How much coast is there?

Australia’s coastline is 387 times as long as Belgium’s.

Australia: 25,760 km (2026 edition) · Belgium: 67 km (2026 edition)

How high can you climb?

Australia’s highest peak towers 1,534 m above Belgium’s.

Australia: 2,228 m (2026 edition) · Belgium: 694 m (2026 edition)

How many people live there?

Australia has 2.3 times as many people as Belgium.

Australia: 27.6 million (2025) · Belgium: 11.9 million (2025)

How crowded is it?

Belgium is 109 times as densely populated as Australia.

Australia: 4 per km² (2025) · Belgium: 392 per km² (2025)

How old is the typical person?

The typical person in Belgium is 3.7 years older than in Australia.

Australia: 37.8 years (2023) · Belgium: 41.4 years (2023)

How many children per woman?

Women in Australia have 0.0 more children on average than in Belgium.

Australia: 1.48 children per woman (2024) · Belgium: 1.44 children per woman (2024)

How many people are 65 or older?

21% of people in Belgium are 65 or older, versus 18% in Australia.

Australia: 18.1% (2025) · Belgium: 21% (2025)

How many Nobel laureates were born there?

Belgium has produced 7.5 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Australia 3.6.

Australia: 3.6 (2025) · Belgium: 7.5 (2025)

How many official languages?

Belgium has 3 official languages, Australia 1.

Australia: 1 (2026) · Belgium: 3 (2026)

How big is the economy?

Australia’s economy is 2.5 times the size of Belgium’s.

Australia: $1.8 trillion (2025) · Belgium: $725 billion (2025)

How much is produced per person?

Belgium produces 4% more per person than Australia.

Australia: Int$71,934 (2025) · Belgium: Int$74,676 (2025)

How evenly is income shared?

Income is more unequally shared in Australia than in Belgium (Gini 7 points higher).

Australia: 33.8 (2020) · Belgium: 26.8 (2023)

How many people are looking for work?

Unemployment is 5.9% in Belgium, versus 4.1% in Australia.

Australia: 4.1% (2025) · Belgium: 5.9% (2025)

How much goes to the military?

Australia spends 1.9% of its GDP on the military, Belgium 1.3%.

Australia: 1.9% (2024) · Belgium: 1.3% (2024)

How expensive is it?

Australia’s price level (US = 100) is 1.1× Belgium’s.

Australia: 91% (2025) · Belgium: 81% (2025)

How much is spent on health?

Australia spends 18% more on health per person than Belgium.

Australia: $6,980 (2023) · Belgium: $5,931 (2023)

How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?

Australia and Belgium are nearly identical here.

Australia: 3.1 per 1,000 (2024) · Belgium: 3.1 per 1,000 (2024)

How many doctors are there?

Australia has 14% more doctors per person than Belgium.

Australia: 4.1 per 1,000 (2022) · Belgium: 3.6 per 1,000 (2022)

How common is obesity?

32% of adults in Australia are obese, versus 23% in Belgium.

Australia: 32.4% (2024) · Belgium: 22.9% (2024)

How many adults smoke?

24% of adults in Belgium smoke, versus 12% in Australia.

Australia: 11.6% (2024) · Belgium: 23.5% (2024)

How do people rate their lives?

Belgium and Australia are practically level.

Australia: 6.92 (2025) · Belgium: 6.93 (2025)

How much do people drink?

Adults in Australia drink 10% more alcohol than in Belgium.

Australia: 10.5 litres (2023) · Belgium: 9.5 litres (2023)

How much meat is on the menu?

Australia has 95% more meat per person than Belgium.

Australia: 116.8 kg (2023) · Belgium: 60 kg (2023)

How much food is there per day?

Belgium has 359 kcal more food per person per day than Australia.

Australia: 3,562 kcal (2023) · Belgium: 3,921 kcal (2023)

How long do people work?

Workers in Australia put in 18 more hours a year than in Belgium.

Australia: 1,611 hours (2023) · Belgium: 1,593 hours (2023)

How long do people go to school?

Adults in Australia went to school 0.18 years longer than in Belgium.

Australia: 12.9 years (2023) · Belgium: 12.7 years (2023)

How many tourists visit?

Australia: no data · Belgium: 0.81 (2024)

How many people are online?

Australia and Belgium are practically level.

Australia: 96% (2024) · Belgium: 96% (2024)

Who has electricity at home?

Australia and Belgium are practically level.

Australia: 100% (2024) · Belgium: 100% (2024)

How many live in cities?

Australia and Belgium are practically level.

Australia: 88% (2025) · Belgium: 88% (2025)

How many phones per person?

Australia has 113 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Belgium 104.

Australia: 113 (2024) · Belgium: 104 (2024)

How much railway is there?

Australia’s railway network is 9 times as long as Belgium’s.

Australia: 32,606 km (2022) · Belgium: 3,612 km (2021)

How much do they fly?

Airlines from Australia fly 2.6 times as many passengers per resident as those from Belgium.

Australia: 2.5 (2023) · Belgium: 0.95 (2023)

How much of the land is forest?

Forest covers 23% of Belgium, but only 17% of Australia.

Australia: 17.4% (2023) · Belgium: 22.6% (2023)

How much CO₂ does each person emit?

The average person in Australia emits 2 times as much CO₂ as someone in Belgium.

Australia: 14.5 t (2024) · Belgium: 7.3 t (2024)

How green is the power grid?

Belgium and Australia are practically level.

Australia: 38.6% (2025) · Belgium: 38.9% (2025)

How clean is the air?

The air in Belgium carries 72% more fine dust than in Australia.

Australia: 5.4 µg/m³ (2024) · Belgium: 9.3 µg/m³ (2024)

How common is murder?

You are 26% more likely to be murdered in Belgium than in Australia.

Australia: 0.9 per 100k (2023) · Belgium: 1.1 per 100k (2021)

How dangerous are the roads?

Roads in Belgium are 2% deadlier than in Australia.

Australia: 4.5 per 100k (2021) · Belgium: 4.6 per 100k (2021)

How warm is it?

Australia is on average 11.4 °C warmer than Belgium.

Australia: 22.5°C (2016–2025 avg) · Belgium: 11°C (2016–2025 avg)

How much rain falls?

Belgium gets 2.1 times as much rain as Australia.

Australia: 447 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Belgium: 928 mm (2016–2025 avg)