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Belgium

Europe & Central AsiaHigh incomeCapital: Brussels272,464 observations

Population

11.94M

world rank #81 / 217

GDP

725.47B

world rank #22 / 186

GDP / capita

63,488.4

world rank #18 / 185

Life expectancy

82.3

world rank #31 / 217

Governance

449 indicators

Control of Corruption0-100 percentile77.6#23 Government Effectiveness0-100 percentile74.6#29 Political Stability & Absence of Violence0-100 percentile68#97 Rule of Law0-100 percentile79#23

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Economy

1,549 indicators

GDPcurrent US$725.47B#22 GDP per capita, PPP2021 intl $63,488.4#18 GDP growth%0.98%#161 Inflation%2.5%#75

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Trade

97 indicators

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Health

1,460 indicators

Life expectancyyears82.3#31 Infant mortalityper 1k births3.1#15 Maternal mortalityper 100k4#4 Health spending% GDP10.8%#19

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Education

3,064 indicators

Secondary enrollment% gross143%#1 Education spending% GDP6.3%#18 Primary enrollment% gross102.1%#61 Tertiary enrollment% gross82.1%#19

World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0UNDP (HDRO) CC BY 3.0 IGO · updated 2023

Demography

486 indicators

Populationpeople11.94M#81 Population growth%0.7%#121 Urban population%87.7%#31 Fertility ratebirths/woman1.4#161

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Climate

290 indicators

Electricity access% pop100%#1 Renewable energy share%11.7%#124 Forest area% land22.6%#125 Electric power consumptionkWh per capita7,098.8#15

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Energy

312 indicators

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Environment

379 indicators

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Agriculture

306 indicators

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Technology

175 indicators

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Society

684 indicators

Gini indexindex26.8#5 Extreme poverty% pop0.1%#2 Internet users% pop95.8%#18 Homicide rateper 100k1.1#36

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Risk

347 indicators

Deaths in armed conflictsdeaths0#1 INFORM risk score0-102.6#15 Hazard & exposure0-102#15 Vulnerability0-102.7#16

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Other

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