The duel
Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Belgium: 30,689 km² (2024) · Jersey: no data
How much coast is there?
Jersey’s coastline is 5% longer than Belgium’s
Belgium: 67 km (2026 edition) · Jersey: 70 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Belgium’s highest peak towers 558 m above Jersey’s
Belgium: 694 m (2026 edition) · Jersey: 136 m (2026 edition)
How much of the land is farmed?
Belgium: 44.4% (2024) · Jersey: no data
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Belgium: 11.9 million (2025) · Jersey: no data
How crowded is it?
Belgium: 392 per km² (2025) · Jersey: no data
How tall are the men?
Belgium: 179.1 cm (2019) · Jersey: no data
How tall are the women?
Belgium: 163.4 cm (2019) · Jersey: no data
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Jersey is 1.7 years older than in Belgium
Belgium: 41.4 years (2023) · Jersey: 43.1 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Belgium: 1.44 children per woman (2024) · Jersey: no data
How many people are 65 or older?
Belgium: 21% (2025) · Jersey: no data
How many refugees does it host?
Belgium: 15.6 per 1,000 (2025) · Jersey: no data
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Belgium: 8.4 (2026) · Jersey: no data
How many official languages?
Belgium and Jersey are practically level
Belgium: 3 (2026) · Jersey: 3 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Belgium: $725 billion (2025) · Jersey: no data
How much is produced per person?
Belgium: Int$74,676 (2025) · Jersey: no data
How evenly is income shared?
Belgium: 26.8 (2023) · Jersey: no data
How many live on less than $3 a day?
Belgium: 0.1% (2023) · Jersey: no data
How many people are looking for work?
Belgium: 5.9% (2025) · Jersey: no data
How much goes to the military?
Belgium: 2% (2025) · Jersey: no data
How much does the central government collect in tax?
Belgium: 23% (2024) · Jersey: no data
How expensive is it?
Belgium: 81% (2025) · Jersey: no data
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Belgium: $5,931 (2023) · Jersey: no data
How long do people live?
Belgium: 82.3 years (2024) · Jersey: no data
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
Belgium: 3.1 per 1,000 (2024) · Jersey: no data
How many doctors are there?
Belgium: 3.6 per 1,000 (2022) · Jersey: no data
How many hospital beds are there?
Belgium: 5.4 per 1,000 (2023) · Jersey: no data
How common is suicide?
Belgium: 15.1 per 100k (2023) · Jersey: no data
How common is obesity?
Belgium: 22.9% (2024) · Jersey: no data
How many adults smoke?
Belgium: 23.5% (2024) · Jersey: no data
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
Belgium: 6.93 (2025) · Jersey: no data
How much do people drink?
Belgium: 9.5 litres (2023) · Jersey: no data
How much meat is on the menu?
Belgium: 60 kg (2023) · Jersey: no data
How much food is there per day?
Belgium: 3,921 kcal (2023) · Jersey: no data
How long do people work?
Belgium: 1,593 hours (2023) · Jersey: no data
How long do people go to school?
Belgium: 12.7 years (2023) · Jersey: no data
How many tourists visit?
Belgium: 0.81 (2024) · Jersey: no data
How many World Heritage sites?
Belgium: 16 (2026) · Jersey: no data
How many Olympic medals has it won?
Belgium: 177 (2026 edition) · Jersey: no data
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
Belgium: 96% (2024) · Jersey: no data
How fast is home internet?
Home internet in Belgium is 10% faster than in Jersey
Belgium: 254 Mbps (2026) · Jersey: 231 Mbps (2026)
Who has electricity at home?
Belgium: 100% (2024) · Jersey: no data
How many live in cities?
Belgium: 88% (2025) · Jersey: no data
How many phones per person?
Belgium: 104 (2024) · Jersey: no data
How much railway is there?
Belgium: 3,612 km (2021) · Jersey: no data
How much do they fly?
Belgium: 0.95 (2023) · Jersey: no data
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Belgium: 22% (2024) · Jersey: no data
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
Belgium: 7.3 t (2024) · Jersey: no data
How green is the power grid?
Belgium: 38.9% (2025) · Jersey: no data
How clean is the air?
The air in Belgium carries 15% more fine dust than in Jersey
Belgium: 9.3 µg/m³ (2024) · Jersey: 8.1 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
Belgium: 1.1 per 100k (2021) · Jersey: no data
How dangerous are the roads?
Belgium: 6.8 per 100k (2023) · Jersey: no data
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Belgium: 11°C (2016–2025 avg) · Jersey: no data
How much rain falls?
Belgium: 928 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Jersey: no data
Between them
People, goods and passports that cross from one to the other
