Belgium vs Netherlands

Belgium (Europe) and Netherlands (Europe) side by side. Each value is the latest available for that country, so the year may differ; the rank is among all countries of the world.

Over time

with the world for reference

GDP per capita

US$ · 1960-2025

Belgium Netherlands World

0 20k 40k 60k 80k 1960 Belgium: 1,290.29 Netherlands: 1,156.39 World: 452.65 1961 Belgium: 1,367.79 Netherlands: 1,254.42 World: 471.93 1962 Belgium: 1,457.27 Netherlands: 1,342.37 World: 496.11 1963 Belgium: 1,555.02 Netherlands: 1,436.89 World: 525.19 1964 Belgium: 1,724.02 Netherlands: 1,668.33 World: 563.85 1965 Belgium: 1,859.51 Netherlands: 1,848.1 World: 601.89 1966 Belgium: 1,983.13 Netherlands: 1,986.27 World: 638.97 1967 Belgium: 2,113.82 Netherlands: 2,154.58 World: 664.4 1968 Belgium: 2,251.32 Netherlands: 2,364.36 World: 703.46 1969 Belgium: 2,490.11 Netherlands: 2,646.85 World: 761.11 1970 Belgium: 2,765.89 Netherlands: 2,931.38 World: 817.68 1971 Belgium: 3,082.93 Netherlands: 3,383.59 World: 884.88 1972 Belgium: 3,831.63 Netherlands: 4,110.49 World: 1,002 1973 Belgium: 4,900.96 Netherlands: 5,353.44 World: 1,201.53 1974 Belgium: 5,733.8 Netherlands: 6,450.46 World: 1,362.19 1975 Belgium: 6,701.38 Netherlands: 7,346.3 World: 1,488.94 1976 Belgium: 7,243.05 Netherlands: 7,937.35 World: 1,589.73 1977 Belgium: 8,426.95 Netherlands: 9,180.3 World: 1,766.28 1978 Belgium: 10,289.77 Netherlands: 11,195.84 World: 2,055.49 1979 Belgium: 11,810.62 Netherlands: 12,817.38 World: 2,335.19 1980 Belgium: 12,864 Netherlands: 13,812.16 World: 2,587.01 1981 Belgium: 10,622.8 Netherlands: 11,537.4 World: 2,628.62 1982 Belgium: 9,343.86 Netherlands: 11,088.95 World: 2,554.08 1983 Belgium: 8,846.23 Netherlands: 10,696.08 World: 2,561.17 1984 Belgium: 8,457.27 Netherlands: 9,991.84 World: 2,614.33 1985 Belgium: 8,750.82 Netherlands: 9,940.74 World: 2,690.59 1986 Belgium: 12,170.04 Netherlands: 13,804.14 World: 3,118.57 1987 Belgium: 15,135.85 Netherlands: 16,734.15 World: 3,487.88 1988 Belgium: 16,391.09 Netherlands: 17,770.62 World: 3,829.99 1989 Belgium: 16,525.06 Netherlands: 17,423.3 World: 3,930.51 1990 Belgium: 20,600.38 Netherlands: 21,322.19 World: 4,338.94 1991 Belgium: 21,041.66 Netherlands: 21,764.21 World: 4,453.9 1992 Belgium: 23,372.62 Netherlands: 23,939.22 World: 4,679.98 1993 Belgium: 22,283.94 Netherlands: 23,156.44 World: 4,685.3 1994 Belgium: 24,208.55 Netherlands: 24,682.59 World: 4,967.01 1995 Belgium: 28,413.83 Netherlands: 29,301.19 World: 5,463.2 1996 Belgium: 27,489.56 Netherlands: 29,063.62 World: 5,507.22 1997 Belgium: 24,820.94 Netherlands: 26,744.96 World: 5,408.57 1998 Belgium: 25,338.44 Netherlands: 27,924.28 World: 5,302.34 1999 Belgium: 25,252.8 Netherlands: 28,318.75 World: 5,401.23 2000 Belgium: 23,098.89 Netherlands: 26,225.17 World: 5,512.56 2001 Belgium: 23,015.07 Netherlands: 26,955.71 World: 5,404.2 2002 Belgium: 25,006.19 Netherlands: 29,446.53 World: 5,539.32 2003 Belgium: 30,655.21 Netherlands: 35,896.75 World: 6,129.87 2004 Belgium: 35,429.41 Netherlands: 40,611.34 World: 6,818 2005 Belgium: 36,809.7 Netherlands: 42,165.4 World: 7,290.57 2006 Belgium: 38,705.11 Netherlands: 45,123.54 World: 7,803.19 2007 Belgium: 44,319.17 Netherlands: 52,100.8 World: 8,685.33 2008 Belgium: 48,303.4 Netherlands: 58,246.7 World: 9,425.74 2009 Belgium: 44,923.34 Netherlands: 53,172.03 World: 8,827.04 2010 Belgium: 44,197.39 Netherlands: 51,305.73 World: 9,555.07 2011 Belgium: 47,760.83 Netherlands: 54,701.77 World: 10,496.93 2012 Belgium: 44,874.17 Netherlands: 50,473.94 World: 10,597.85 2013 Belgium: 46,964.59 Netherlands: 52,602.29 World: 10,759.35 2014 Belgium: 47,995.78 Netherlands: 53,457.22 World: 10,912.24 2015 Belgium: 40,893.8 Netherlands: 45,793.81 World: 10,191.98 2016 Belgium: 41,854.55 Netherlands: 46,808.53 World: 10,239.47 2017 Belgium: 44,035.32 Netherlands: 49,513.68 World: 10,784.4 2018 Belgium: 47,487.21 Netherlands: 53,955.08 World: 11,344.73 2019 Belgium: 46,716.62 Netherlands: 53,554.9 World: 11,417.6 2020 Belgium: 45,906.29 Netherlands: 53,467.93 World: 10,999.49 2021 Belgium: 51,658.24 Netherlands: 60,141.99 World: 12,472.91 2022 Belgium: 50,639.03 Netherlands: 59,123.32 World: 12,876.24 2023 Belgium: 55,244.68 Netherlands: 63,515.6 World: 13,313.86 2024 Belgium: 56,581.94 Netherlands: 67,465.32 World: 13,717.09 2025 Belgium: 60,750.27 Netherlands: 73,683.92 World: 14,405.85 1960 1980 1990 2000 2010 2025

Life expectancy at birth

years · 1960-2024

Belgium Netherlands World

50 60 70 80 90 1960 Belgium: 69.7 Netherlands: 73.39 World: 50.94 1961 Belgium: 70.52 Netherlands: 73.65 World: 52.8 1962 Belgium: 70.22 Netherlands: 73.32 World: 55.29 1963 Belgium: 70.05 Netherlands: 73.34 World: 55.65 1964 Belgium: 70.76 Netherlands: 73.7 World: 56.1 1965 Belgium: 70.63 Netherlands: 73.57 World: 55.93 1966 Belgium: 70.71 Netherlands: 73.51 World: 56.45 1967 Belgium: 71.01 Netherlands: 73.8 World: 56.9 1968 Belgium: 70.69 Netherlands: 73.61 World: 57.34 1969 Belgium: 70.76 Netherlands: 73.54 World: 57.68 1970 Belgium: 70.97 Netherlands: 73.59 World: 57.94 1971 Belgium: 71.06 Netherlands: 73.81 World: 58.02 1972 Belgium: 71.41 Netherlands: 73.73 World: 58.84 1973 Belgium: 71.64 Netherlands: 74.14 World: 59.3 1974 Belgium: 71.99 Netherlands: 74.54 World: 59.7 1975 Belgium: 71.97 Netherlands: 74.5 World: 60.13 1976 Belgium: 72.12 Netherlands: 74.65 World: 60.45 1977 Belgium: 72.77 Netherlands: 75.22 World: 61.04 1978 Belgium: 72.7 Netherlands: 75.15 World: 61.39 1979 Belgium: 73.19 Netherlands: 75.61 World: 61.84 1980 Belgium: 73.21 Netherlands: 75.74 World: 62.15 1981 Belgium: 73.62 Netherlands: 75.93 World: 62.52 1982 Belgium: 73.89 Netherlands: 75.99 World: 62.87 1983 Belgium: 73.87 Netherlands: 76.16 World: 63.13 1984 Belgium: 74.4 Netherlands: 76.23 World: 63.44 1985 Belgium: 74.52 Netherlands: 76.28 World: 63.73 1986 Belgium: 74.73 Netherlands: 76.27 World: 64.12 1987 Belgium: 75.37 Netherlands: 76.71 World: 64.46 1988 Belgium: 75.57 Netherlands: 76.89 World: 64.67 1989 Belgium: 75.63 Netherlands: 76.73 World: 64.96 1990 Belgium: 76.05 Netherlands: 76.88 World: 65.11 1991 Belgium: 76.19 Netherlands: 77 World: 65.3 1992 Belgium: 76.35 Netherlands: 77.22 World: 65.55 1993 Belgium: 76.35 Netherlands: 76.92 World: 65.74 1994 Belgium: 76.69 Netherlands: 77.38 World: 65.96 1995 Belgium: 76.84 Netherlands: 77.4 World: 66.2 1996 Belgium: 77.19 Netherlands: 77.44 World: 66.52 1997 Belgium: 77.37 Netherlands: 77.79 World: 66.83 1998 Belgium: 77.47 Netherlands: 77.88 World: 67.07 1999 Belgium: 77.62 Netherlands: 77.84 World: 67.31 2000 Belgium: 77.72 Netherlands: 77.99 World: 67.65 2001 Belgium: 77.97 Netherlands: 78.19 World: 67.95 2002 Belgium: 78.08 Netherlands: 78.29 World: 68.23 2003 Belgium: 78.13 Netherlands: 78.49 World: 68.52 2004 Belgium: 78.88 Netherlands: 79.1 World: 68.77 2005 Belgium: 78.98 Netherlands: 79.35 World: 69.11 2006 Belgium: 79.38 Netherlands: 79.7 World: 69.47 2007 Belgium: 79.78 Netherlands: 80.1 World: 69.81 2008 Belgium: 79.68 Netherlands: 80.25 World: 70 2009 Belgium: 80.03 Netherlands: 80.55 World: 70.38 2010 Belgium: 80.18 Netherlands: 80.7 World: 70.68 2011 Belgium: 80.59 Netherlands: 81.2 World: 70.97 2012 Belgium: 80.39 Netherlands: 81.1 World: 71.26 2013 Belgium: 80.59 Netherlands: 81.3 World: 71.53 2014 Belgium: 81.29 Netherlands: 81.71 World: 71.78 2015 Belgium: 80.99 Netherlands: 81.51 World: 71.97 2016 Belgium: 81.44 Netherlands: 81.56 World: 72.19 2017 Belgium: 81.49 Netherlands: 81.76 World: 72.37 2018 Belgium: 81.6 Netherlands: 81.81 World: 72.64 2019 Belgium: 82 Netherlands: 82.11 World: 72.87 2020 Belgium: 80.7 Netherlands: 81.36 World: 72.18 2021 Belgium: 81.79 Netherlands: 81.31 World: 71.22 2022 Belgium: 81.75 Netherlands: 81.61 World: 72.97 2023 Belgium: 82.4 Netherlands: 81.86 World: 73.33 2024 Belgium: 82.3 Netherlands: 81.97 World: 73.48 1960 1980 1990 2000 2024

Fertility rate

1960-2024

Belgium Netherlands World

1 2 3 4 5 6 1960 Belgium: 2.54 Netherlands: 3.12 World: 4.69 1961 Belgium: 2.63 Netherlands: 3.22 World: 4.56 1962 Belgium: 2.59 Netherlands: 3.18 World: 5.02 1963 Belgium: 2.68 Netherlands: 3.19 World: 5.31 1964 Belgium: 2.71 Netherlands: 3.17 World: 5.13 1965 Belgium: 2.61 Netherlands: 3.04 World: 5.08 1966 Belgium: 2.52 Netherlands: 2.9 World: 4.97 1967 Belgium: 2.41 Netherlands: 2.81 World: 4.87 1968 Belgium: 2.31 Netherlands: 2.72 World: 4.98 1969 Belgium: 2.27 Netherlands: 2.75 World: 4.88 1970 Belgium: 2.25 Netherlands: 2.57 World: 4.84 1971 Belgium: 2.21 Netherlands: 2.36 World: 4.69 1972 Belgium: 2.09 Netherlands: 2.15 World: 4.55 1973 Belgium: 1.95 Netherlands: 1.9 World: 4.42 1974 Belgium: 1.83 Netherlands: 1.77 World: 4.26 1975 Belgium: 1.74 Netherlands: 1.66 World: 4.07 1976 Belgium: 1.73 Netherlands: 1.63 World: 3.97 1977 Belgium: 1.71 Netherlands: 1.58 World: 3.84 1978 Belgium: 1.69 Netherlands: 1.58 World: 3.77 1979 Belgium: 1.69 Netherlands: 1.56 World: 3.76 1980 Belgium: 1.68 Netherlands: 1.6 World: 3.73 1981 Belgium: 1.66 Netherlands: 1.56 World: 3.71 1982 Belgium: 1.61 Netherlands: 1.5 World: 3.72 1983 Belgium: 1.57 Netherlands: 1.47 World: 3.59 1984 Belgium: 1.54 Netherlands: 1.49 World: 3.57 1985 Belgium: 1.51 Netherlands: 1.51 World: 3.53 1986 Belgium: 1.54 Netherlands: 1.55 World: 3.51 1987 Belgium: 1.54 Netherlands: 1.56 World: 3.48 1988 Belgium: 1.57 Netherlands: 1.55 World: 3.39 1989 Belgium: 1.58 Netherlands: 1.55 World: 3.35 1990 Belgium: 1.62 Netherlands: 1.62 World: 3.31 1991 Belgium: 1.66 Netherlands: 1.61 World: 3.13 1992 Belgium: 1.65 Netherlands: 1.59 World: 3.04 1993 Belgium: 1.61 Netherlands: 1.57 World: 2.97 1994 Belgium: 1.56 Netherlands: 1.57 World: 2.92 1995 Belgium: 1.56 Netherlands: 1.53 World: 2.87 1996 Belgium: 1.59 Netherlands: 1.53 World: 2.82 1997 Belgium: 1.6 Netherlands: 1.56 World: 2.78 1998 Belgium: 1.6 Netherlands: 1.63 World: 2.75 1999 Belgium: 1.62 Netherlands: 1.65 World: 2.72 2000 Belgium: 1.67 Netherlands: 1.72 World: 2.73 2001 Belgium: 1.67 Netherlands: 1.71 World: 2.69 2002 Belgium: 1.65 Netherlands: 1.73 World: 2.66 2003 Belgium: 1.67 Netherlands: 1.75 World: 2.64 2004 Belgium: 1.72 Netherlands: 1.72 World: 2.63 2005 Belgium: 1.76 Netherlands: 1.71 World: 2.61 2006 Belgium: 1.8 Netherlands: 1.72 World: 2.61 2007 Belgium: 1.82 Netherlands: 1.72 World: 2.6 2008 Belgium: 1.85 Netherlands: 1.77 World: 2.6 2009 Belgium: 1.84 Netherlands: 1.79 World: 2.59 2010 Belgium: 1.86 Netherlands: 1.79 World: 2.57 2011 Belgium: 1.81 Netherlands: 1.76 World: 2.55 2012 Belgium: 1.8 Netherlands: 1.72 World: 2.56 2013 Belgium: 1.76 Netherlands: 1.68 World: 2.53 2014 Belgium: 1.74 Netherlands: 1.71 World: 2.52 2015 Belgium: 1.7 Netherlands: 1.66 World: 2.49 2016 Belgium: 1.68 Netherlands: 1.66 World: 2.49 2017 Belgium: 1.65 Netherlands: 1.62 World: 2.46 2018 Belgium: 1.62 Netherlands: 1.59 World: 2.39 2019 Belgium: 1.6 Netherlands: 1.57 World: 2.35 2020 Belgium: 1.55 Netherlands: 1.54 World: 2.28 2021 Belgium: 1.6 Netherlands: 1.62 World: 2.25 2022 Belgium: 1.53 Netherlands: 1.49 World: 2.22 2023 Belgium: 1.47 Netherlands: 1.43 World: 2.2 2024 Belgium: 1.44 Netherlands: 1.43 World: 2.19 1960 1980 1990 2000 2024

Unemployment rate (modelled ILO estimate)

% · 1991-2025

Belgium Netherlands World

2 4 6 8 10 1991 Belgium: 6.98 Netherlands: 7.29 World: 5.12 1992 Belgium: 6.7 Netherlands: 5.56 World: 5.28 1993 Belgium: 8.08 Netherlands: 6.29 World: 5.54 1994 Belgium: 9.65 Netherlands: 7.16 World: 5.79 1995 Belgium: 9.34 Netherlands: 7.16 World: 5.92 1996 Belgium: 9.48 Netherlands: 6.42 World: 5.98 1997 Belgium: 8.95 Netherlands: 5.51 World: 6.01 1998 Belgium: 9.32 Netherlands: 4.39 World: 6.16 1999 Belgium: 8.65 Netherlands: 3.62 World: 6.28 2000 Belgium: 6.59 Netherlands: 2.73 World: 6.11 2001 Belgium: 6.18 Netherlands: 2.12 World: 6.19 2002 Belgium: 6.91 Netherlands: 2.55 World: 6.41 2003 Belgium: 7.68 Netherlands: 3.59 World: 6.48 2004 Belgium: 7.36 Netherlands: 4.65 World: 6.33 2005 Belgium: 8.44 Netherlands: 5.87 World: 6.22 2006 Belgium: 8.25 Netherlands: 5.01 World: 5.97 2007 Belgium: 7.46 Netherlands: 4.15 World: 5.77 2008 Belgium: 6.98 Netherlands: 3.66 World: 5.82 2009 Belgium: 7.91 Netherlands: 4.35 World: 6.41 2010 Belgium: 8.29 Netherlands: 4.99 World: 6.28 2011 Belgium: 7.14 Netherlands: 4.98 World: 6.15 2012 Belgium: 7.54 Netherlands: 5.82 World: 6.15 2013 Belgium: 8.43 Netherlands: 7.24 World: 6.1 2014 Belgium: 8.52 Netherlands: 7.42 World: 5.96 2015 Belgium: 8.48 Netherlands: 6.87 World: 6 2016 Belgium: 7.83 Netherlands: 6.01 World: 5.97 2017 Belgium: 7.09 Netherlands: 4.84 World: 5.9 2018 Belgium: 5.94 Netherlands: 3.83 World: 5.76 2019 Belgium: 5.36 Netherlands: 3.38 World: 5.59 2020 Belgium: 5.55 Netherlands: 3.82 World: 6.59 2021 Belgium: 6.25 Netherlands: 4.21 World: 6.05 2022 Belgium: 5.57 Netherlands: 3.53 World: 5.23 2023 Belgium: 5.55 Netherlands: 3.54 World: 4.85 2024 Belgium: 5.7 Netherlands: 3.7 World: 4.81 2025 Belgium: 5.91 Netherlands: 3.87 World: 4.79 1991 2001 2006 2011 2016 2025

CO₂ emissions per capita (excluding land use)

t · 1970-2024

Belgium Netherlands World

0 5 10 15 20 1970 Belgium: 14.45 Netherlands: 10.29 World: 4.14 1971 Belgium: 13.38 Netherlands: 10.21 World: 4.04 1972 Belgium: 14.52 Netherlands: 11.29 World: 4.16 1973 Belgium: 15.03 Netherlands: 11.66 World: 4.32 1974 Belgium: 14.86 Netherlands: 10.98 World: 4.23 1975 Belgium: 13.06 Netherlands: 10.24 World: 4.14 1976 Belgium: 14.02 Netherlands: 10.95 World: 4.31 1977 Belgium: 13.74 Netherlands: 10.72 World: 4.36 1978 Belgium: 14.17 Netherlands: 11 World: 4.42 1979 Belgium: 15.1 Netherlands: 11.59 World: 4.46 1980 Belgium: 13.98 Netherlands: 10.96 World: 4.33 1981 Belgium: 12.77 Netherlands: 10.82 World: 4.18 1982 Belgium: 11.99 Netherlands: 10.05 World: 4.05 1983 Belgium: 11 Netherlands: 9.7 World: 4.01 1984 Belgium: 11.29 Netherlands: 10.08 World: 4.07 1985 Belgium: 11.04 Netherlands: 10.33 World: 4.05 1986 Belgium: 11.09 Netherlands: 10.44 World: 4.04 1987 Belgium: 11.09 Netherlands: 10.66 World: 4.1 1988 Belgium: 11.29 Netherlands: 10.59 World: 4.16 1989 Belgium: 11.35 Netherlands: 10.75 World: 4.16 1990 Belgium: 11.62 Netherlands: 11.02 World: 4.15 1991 Belgium: 11.97 Netherlands: 11.34 World: 4.1 1992 Belgium: 11.71 Netherlands: 11.13 World: 4.01 1993 Belgium: 11.47 Netherlands: 11.27 World: 3.97 1994 Belgium: 12.06 Netherlands: 11.27 World: 3.94 1995 Belgium: 12.07 Netherlands: 11.49 World: 3.99 1996 Belgium: 12.53 Netherlands: 12.1 World: 4.01 1997 Belgium: 12.21 Netherlands: 11.54 World: 4.02 1998 Belgium: 12.48 Netherlands: 11.51 World: 3.98 1999 Belgium: 12.03 Netherlands: 11.14 World: 3.95 2000 Belgium: 12.18 Netherlands: 11.11 World: 4.01 2001 Belgium: 12.23 Netherlands: 11.31 World: 4.01 2002 Belgium: 11.47 Netherlands: 11.26 World: 4.02 2003 Belgium: 11.89 Netherlands: 11.36 World: 4.15 2004 Belgium: 11.71 Netherlands: 11.47 World: 4.28 2005 Belgium: 11.36 Netherlands: 11.16 World: 4.39 2006 Belgium: 11 Netherlands: 10.87 World: 4.48 2007 Belgium: 10.63 Netherlands: 10.92 World: 4.59 2008 Belgium: 10.67 Netherlands: 10.94 World: 4.56 2009 Belgium: 9.94 Netherlands: 10.57 World: 4.45 2010 Belgium: 10.55 Netherlands: 11.2 World: 4.67 2011 Belgium: 9.47 Netherlands: 10.43 World: 4.76 2012 Belgium: 9.27 Netherlands: 10.24 World: 4.77 2013 Belgium: 9.35 Netherlands: 10.08 World: 4.81 2014 Belgium: 8.72 Netherlands: 9.59 World: 4.78 2015 Belgium: 9.08 Netherlands: 10 World: 4.7 2016 Belgium: 8.94 Netherlands: 10.03 World: 4.65 2017 Belgium: 8.77 Netherlands: 9.82 World: 4.67 2018 Belgium: 8.79 Netherlands: 9.46 World: 4.73 2019 Belgium: 8.73 Netherlands: 9.11 World: 4.7 2020 Belgium: 7.97 Netherlands: 8.15 World: 4.47 2021 Belgium: 8.29 Netherlands: 8.32 World: 4.68 2022 Belgium: 7.68 Netherlands: 7.52 World: 4.67 2023 Belgium: 7.28 Netherlands: 6.88 World: 4.68 2024 Belgium: 7.31 Netherlands: 6.6 World: 4.69 1970 1986 1994 2002 2010 2024

Individuals using the internet

% · 2005-2024

Belgium Netherlands World

0 20 40 60 80 100 2005 Belgium: 55.82 Netherlands: 81 World: 15.6 2006 Belgium: 61.98 Netherlands: 83.7 World: 17.2 2007 Belgium: 66.76 Netherlands: 85.82 World: 20.2 2008 Belgium: 68.86 Netherlands: 87.42 World: 22.8 2009 Belgium: 74.54 Netherlands: 89.63 World: 25.3 2010 Belgium: 77.64 Netherlands: 90.72 World: 28.4 2011 Belgium: 81.61 Netherlands: 91.42 World: 30.9 2012 Belgium: 80.72 Netherlands: 92.86 World: 33.3 2013 Belgium: 82.17 Netherlands: 93.96 World: 35.3 2014 Belgium: 85 Netherlands: 91.67 World: 37.4 2015 Belgium: 85.05 Netherlands: 91.72 World: 39.9 2016 Belgium: 86.52 Netherlands: 90.41 World: 43.6 2017 Belgium: 87.68 Netherlands: 93.2 World: 46.3 2018 Belgium: 88.65 Netherlands: 91.89 World: 49.4 2019 Belgium: 90.28 Netherlands: 93.29 World: 53.9 2020 Belgium: 91.53 Netherlands: 91.33 World: 60.1 2021 Belgium: 92.79 Netherlands: 92.05 World: 63.8 2022 Belgium: 94.01 Netherlands: 92.52 World: 67 2023 Belgium: 94.63 Netherlands: 97.01 World: 69.2 2024 Belgium: 95.78 Netherlands: 97.01 World: 71.2 2005 2011 2014 2017 2024

Population

Indicator Belgium Netherlands
Population 11.9 mn 2025
81st of 215		 18.1 mn 2025
71st of 215
Population density 386.3 /km² 2023
27th of 214		 531.0 /km² 2023
21st of 214
Population growth 0.70 % 2025
120th of 215		 0.52 % 2025
134th of 215
Life expectancy 82.3 years 2024
30th of 215		 82.0 years 2024
36th of 215
Fertility rate 1.44 2024
165th of 215		 1.43 2024
169th of 215
Birth rate 9.2 ‰ 2024
168th of 215		 9.2 ‰ 2024
169th of 215
Infant mortality 3.1 ‰ 2024
27th of 196		 3.4 ‰ 2024
34th of 196
Urban population 87.7 % 2025
41st of 215		 95.9 % 2025
14th of 215
Aged 65+ 21.0 % 2025
28th of 215		 20.9 % 2025
30th of 215
Living in cities 30.9 % 2025
137th of 215		 47.7 % 2025
65th of 215
Living in towns 48.3 % 2025
41st of 215		 37.1 % 2025
76th of 215
Living in rural areas 20.8 % 2025
135th of 215		 15.2 % 2025
168th of 215

Human development

Indicator Belgium Netherlands
Human Development Index 0.951 2023
10th of 193		 0.955 2023
9th of 193
Inequality-adjusted HDI 0.891 2023
6th of 169		 0.892 2023
5th of 169
Planetary-adjusted HDI 0.666 2023
85th of 156		 0.740 2023
37th of 156
Gender Inequality Index 0.031 2023
8th of 172		 0.013 2023
5th of 172

Economy

Indicator Belgium Netherlands
GDP 725.5 bn US$ 2025
22nd of 186		 1.3 tn US$ 2025
18th of 186
GDP per capita 60,750 US$ 2025
15th of 186		 73,684 US$ 2025
10th of 186
GDP per capita (PPP) 74,676 int. $ 2025
18th of 185		 87,320 int. $ 2025
11th of 185
GNI per capita 59,500 US$ 2025
16th of 182		 68,530 US$ 2025
10th of 182
GDP growth 1.0 % 2025
161st of 186		 1.8 % 2025
141st of 186
Inflation 2.5 % 2025
91st of 165		 3.3 % 2025
78th of 165
Trade 152.9 % 2025
14th of 138		 150.1 % 2025
16th of 138
Exports 75.5 % 2025
16th of 138		 80.7 % 2025
11th of 138
FDI inflows -4.0 % 2025
188th of 192		 -1.4 % 2024
181st of 192
Manufacturing 11.2 % 2025
68th of 132		 10.1 % 2025
75th of 132
Agriculture 0.7 % 2025
148th of 158		 1.7 % 2025
130th of 158
Tax revenue 23.0 % 2024
22nd of 89		 25.3 % 2024
14th of 89
Military spending 1.3 % 2024
93rd of 147		 1.9 % 2024
63rd of 147

Labour

Indicator Belgium Netherlands
Unemployment 5.9 % 2025
107th of 181		 3.9 % 2025
67th of 181
Youth unemployment 17.8 % 2025
122nd of 181		 8.8 % 2025
58th of 181
Women in the labour force 49.8 % 2025
119th of 181		 62.7 % 2025
30th of 181
Jobs in agriculture 1.0 % 2025
172nd of 181		 1.7 % 2025
159th of 181
Weekly hours worked 31.4 h 2025
158th of 181		 26.6 h 2025
180th of 181
Youth NEET rate 7.4 % 2025
16th of 181		 3.6 % 2025
3rd of 181
Labour income share 63.0 % 2023 60.6 % 2024
7th of 114
Output per hour 91.5 $ 2025
8th of 181		 92.3 $ 2025
6th of 181

Health

Indicator Belgium Netherlands
Health spending 10.8 % 2023
19th of 192		 10.0 % 2024
29th of 192
Health spending per person 5,931 US$ 2023
16th of 191		 6,845 US$ 2024
12th of 191
Physicians 3.57 /1,000 2022
34th of 125		 3.88 /1,000 2022
27th of 125
Under-5 mortality 3.7 ‰ 2024
26th of 196		 3.9 ‰ 2024
32nd of 196
Maternal mortality 4 /100k 2023
14th of 194		 4 /100k 2023
19th of 194
Tobacco use 23.5 % 2024
110th of 166		 20.5 % 2024
90th of 166
Safe drinking water 99.5 % 2024
24th of 147		 100.0 % 2024
11th of 147

Food

Indicator Belgium Netherlands
Calories per person 3,921 kcal 2023
2nd of 155		 3,467 kcal 2023
24th of 155
Protein supply 116.3 g 2022
22nd of 174		 114.6 g 2022
29th of 174
Animal protein supply 76.5 g 2022
19th of 174		 78.1 g 2022
14th of 174
Fat supply 179.6 g 2022
3rd of 174		 142.0 g 2022
23rd of 174
Food insecurity 9.3 % 2024
38th of 134		 8.9 % 2024
33rd of 134
Severe food insecurity 3.0 % 2024
43rd of 124		 3.3 % 2024
49th of 124
Cereal import dependency 71.7 % 2022
51st of 160		 90.3 % 2022
34th of 160

Education

Indicator Belgium Netherlands
Secondary enrolment 143.0 % 2023 137.5 % 2023
Tertiary enrolment 82.1 % 2023
19th of 128		 86.6 % 2023
16th of 128
Education spending 6.3 % 2022 5.2 % 2022
Expected schooling 19.0 yrs 2023
8th of 195		 18.6 yrs 2023
14th of 195
Mean schooling 12.7 yrs 2023
27th of 193		 12.7 yrs 2023
29th of 193

Society

Indicator Belgium Netherlands
Income inequality 26.8 2023
9th of 93		 25.7 2021
14th of 93
Extreme poverty 0.1 % 2023
9th of 93		 0.1 % 2021
15th of 93
Internet use 95.8 % 2024
20th of 182		 97.0 % 2024
17th of 182
Mobile subscriptions 103.9 /100 2024
111th of 151		 128.5 /100 2024
52nd of 151
Electricity access 100.0 % 2024
10th of 213		 100.0 % 2024
80th of 213
Women in parliament 41.3 % 2025
24th of 184		 43.3 % 2025
20th of 184

Refugees

Indicator Belgium Netherlands
Refugees hosted 186,393 2025
36th of 177		 283,935 2025
29th of 177
Refugees hosted per 1,000 15.9 ‰ 2025
28th of 177		 15.5 ‰ 2025
32nd of 177
Asylum-seekers hosted 58,725 2025
22nd of 177		 49,662 2025
25th of 177
Refugees from the country 113 2025
149th of 199		 159 2025
142nd of 199
Refugees from per 1,000 0.0 ‰ 2025
170th of 199		 0.0 ‰ 2025
173rd of 199

Governance

Indicator Belgium Netherlands
Control of corruption 77.6 /100 2024
23rd of 207		 86.5 /100 2024
9th of 207
Government effectiveness 74.6 /100 2024
29th of 205		 85.4 /100 2024
12th of 205
Rule of law 79.0 /100 2024
23rd of 207		 86.3 /100 2024
8th of 207
Regulatory quality 74.5 /100 2024
25th of 205		 82.0 /100 2024
10th of 205
Voice and accountability 83.1 /100 2024
13th of 205		 85.8 /100 2024
7th of 205
Political stability 68.0 /100 2024
100th of 207		 73.2 /100 2024
81st of 207

Environment

Indicator Belgium Netherlands
CO₂ per capita 7.31 t 2024
173rd of 202		 6.60 t 2024
167th of 202
Fossil CO₂ emissions 85.5 Mt 2024
42nd of 204		 114.8 Mt 2024
39th of 204
Share of global CO₂ 0.22 % 2024
42nd of 204		 0.30 % 2024
39th of 204
Cumulative CO₂ 12.9 Gt 2024
23rd of 204		 12.3 Gt 2024
26th of 204
GHG per capita 9.09 t 2024
167th of 202		 8.06 t 2024
157th of 202
Renewable energy 11.7 % 2021
138th of 211		 12.2 % 2021
134th of 211
Forest area 22.6 % 2023
125th of 212		 11.1 % 2023
160th of 212
PM2.5 exposure 8.4 µg/m³ 2023
35th of 200		 8.6 µg/m³ 2023
36th of 200
Water stress 52.8 % 2022
144th of 176		 16.7 % 2022
105th of 176
Land area 30,494 km² 2023
136th of 214		 33,670 km² 2023
134th of 214

Energy

Indicator Belgium Netherlands
Renewable electricity 41.1 % 2025
85th of 190		 51.2 % 2025
64th of 190
Wind and solar 33.1 % 2025
19th of 190		 46.1 % 2025
5th of 190
Nuclear power 33.5 % 2025
5th of 180		 3.0 % 2025
27th of 180
Low-carbon electricity 74.6 % 2025
43rd of 190		 54.2 % 2025
74th of 190
Fossil electricity 25.4 % 2025
43rd of 190		 45.8 % 2025
74th of 190
Coal power 0.0 % 2025
11th of 188		 7.1 % 2025
135th of 188
Carbon intensity of power 126 g/kWh 2025
34th of 190		 254 g/kWh 2025
56th of 190
Electricity per capita 7.26 MWh 2025
30th of 191		 6.59 MWh 2025
39th of 191

Sources: World Bank (World Development Indicators, Worldwide Governance Indicators), ILO modelled estimates, FAO (FAOSTAT), UNDP (Human Development Report), UNHCR Refugee Population Statistics Database, Ember (electricity), the Global Carbon Project (CO₂) and the UN World Population Prospects and World Urbanization Prospects, under CC BY 4.0 and CC BY 3.0 IGO. Ranks are computed by StatsNode in the latest year for which at least half of the countries have a value. Sources and licences.