Density)


GNI per capita (US$)

45,870

(High income)
5 Countries who have made the most progress in
curtailing the spread of the pandemic and can be
used as examples of best practices (Relative Rating)

4
3
2 Countries who are struggling to cope with the crisis
and who may need to consider maintaining stringent
non-pharmaceutical measures (Relative Rating)
1
1 Countries who are coping with the crisis with a low percentage
of infections and resulting deaths per population
(Relative Rating)
2
3 Countries who may be overwhelmed by the crisis with a high
percentage of infections and resulting deaths per population
(Relative Rating)
4
5

Travel Advisory


1. Passengers are not allowed to enter. - This does not apply to: - nationals and residents of Switzerland and EEA Member States; - passengers with a "C" visa issued by Belgium; -
passengers with a "C" visa issued by other Schengen Member State if traveling through Belgium to the country which issued the visa; - passengers with a "D" visa issued by a
Schengen Member State; - residents of Argentina, Australia, Bahrain, Canada, Chile, Chinese Taipei, Colombia, Hong Kong (SAR China), Indonesia, Korea (Rep.), Kuwait, Macao (SAR
China), New Zealand, Peru, Qatar, Rwanda, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates and Uruguay, arriving from Argentina, Australia, Bahrain, Canada, Chile, Chinese Taipei, Colombia, Hong
Kong (SAR China), Indonesia, Korea (Rep.), Kuwait, Macao (SAR China), New Zealand, Peru, Qatar, Rwanda, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates or Uruguay; - merchant seamen; -
passengers with a diplomatic passport traveling on duty; - students; - military personnel traveling on duty; - passengers entering Belgium to travel by land to a third country.
They must prove that they can enter the destination country; - passengers with a COVID-19 vaccination certificate showing that they were fully vaccinated at least two weeks before
departure. Vaccines accepted are AstraZeneca (Vaxzevria), Covishield, Janssen, Moderna (Spikevax) and Pfizer-BioNTech (Comirnaty); - unvaccinated passengers younger than 18 years
if accompanied by a parent with a COVID-19 vaccination certificate showing that the parent was fully vaccinated at least two weeks before departure. Vaccines accepted are
AstraZeneca (Vaxzevria), Covishield, Janssen, Moderna (Spikevax) and Pfizer-BioNTech (Comirnaty); - more exemptions can be found at https://www.info-coronavirus.be/en/travels/

2. Passengers are not allowed to transit if arriving from a non-Schengen Member State to a Schengen Member State. - This does not apply to: - nationals and residents of
Switzerland and EEA Member States; - passengers with a "C" visa issued by Belgium; - passengers with a "C" visa issued by other Schengen Member State if traveling through Belgium
to the country which issued the visa; - passengers with a "D" visa issued by a Schengen Member State; - residents of Argentina, Australia, Bahrain, Canada, Chile, Chinese Taipei,
Colombia, Hong Kong (SAR China), Indonesia, Korea (Rep.), Kuwait, Macao (SAR China), New Zealand, Peru, Qatar, Rwanda, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates and Uruguay, arriving from
Argentina, Australia, Bahrain, Canada, Chile, Chinese Taipei, Colombia, Hong Kong (SAR China), Indonesia, Korea (Rep.), Kuwait, Macao (SAR China), New Zealand, Peru, Qatar, Rwanda,
Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates or Uruguay; - merchant seamen; - passengers with a diplomatic passport traveling on duty; - students; - military personnel traveling on duty; -
passengers with an "Essential Journey Certificate" issued by Belgium or a �note verbale' stating that the country of destination will allow them to enter; - passengers with a
COVID-19 vaccination certificate showing that they were fully vaccinated at least two weeks before departure. Vaccines accepted are AstraZeneca (Vaxzevria), Covishield, Janssen,
Moderna (Spikevax) and Pfizer-BioNTech (Comirnaty); - unvaccinated passengers younger than 18 years if accompanied by a parent with a COVID-19 vaccination certificate showing that
the parent was fully vaccinated at least two weeks before departure. Vaccines accepted are AstraZeneca (Vaxzevria), Covishield, Janssen, Moderna (Spikevax) and Pfizer-BioNTech
(Comirnaty).

3. Passengers with a "C" visa issued by Belgium before 18 March 2020 must have an Essential Travel Certificate. - This does not apply to: - passengers with diplomatic passports
traveling on duty; - merchant seamen.

4. Passengers with a "C" visa issued by other Schengen Member State traveling to stay in Belgium, must have an Essential Travel Certificate issued by Belgium. - This does not
apply to: - passengers with diplomatic passports traveling on duty; - merchant seamen.

5. Passengers with a "C" visa issued by other Schengen Member State, traveling through Belgium to the country which issued the visa, must have a verbal note or, other proof that
the country of destination will allow them to enter. - This does not apply to: - passengers with diplomatic passports traveling on duty; - merchant seamen.

6. Passengers must have an Essential Travel Certificate issued by Belgium or a �note verbale' stating that the country of destination will allow them to enter. - This does not
apply to: - nationals and residents of Switzerland and EEA Member States; - passengers with a "C" visa issued by a Schengen Member State; - passengers with a "D" visa issued by a
Schengen Member State; - residents of Argentina, Australia, Bahrain, Canada, Chile, Chinese Taipei, Colombia, Hong Kong (SAR China), Indonesia, Korea (Rep.), Kuwait, Macao (SAR
China), New Zealand, Peru, Qatar, Rwanda, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates and Uruguay, arriving from Argentina, Australia, Bahrain, Canada, Chile, Chinese Taipei, Colombia, Hong
Kong (SAR China), Indonesia, Korea (Rep.), Kuwait, Macao (SAR China), New Zealand, Peru, Qatar, Rwanda, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates or Uruguay; - passengers with a COVID-19
vaccination certificate showing that they were fully vaccinated at least two weeks before departure. Vaccines accepted are AstraZeneca (Vaxzevria), Covishield, Janssen, Moderna
(Spikevax) and Pfizer-BioNTech (Comirnaty); - passengers younger than 18 years traveling with their vaccinated parents/guardians; - merchant seamen; - passengers with a diplomatic
passport traveling on duty; - military personnel traveling on duty; - students.

7. Passengers arriving from Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czechia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland (Rep.), Italy,
Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden or Switzerland must have: - a negative
COVID-19 antigen test taken at most 36 hours before arrival. The test result must be in Dutch, English, French or German; or; - a negative COVID-19 PCR test taken at most 72 hours
before arrival. The test result must be in Dutch, English, French or German; or - a COVID-19 vaccination certificate showing that they were fully vaccinated at least two weeks
before arrival. Vaccines accepted are AstraZeneca (Vaxzevria), Covishield, Janssen, Moderna (Spikevax) and Pfizer-BioNTech (Comirnaty); or - a positive COVID-19 PCR test issued at
most 180 days before arrival and a recovery certificate. - This does not apply to: - passengers residing in Belgium; - passengers younger than 12 years; - passengers arriving from
orange regions of Finland, France, Italy, Portugal, Spain or Sweden .Details can be found at https://www.info-coronavirus.be/en/colour-codes-by-country/

8. Passengers must have: - a negative COVID-19 antigen test taken at most 36 hours before arrival. The test result must be in Dutch, English, French or German; or; - a negative
COVID-19 PCR test taken at most 72 hours before arrival. The test result must be in Dutch, English, French or German. This does not apply to: - passengers residing in Belgium; -
passengers younger than 12 years; - passengers arriving from Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czechia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary,
Iceland, Ireland (Rep.), Italy, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden or
Switzerland - passengers arriving from Argentina, Australia, Bahrain, Canada, Chile, Chinese Taipei, Colombia, Hong Kong (SAR China), Indonesia, Korea (Rep.), Kuwait, Macao (SAR
China), New Zealand, Peru, Qatar, Rwanda, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates or Uruguay.

9. Passengers entering or transiting through Belgium must complete a "Passenger Locator Form" at most 180 days before arrival at
https://travel.info-coronavirus.be/public-health-passenger-locator-form

10. Passengers could be subject to a COVID-19 test and quarantine; details can be found at https://www.info-coronavirus.be/en/

11. Passengers are subject to medical screening.

12. Residence permits issued by Italy with an annotation of �ASILO' are not accepted for entering or transiting through Belgium.

Travel Advisory information provided and published with permission by IATA. (Timatic COVID-19 Alerts Service has been discontinued on 1/1/2022, please refer this page for latest travel advisory)


Belgium Infection Trend


How can you tell if a curve is really flattening?

The number of daily confirmed cases has been used as an estimation of how severe the COVID-19 situation is in a given country. However, we’ve found that focusing on the country’s cumulative number of active cases gives a clearer picture of whether the infection curve is flattening.


Countries with Similar Characteristics


This table is generated by a GCI-developed tool to match countries based on their similar characteristics such as population, population density, income and climate.

Belgium 62.70 63.88 11,484,055 High Density High income < 10 deg
Country Recovery Index Recovery Index Population Density GNI per capita Average Temperature
since First Case (Celsius)
Match%
Netherlands 69.83 74.17 17,332,850 High Density High income < 10 deg 100%
Taiwan, ROC 49.10 23,603,049 High Density High income 21-25 deg 85%
Burundi 48.07 44.64 11,530,580 High Density Low income 21-25 deg 60%
Haiti 43.85 52.61 11,263,077 High Density Low income 26-30 deg 60%
Rwanda 70.58 79.03 12,626,950 High Density Low income 21-25 deg 60%
Sri Lanka 62.76 78.88 21,803,000 High Density Lower middle income 26-30 deg 60%

GCI Recovery Forecast


The GCI Recovery Forecasting methodology relies on a Monte Carlo simulation model as we recognise that the factors that contribute to an increase / decrease in confirmed COVID19 cases are highly variable and subject to various localised circumstances and interventions. The P10 / P50 / P90 are probabilities assigned to the forecasts, with P10 being highly optimistic, and P90 being very conservative on recovery and reduction in cases. The forecast model is updated daily based on the latest case data.

Forecast Results:

Situation May Improve. The GCI Model indicates that the situation has a small probability of recovery, but there is insufficient evidence to suggest that the recovery trend will improve significantly in the near future.




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