Country profile
Belgium
Belgium ranks #81 of 215 for population, #22 of 209 for gdp per capita, #31 of 216 for life expectancy, across 25 open-data indicators.
People
Population
12M
people · 2024
Rank #81 of 215
Life expectancy
82.3
years · 2024
Rank #31 of 216
Poverty headcount
0.1%
% of population · 2023
Rank #165 of 186
Under-5 mortality
3.7
per 1,000 live births · 2024
Rank #217 of 244
Secondary school enrollment
94.9%
% net enrollment · 2017
Rank #22 of 232
Tobacco use
26.7%
% of adults · 2022
Rank #43 of 163
Calorie supply
3,921
kcal per person per day · 2023
Rank #2 of 189
Prosperity
Tourism arrivals
2,584,000
arrivals · 2020
Rank #57 of 203
GDP per capita
$56,615
current US$ · 2024
Rank #22 of 209
Inflation, consumer prices
3.14
annual % growth · 2024
Rank #97 of 195
Planet
Consumer Price Indices
134
index (2015=100) · 2025
Rank #115 of 210
Forest area
22.6%
% of land area · 2023
Rank #166 of 262
PM2.5 air pollution
11.2
micrograms per cubic meter · 2020
Rank #204 of 248
Protected areas
18.6%
% of territorial area · 2025
Rank #76 of 261
CO2 emissions per capita
7.28
tonnes per person · 2024
Rank #38 of 210
Fertilizer use
187
kg per hectare · 2023
Rank #23 of 194
Pesticide use
5.42
kg per hectare · 2023
Rank #56 of 193
Cereal yield
6.86
tonnes per hectare · 2024
Rank #13 of 182
Digital
Internet users
95.8%
% of population · 2024
Rank #23 of 213
Fixed broadband subscriptions
44.2
per 100 people · 2024
Rank #17 of 256
Mobile cellular subscriptions
104
per 100 people · 2024
Rank #162 of 262
Energy
Access to electricity
100%
% of population · 2023
Rank #15 of 215
Renewable electricity output
23.5%
% of electricity output · 2021
Rank #143 of 257
Energy use per person
54,871
kWh per person · 2024
Rank #23 of 210
Society
Electoral democracy index
0.89
index (0-1) · 2025
Rank #2 of 174
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Sources and methodology
Each value is the latest available observation for Belgium; years differ by indicator. Ranks compare countries and territories with data, so totals vary. Read about our methods.
- World Bank Open Data: Tourism arrivals
- World Bank Open Data: Population
- World Bank Open Data: GDP per capita
- World Bank Open Data: Access to electricity
- World Bank Open Data: Internet users
- World Bank Open Data: Life expectancy
- World Bank Data360 / FAOSTAT: Consumer Price Indices
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Forest area
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: PM2.5 air pollution
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Renewable electricity output
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Protected areas
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Fixed broadband subscriptions
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Mobile cellular subscriptions
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Inflation, consumer prices
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Poverty headcount
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Under-5 mortality
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Secondary school enrollment
- Our World in Data: CO2 emissions per capita
- Our World in Data: Energy use per person
- Our World in Data: Electoral democracy index
- Our World in Data: Tobacco use
- FAOSTAT via Our World in Data: Fertilizer use
- FAOSTAT via Our World in Data: Pesticide use
- FAOSTAT via Our World in Data: Calorie supply
- FAOSTAT via Our World in Data: Cereal yield