Belgium vs Sweden

Belgium (Europe) and Sweden (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 Sweden World

0 20k 40k 60k 80k 1960 Belgium: 1,290.29 Sweden: 2,128.36 World: 452.65 1961 Belgium: 1,367.79 Sweden: 2,304.47 World: 471.93 1962 Belgium: 1,457.27 Sweden: 2,485.47 World: 496.11 1963 Belgium: 1,555.02 Sweden: 2,675.07 World: 525.19 1964 Belgium: 1,724.02 Sweden: 2,961.03 World: 563.85 1965 Belgium: 1,859.51 Sweden: 3,227.88 World: 601.89 1966 Belgium: 1,983.13 Sweden: 3,477.9 World: 638.97 1967 Belgium: 2,113.82 Sweden: 3,746.2 World: 664.4 1968 Belgium: 2,251.32 Sweden: 3,953.08 World: 703.46 1969 Belgium: 2,490.11 Sweden: 4,262.93 World: 761.11 1970 Belgium: 2,765.89 Sweden: 4,729.35 World: 817.68 1971 Belgium: 3,082.93 Sweden: 5,125.27 World: 884.88 1972 Belgium: 3,831.63 Sweden: 6,018.39 World: 1,002 1973 Belgium: 4,900.96 Sweden: 7,290.63 World: 1,201.53 1974 Belgium: 5,733.8 Sweden: 8,078.19 World: 1,362.19 1975 Belgium: 6,701.38 Sweden: 10,102.64 World: 1,488.94 1976 Belgium: 7,243.05 Sweden: 10,852.52 World: 1,589.73 1977 Belgium: 8,426.95 Sweden: 11,432.02 World: 1,766.28 1978 Belgium: 10,289.77 Sweden: 12,602.22 World: 2,055.49 1979 Belgium: 11,810.62 Sweden: 14,855.6 World: 2,335.19 1980 Belgium: 12,864 Sweden: 17,073.04 World: 2,587.01 1981 Belgium: 10,622.8 Sweden: 15,563.83 World: 2,628.62 1982 Belgium: 9,343.86 Sweden: 13,719.05 World: 2,554.08 1983 Belgium: 8,846.23 Sweden: 12,589.95 World: 2,561.17 1984 Belgium: 8,457.27 Sweden: 13,080.03 World: 2,614.33 1985 Belgium: 8,750.82 Sweden: 13,647.04 World: 2,690.59 1986 Belgium: 12,170.04 Sweden: 17,954.95 World: 3,118.57 1987 Belgium: 15,135.85 Sweden: 21,760.96 World: 3,487.88 1988 Belgium: 16,391.09 Sweden: 24,499.12 World: 3,829.99 1989 Belgium: 16,525.06 Sweden: 25,625.02 World: 3,930.51 1990 Belgium: 20,600.38 Sweden: 30,549.32 World: 4,338.94 1991 Belgium: 21,041.66 Sweden: 31,776.67 World: 4,453.9 1992 Belgium: 23,372.62 Sweden: 32,753.43 World: 4,679.98 1993 Belgium: 22,283.94 Sweden: 24,389.87 World: 4,685.3 1994 Belgium: 24,208.55 Sweden: 26,045.52 World: 4,967.01 1995 Belgium: 28,413.83 Sweden: 30,254.03 World: 5,463.2 1996 Belgium: 27,489.56 Sweden: 33,022.24 World: 5,507.22 1997 Belgium: 24,820.94 Sweden: 30,324.18 World: 5,408.57 1998 Belgium: 25,338.44 Sweden: 30,605.37 World: 5,302.34 1999 Belgium: 25,252.8 Sweden: 30,968.87 World: 5,401.23 2000 Belgium: 23,098.89 Sweden: 29,632.59 World: 5,512.56 2001 Belgium: 23,015.07 Sweden: 27,259.32 World: 5,404.2 2002 Belgium: 25,006.19 Sweden: 29,957.78 World: 5,539.32 2003 Belgium: 30,655.21 Sweden: 37,292.24 World: 6,129.87 2004 Belgium: 35,429.41 Sweden: 42,758 World: 6,818 2005 Belgium: 36,809.7 Sweden: 43,378.41 World: 7,290.57 2006 Belgium: 38,705.11 Sweden: 46,531.38 World: 7,803.19 2007 Belgium: 44,319.17 Sweden: 53,568.31 World: 8,685.33 2008 Belgium: 48,303.4 Sweden: 55,817.18 World: 9,425.74 2009 Belgium: 44,923.34 Sweden: 46,707.64 World: 8,827.04 2010 Belgium: 44,197.39 Sweden: 52,542.58 World: 9,555.07 2011 Belgium: 47,760.83 Sweden: 60,379.48 World: 10,496.93 2012 Belgium: 44,874.17 Sweden: 57,749.56 World: 10,597.85 2013 Belgium: 46,964.59 Sweden: 60,843.99 World: 10,759.35 2014 Belgium: 47,995.78 Sweden: 59,583.46 World: 10,912.24 2015 Belgium: 40,893.8 Sweden: 51,188.17 World: 10,191.98 2016 Belgium: 41,854.55 Sweden: 51,703.51 World: 10,239.47 2017 Belgium: 44,035.32 Sweden: 53,210.22 World: 10,784.4 2018 Belgium: 47,487.21 Sweden: 54,018.46 World: 11,344.73 2019 Belgium: 46,716.62 Sweden: 51,648.99 World: 11,417.6 2020 Belgium: 45,906.29 Sweden: 52,568.57 World: 10,999.49 2021 Belgium: 51,658.24 Sweden: 60,647.54 World: 12,472.91 2022 Belgium: 50,639.03 Sweden: 54,836.89 World: 12,876.24 2023 Belgium: 55,244.68 Sweden: 54,950.28 World: 13,313.86 2024 Belgium: 56,581.94 Sweden: 57,222.71 World: 13,717.09 2025 Belgium: 60,750.27 Sweden: 63,133.21 World: 14,405.85 1960 1980 1990 2000 2010 2025

Life expectancy at birth

years · 1960-2024

Belgium Sweden World

50 60 70 80 90 1960 Belgium: 69.7 Sweden: 73.01 World: 50.94 1961 Belgium: 70.52 Sweden: 73.47 World: 52.8 1962 Belgium: 70.22 Sweden: 73.35 World: 55.29 1963 Belgium: 70.05 Sweden: 73.56 World: 55.65 1964 Belgium: 70.76 Sweden: 73.73 World: 56.1 1965 Belgium: 70.63 Sweden: 73.86 World: 55.93 1966 Belgium: 70.71 Sweden: 74.08 World: 56.45 1967 Belgium: 71.01 Sweden: 74.12 World: 56.9 1968 Belgium: 70.69 Sweden: 73.97 World: 57.34 1969 Belgium: 70.76 Sweden: 74.08 World: 57.68 1970 Belgium: 70.97 Sweden: 74.65 World: 57.94 1971 Belgium: 71.06 Sweden: 74.62 World: 58.02 1972 Belgium: 71.41 Sweden: 74.72 World: 58.84 1973 Belgium: 71.64 Sweden: 74.87 World: 59.3 1974 Belgium: 71.99 Sweden: 74.98 World: 59.7 1975 Belgium: 71.97 Sweden: 74.98 World: 60.13 1976 Belgium: 72.12 Sweden: 74.97 World: 60.45 1977 Belgium: 72.77 Sweden: 75.38 World: 61.04 1978 Belgium: 72.7 Sweden: 75.47 World: 61.39 1979 Belgium: 73.19 Sweden: 75.52 World: 61.84 1980 Belgium: 73.21 Sweden: 75.74 World: 62.15 1981 Belgium: 73.62 Sweden: 76.03 World: 62.52 1982 Belgium: 73.89 Sweden: 76.33 World: 62.87 1983 Belgium: 73.87 Sweden: 76.55 World: 63.13 1984 Belgium: 74.4 Sweden: 76.82 World: 63.44 1985 Belgium: 74.52 Sweden: 76.67 World: 63.73 1986 Belgium: 74.73 Sweden: 76.93 World: 64.12 1987 Belgium: 75.37 Sweden: 77.09 World: 64.46 1988 Belgium: 75.57 Sweden: 76.98 World: 64.67 1989 Belgium: 75.63 Sweden: 77.73 World: 64.96 1990 Belgium: 76.05 Sweden: 77.54 World: 65.11 1991 Belgium: 76.19 Sweden: 77.67 World: 65.3 1992 Belgium: 76.35 Sweden: 78 World: 65.55 1993 Belgium: 76.35 Sweden: 78.06 World: 65.74 1994 Belgium: 76.69 Sweden: 78.65 World: 65.96 1995 Belgium: 76.84 Sweden: 78.74 World: 66.2 1996 Belgium: 77.19 Sweden: 78.96 World: 66.52 1997 Belgium: 77.37 Sweden: 79.2 World: 66.83 1998 Belgium: 77.47 Sweden: 79.34 World: 67.07 1999 Belgium: 77.62 Sweden: 79.44 World: 67.31 2000 Belgium: 77.72 Sweden: 79.64 World: 67.65 2001 Belgium: 77.97 Sweden: 79.8 World: 67.95 2002 Belgium: 78.08 Sweden: 79.85 World: 68.23 2003 Belgium: 78.13 Sweden: 80.1 World: 68.52 2004 Belgium: 78.88 Sweden: 80.5 World: 68.77 2005 Belgium: 78.98 Sweden: 80.55 World: 69.11 2006 Belgium: 79.38 Sweden: 80.75 World: 69.47 2007 Belgium: 79.78 Sweden: 80.9 World: 69.81 2008 Belgium: 79.68 Sweden: 81.1 World: 70 2009 Belgium: 80.03 Sweden: 81.35 World: 70.38 2010 Belgium: 80.18 Sweden: 81.45 World: 70.68 2011 Belgium: 80.59 Sweden: 81.8 World: 70.97 2012 Belgium: 80.39 Sweden: 81.7 World: 71.26 2013 Belgium: 80.59 Sweden: 81.96 World: 71.53 2014 Belgium: 81.29 Sweden: 82.25 World: 71.78 2015 Belgium: 80.99 Sweden: 82.2 World: 71.97 2016 Belgium: 81.44 Sweden: 82.31 World: 72.19 2017 Belgium: 81.49 Sweden: 82.41 World: 72.37 2018 Belgium: 81.6 Sweden: 82.56 World: 72.64 2019 Belgium: 82 Sweden: 83.11 World: 72.87 2020 Belgium: 80.7 Sweden: 82.36 World: 72.18 2021 Belgium: 81.79 Sweden: 83.06 World: 71.22 2022 Belgium: 81.75 Sweden: 83.06 World: 72.97 2023 Belgium: 82.4 Sweden: 83.31 World: 73.33 2024 Belgium: 82.3 Sweden: 84.06 World: 73.48 1960 1980 1990 2000 2024

Fertility rate

1960-2024

Belgium Sweden World

1 2 3 4 5 6 1960 Belgium: 2.54 Sweden: 2.17 World: 4.69 1961 Belgium: 2.63 Sweden: 2.21 World: 4.56 1962 Belgium: 2.59 Sweden: 2.25 World: 5.02 1963 Belgium: 2.68 Sweden: 2.33 World: 5.31 1964 Belgium: 2.71 Sweden: 2.47 World: 5.13 1965 Belgium: 2.61 Sweden: 2.39 World: 5.08 1966 Belgium: 2.52 Sweden: 2.37 World: 4.97 1967 Belgium: 2.41 Sweden: 2.28 World: 4.87 1968 Belgium: 2.31 Sweden: 2.07 World: 4.98 1969 Belgium: 2.27 Sweden: 1.93 World: 4.88 1970 Belgium: 2.25 Sweden: 1.92 World: 4.84 1971 Belgium: 2.21 Sweden: 1.96 World: 4.69 1972 Belgium: 2.09 Sweden: 1.91 World: 4.55 1973 Belgium: 1.95 Sweden: 1.87 World: 4.42 1974 Belgium: 1.83 Sweden: 1.87 World: 4.26 1975 Belgium: 1.74 Sweden: 1.77 World: 4.07 1976 Belgium: 1.73 Sweden: 1.68 World: 3.97 1977 Belgium: 1.71 Sweden: 1.64 World: 3.84 1978 Belgium: 1.69 Sweden: 1.6 World: 3.77 1979 Belgium: 1.69 Sweden: 1.66 World: 3.76 1980 Belgium: 1.68 Sweden: 1.68 World: 3.73 1981 Belgium: 1.66 Sweden: 1.63 World: 3.71 1982 Belgium: 1.61 Sweden: 1.62 World: 3.72 1983 Belgium: 1.57 Sweden: 1.61 World: 3.59 1984 Belgium: 1.54 Sweden: 1.66 World: 3.57 1985 Belgium: 1.51 Sweden: 1.74 World: 3.53 1986 Belgium: 1.54 Sweden: 1.8 World: 3.51 1987 Belgium: 1.54 Sweden: 1.84 World: 3.48 1988 Belgium: 1.57 Sweden: 1.96 World: 3.39 1989 Belgium: 1.58 Sweden: 2.01 World: 3.35 1990 Belgium: 1.62 Sweden: 2.13 World: 3.31 1991 Belgium: 1.66 Sweden: 2.11 World: 3.13 1992 Belgium: 1.65 Sweden: 2.09 World: 3.04 1993 Belgium: 1.61 Sweden: 1.99 World: 2.97 1994 Belgium: 1.56 Sweden: 1.88 World: 2.92 1995 Belgium: 1.56 Sweden: 1.73 World: 2.87 1996 Belgium: 1.59 Sweden: 1.6 World: 2.82 1997 Belgium: 1.6 Sweden: 1.52 World: 2.78 1998 Belgium: 1.6 Sweden: 1.5 World: 2.75 1999 Belgium: 1.62 Sweden: 1.5 World: 2.72 2000 Belgium: 1.67 Sweden: 1.54 World: 2.73 2001 Belgium: 1.67 Sweden: 1.57 World: 2.69 2002 Belgium: 1.65 Sweden: 1.65 World: 2.66 2003 Belgium: 1.67 Sweden: 1.71 World: 2.64 2004 Belgium: 1.72 Sweden: 1.75 World: 2.63 2005 Belgium: 1.76 Sweden: 1.77 World: 2.61 2006 Belgium: 1.8 Sweden: 1.85 World: 2.61 2007 Belgium: 1.82 Sweden: 1.88 World: 2.6 2008 Belgium: 1.85 Sweden: 1.91 World: 2.6 2009 Belgium: 1.84 Sweden: 1.94 World: 2.59 2010 Belgium: 1.86 Sweden: 1.98 World: 2.57 2011 Belgium: 1.81 Sweden: 1.9 World: 2.55 2012 Belgium: 1.8 Sweden: 1.91 World: 2.56 2013 Belgium: 1.76 Sweden: 1.89 World: 2.53 2014 Belgium: 1.74 Sweden: 1.88 World: 2.52 2015 Belgium: 1.7 Sweden: 1.85 World: 2.49 2016 Belgium: 1.68 Sweden: 1.85 World: 2.49 2017 Belgium: 1.65 Sweden: 1.78 World: 2.46 2018 Belgium: 1.62 Sweden: 1.76 World: 2.39 2019 Belgium: 1.6 Sweden: 1.71 World: 2.35 2020 Belgium: 1.55 Sweden: 1.67 World: 2.28 2021 Belgium: 1.6 Sweden: 1.67 World: 2.25 2022 Belgium: 1.53 Sweden: 1.53 World: 2.22 2023 Belgium: 1.47 Sweden: 1.45 World: 2.2 2024 Belgium: 1.44 Sweden: 1.43 World: 2.19 1960 1980 1990 2000 2024

Unemployment rate (modelled ILO estimate)

% · 1991-2025

Belgium Sweden World

2 4 6 8 10 12 1991 Belgium: 6.98 Sweden: 3.24 World: 5.12 1992 Belgium: 6.7 Sweden: 5.72 World: 5.28 1993 Belgium: 8.08 Sweden: 9.33 World: 5.54 1994 Belgium: 9.65 Sweden: 9.58 World: 5.79 1995 Belgium: 9.34 Sweden: 8.9 World: 5.92 1996 Belgium: 9.48 Sweden: 9.55 World: 5.98 1997 Belgium: 8.95 Sweden: 10.36 World: 6.01 1998 Belgium: 9.32 Sweden: 8.94 World: 6.16 1999 Belgium: 8.65 Sweden: 7.61 World: 6.28 2000 Belgium: 6.59 Sweden: 5.47 World: 6.11 2001 Belgium: 6.18 Sweden: 4.73 World: 6.19 2002 Belgium: 6.91 Sweden: 4.97 World: 6.41 2003 Belgium: 7.68 Sweden: 5.56 World: 6.48 2004 Belgium: 7.36 Sweden: 6.69 World: 6.33 2005 Belgium: 8.44 Sweden: 7.81 World: 6.22 2006 Belgium: 8.25 Sweden: 7.07 World: 5.97 2007 Belgium: 7.46 Sweden: 6.16 World: 5.77 2008 Belgium: 6.98 Sweden: 6.24 World: 5.82 2009 Belgium: 7.91 Sweden: 8.35 World: 6.41 2010 Belgium: 8.29 Sweden: 8.61 World: 6.28 2011 Belgium: 7.14 Sweden: 7.8 World: 6.15 2012 Belgium: 7.54 Sweden: 7.98 World: 6.15 2013 Belgium: 8.43 Sweden: 8.05 World: 6.1 2014 Belgium: 8.52 Sweden: 7.95 World: 5.96 2015 Belgium: 8.48 Sweden: 7.43 World: 6 2016 Belgium: 7.83 Sweden: 6.99 World: 5.97 2017 Belgium: 7.09 Sweden: 6.72 World: 5.9 2018 Belgium: 5.94 Sweden: 6.37 World: 5.76 2019 Belgium: 5.36 Sweden: 6.83 World: 5.59 2020 Belgium: 5.55 Sweden: 8.29 World: 6.59 2021 Belgium: 6.25 Sweden: 8.8 World: 6.05 2022 Belgium: 5.57 Sweden: 7.42 World: 5.23 2023 Belgium: 5.55 Sweden: 7.61 World: 4.85 2024 Belgium: 5.7 Sweden: 8.4 World: 4.81 2025 Belgium: 5.91 Sweden: 8.69 World: 4.79 1991 2001 2006 2011 2016 2025

CO₂ emissions per capita (excluding land use)

t · 1970-2024

Belgium Sweden World

0 5 10 15 20 1970 Belgium: 14.45 Sweden: 11.96 World: 4.14 1971 Belgium: 13.38 Sweden: 10.99 World: 4.04 1972 Belgium: 14.52 Sweden: 10.98 World: 4.16 1973 Belgium: 15.03 Sweden: 11.09 World: 4.32 1974 Belgium: 14.86 Sweden: 10.23 World: 4.23 1975 Belgium: 13.06 Sweden: 10.41 World: 4.14 1976 Belgium: 14.02 Sweden: 11.24 World: 4.31 1977 Belgium: 13.74 Sweden: 10.72 World: 4.36 1978 Belgium: 14.17 Sweden: 10.03 World: 4.42 1979 Belgium: 15.1 Sweden: 10.38 World: 4.46 1980 Belgium: 13.98 Sweden: 9.46 World: 4.33 1981 Belgium: 12.77 Sweden: 8.54 World: 4.18 1982 Belgium: 11.99 Sweden: 7.8 World: 4.05 1983 Belgium: 11 Sweden: 7.09 World: 4.01 1984 Belgium: 11.29 Sweden: 7.03 World: 4.07 1985 Belgium: 11.04 Sweden: 7.49 World: 4.05 1986 Belgium: 11.09 Sweden: 7.67 World: 4.04 1987 Belgium: 11.09 Sweden: 7.41 World: 4.1 1988 Belgium: 11.29 Sweden: 7.17 World: 4.16 1989 Belgium: 11.35 Sweden: 6.78 World: 4.16 1990 Belgium: 11.62 Sweden: 6.68 World: 4.15 1991 Belgium: 11.97 Sweden: 6.69 World: 4.1 1992 Belgium: 11.71 Sweden: 6.94 World: 4.01 1993 Belgium: 11.47 Sweden: 6.91 World: 3.97 1994 Belgium: 12.06 Sweden: 7.17 World: 3.94 1995 Belgium: 12.07 Sweden: 7.1 World: 3.99 1996 Belgium: 12.53 Sweden: 7.66 World: 4.01 1997 Belgium: 12.21 Sweden: 6.99 World: 4.02 1998 Belgium: 12.48 Sweden: 7.12 World: 3.98 1999 Belgium: 12.03 Sweden: 6.96 World: 3.95 2000 Belgium: 12.18 Sweden: 6.54 World: 4.01 2001 Belgium: 12.23 Sweden: 6.53 World: 4.01 2002 Belgium: 11.47 Sweden: 6.65 World: 4.02 2003 Belgium: 11.89 Sweden: 6.66 World: 4.15 2004 Belgium: 11.71 Sweden: 6.46 World: 4.28 2005 Belgium: 11.36 Sweden: 6.04 World: 4.39 2006 Belgium: 11 Sweden: 6.07 World: 4.48 2007 Belgium: 10.63 Sweden: 5.78 World: 4.59 2008 Belgium: 10.67 Sweden: 5.61 World: 4.56 2009 Belgium: 9.94 Sweden: 5.05 World: 4.45 2010 Belgium: 10.55 Sweden: 5.64 World: 4.67 2011 Belgium: 9.47 Sweden: 5.13 World: 4.76 2012 Belgium: 9.27 Sweden: 4.8 World: 4.77 2013 Belgium: 9.35 Sweden: 4.58 World: 4.81 2014 Belgium: 8.72 Sweden: 4.41 World: 4.78 2015 Belgium: 9.08 Sweden: 4.38 World: 4.7 2016 Belgium: 8.94 Sweden: 4.28 World: 4.65 2017 Belgium: 8.77 Sweden: 4.16 World: 4.67 2018 Belgium: 8.79 Sweden: 3.9 World: 4.73 2019 Belgium: 8.73 Sweden: 3.84 World: 4.7 2020 Belgium: 7.97 Sweden: 3.67 World: 4.47 2021 Belgium: 8.29 Sweden: 3.89 World: 4.68 2022 Belgium: 7.68 Sweden: 3.6 World: 4.67 2023 Belgium: 7.28 Sweden: 3.48 World: 4.68 2024 Belgium: 7.31 Sweden: 3.57 World: 4.69 1970 1986 1994 2002 2010 2024

Individuals using the internet

% · 2005-2024

Belgium Sweden World

0 20 40 60 80 100 2005 Belgium: 55.82 Sweden: 84.83 World: 15.6 2006 Belgium: 61.98 Sweden: 87.76 World: 17.2 2007 Belgium: 66.76 Sweden: 82.01 World: 20.2 2008 Belgium: 68.86 Sweden: 90 World: 22.8 2009 Belgium: 74.54 Sweden: 91 World: 25.3 2010 Belgium: 77.64 Sweden: 90 World: 28.4 2011 Belgium: 81.61 Sweden: 92.77 World: 30.9 2012 Belgium: 80.72 Sweden: 93.18 World: 33.3 2013 Belgium: 82.17 Sweden: 94.78 World: 35.3 2014 Belgium: 85 Sweden: 92.52 World: 37.4 2015 Belgium: 85.05 Sweden: 90.61 World: 39.9 2016 Belgium: 86.52 Sweden: 89.65 World: 43.6 2017 Belgium: 87.68 Sweden: 93.01 World: 46.3 2018 Belgium: 88.65 Sweden: 89.25 World: 49.4 2019 Belgium: 90.28 Sweden: 94.49 World: 53.9 2020 Belgium: 91.53 Sweden: 94.54 World: 60.1 2021 Belgium: 92.79 Sweden: 94.67 World: 63.8 2022 Belgium: 94.01 Sweden: 95.01 World: 67 2023 Belgium: 94.63 Sweden: 95.7 World: 69.2 2024 Belgium: 95.78 Sweden: 95.53 World: 71.2 2005 2011 2014 2017 2024

Population

Indicator Belgium Sweden
Population 11.9 mn 2025
81st of 215		 10.6 mn 2025
92nd of 215
Population density 386.3 /km² 2023
27th of 214		 25.9 /km² 2023
178th of 214
Population growth 0.70 % 2025
120th of 215		 0.25 % 2025
156th of 215
Life expectancy 82.3 years 2024
30th of 215		 84.1 years 2024
9th of 215
Fertility rate 1.44 2024
165th of 215		 1.43 2024
170th of 215
Birth rate 9.2 ‰ 2024
168th of 215		 9.3 ‰ 2024
167th of 215
Infant mortality 3.1 ‰ 2024
27th of 196		 2.0 ‰ 2024
10th of 196
Urban population 87.7 % 2025
41st of 215		 89.1 % 2025
34th of 215
Aged 65+ 21.0 % 2025
28th of 215		 20.9 % 2025
29th of 215
Living in cities 30.9 % 2025
137th of 215		 33.4 % 2025
126th of 215
Living in towns 48.3 % 2025
41st of 215		 36.0 % 2025
81st of 215
Living in rural areas 20.8 % 2025
135th of 215		 30.5 % 2025
78th of 215

Human development

Indicator Belgium Sweden
Human Development Index 0.951 2023
10th of 193		 0.959 2023
6th of 193
Inequality-adjusted HDI 0.891 2023
6th of 169		 0.886 2023
10th of 169
Planetary-adjusted HDI 0.666 2023
85th of 156		 0.810 2023
3rd of 156
Gender Inequality Index 0.031 2023
8th of 172		 0.007 2023
3rd of 172

Economy

Indicator Belgium Sweden
GDP 725.5 bn US$ 2025
22nd of 186		 669 bn US$ 2025
25th of 186
GDP per capita 60,750 US$ 2025
15th of 186		 63,133 US$ 2025
13th of 186
GDP per capita (PPP) 74,676 int. $ 2025
18th of 185		 72,529 int. $ 2025
20th of 185
GNI per capita 59,500 US$ 2025
16th of 182		 63,010 US$ 2025
12th of 182
GDP growth 1.0 % 2025
161st of 186		 1.5 % 2025
146th of 186
Inflation 2.5 % 2025
91st of 165		 0.7 % 2025
140th of 165
Trade 152.9 % 2025
14th of 138		 104.3 % 2025
40th of 138
Exports 75.5 % 2025
16th of 138		 53.2 % 2025
35th of 138
FDI inflows -4.0 % 2025
188th of 192		 2.9 % 2025
48th of 192
Manufacturing 11.2 % 2025
68th of 132		 12.5 % 2025
59th of 132
Agriculture 0.7 % 2025
148th of 158		 1.5 % 2025
136th of 158
Tax revenue 23.0 % 2024
22nd of 89		 27.2 % 2024
8th of 89
Military spending 1.3 % 2024
93rd of 147		 2.0 % 2024
58th of 147

Labour

Indicator Belgium Sweden
Unemployment 5.9 % 2025
107th of 181		 8.7 % 2025
138th of 181
Youth unemployment 17.8 % 2025
122nd of 181		 24.3 % 2025
148th of 181
Women in the labour force 49.8 % 2025
119th of 181		 61.5 % 2025
42nd of 181
Jobs in agriculture 1.0 % 2025
172nd of 181		 1.8 % 2025
158th of 181
Weekly hours worked 31.4 h 2025
158th of 181		 29.2 h 2025
173rd of 181
Youth NEET rate 7.4 % 2025
16th of 181		 5.6 % 2025
7th of 181
Labour income share 63.0 % 2023 54.3 % 2024
23rd of 114
Output per hour 91.5 $ 2025
8th of 181		 83.9 $ 2025
11th of 181

Health

Indicator Belgium Sweden
Health spending 10.8 % 2023
19th of 192		 11.2 % 2024
15th of 192
Health spending per person 5,931 US$ 2023
16th of 191		 6,485 US$ 2024
14th of 191
Physicians 3.57 /1,000 2022
34th of 125		 4.41 /1,000 2021
Under-5 mortality 3.7 ‰ 2024
26th of 196		 2.4 ‰ 2024
9th of 196
Maternal mortality 4 /100k 2023
14th of 194		 4 /100k 2023
22nd of 194
Tobacco use 23.5 % 2024
110th of 166		 20.3 % 2024
89th of 166
Safe drinking water 99.5 % 2024
24th of 147		 99.8 % 2024
17th of 147

Food

Indicator Belgium Sweden
Calories per person 3,921 kcal 2023
2nd of 155		 3,367 kcal 2023
38th of 155
Protein supply 116.3 g 2022
22nd of 174		 112.6 g 2022
32nd of 174
Animal protein supply 76.5 g 2022
19th of 174		 72.0 g 2022
27th of 174
Fat supply 179.6 g 2022
3rd of 174		 140.8 g 2022
25th of 174
Food insecurity 9.3 % 2024
38th of 134		 7.9 % 2024
30th of 134
Severe food insecurity 3.0 % 2024
43rd of 124		 3.2 % 2024
46th of 124
Cereal import dependency 71.7 % 2022
51st of 160		 -13.4 % 2022
136th of 160

Education

Indicator Belgium Sweden
Secondary enrolment 143.0 % 2023 132.0 % 2024
3rd of 108
Tertiary enrolment 82.1 % 2023
19th of 128		 84.0 % 2024
20th of 128
Education spending 6.3 % 2022 7.3 % 2022
Expected schooling 19.0 yrs 2023
8th of 195		 19.0 yrs 2023
9th of 195
Mean schooling 12.7 yrs 2023
27th of 193		 12.7 yrs 2023
24th of 193

Society

Indicator Belgium Sweden
Income inequality 26.8 2023
9th of 93		 29.3 2023
20th of 93
Extreme poverty 0.1 % 2023
9th of 93		 0.8 % 2023
42nd of 93
Internet use 95.8 % 2024
20th of 182		 95.8 % 2025
25th of 182
Mobile subscriptions 103.9 /100 2024
111th of 151		 140.7 /100 2024
31st of 151
Electricity access 100.0 % 2024
10th of 213		 100.0 % 2024
100th of 213
Women in parliament 41.3 % 2025
24th of 184		 45.0 % 2025
15th of 184

Refugees

Indicator Belgium Sweden
Refugees hosted 186,393 2025
36th of 177		 144,116 2025
42nd of 177
Refugees hosted per 1,000 15.9 ‰ 2025
28th of 177		 13.5 ‰ 2025
38th of 177
Asylum-seekers hosted 58,725 2025
22nd of 177		 4,661 2025
69th of 177
Refugees from the country 113 2025
149th of 199		 128 2025
144th of 199
Refugees from per 1,000 0.0 ‰ 2025
170th of 199		 0.0 ‰ 2025
160th of 199

Governance

Indicator Belgium Sweden
Control of corruption 77.6 /100 2024
23rd of 207		 87.7 /100 2024
6th of 207
Government effectiveness 74.6 /100 2024
29th of 205		 85.8 /100 2024
10th of 205
Rule of law 79.0 /100 2024
23rd of 207		 86.7 /100 2024
7th of 207
Regulatory quality 74.5 /100 2024
25th of 205		 81.2 /100 2024
11th of 205
Voice and accountability 83.1 /100 2024
13th of 205		 87.1 /100 2024
4th of 205
Political stability 68.0 /100 2024
100th of 207		 76.2 /100 2024
66th of 207

Environment

Indicator Belgium Sweden
CO₂ per capita 7.31 t 2024
173rd of 202		 3.57 t 2024
122nd of 202
Fossil CO₂ emissions 85.5 Mt 2024
42nd of 204		 38.1 Mt 2024
63rd of 204
Share of global CO₂ 0.22 % 2024
42nd of 204		 0.10 % 2024
63rd of 204
Cumulative CO₂ 12.9 Gt 2024
23rd of 204		 5.1 Gt 2024
43rd of 204
GHG per capita 9.09 t 2024
167th of 202		 4.97 t 2024
115th of 202
Renewable energy 11.7 % 2021
138th of 211		 57.9 % 2021
40th of 211
Forest area 22.6 % 2023
125th of 212		 68.7 % 2023
18th of 212
PM2.5 exposure 8.4 µg/m³ 2023
35th of 200		 5.3 µg/m³ 2023
16th of 200
Water stress 52.8 % 2022
144th of 176		 3.6 % 2022
43rd of 176
Land area 30,494 km² 2023
136th of 214		 407,270 km² 2023
59th of 214

Energy

Indicator Belgium Sweden
Renewable electricity 41.1 % 2025
85th of 190		 71.2 % 2025
44th of 190
Wind and solar 33.1 % 2025
19th of 190		 25.4 % 2025
22nd of 190
Nuclear power 33.5 % 2025
5th of 180		 27.5 % 2025
12th of 180
Low-carbon electricity 74.6 % 2025
43rd of 190		 98.8 % 2025
10th of 190
Fossil electricity 25.4 % 2025
43rd of 190		 1.2 % 2025
10th of 190
Coal power 0.0 % 2025
11th of 188		 0.0 % 2025
92nd of 188
Carbon intensity of power 126 g/kWh 2025
34th of 190		 35 g/kWh 2025
11th of 190
Electricity per capita 7.26 MWh 2025
30th of 191		 12.83 MWh 2025
11th 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.