The Global COVID-19 Index (GCI) - Belgium Dashboard

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Country Rank

51

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)

COVID-19 Recovery Rating Guide

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

COVID-19 Severity Rating Guide

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

Belgium - published 26.12.2021

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)

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.

Country	Recovery Index	Recovery Index	Population	Density	GNI per capita	Average Temperature since First Case (Celsius)	Match%
Belgium	62.70	63.88	11,484,055	High Density	High income	< 10 deg
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.