Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Luxembourg fits inside Belgium 12 times.
Belgium: 30,689 km² (2023) · Luxembourg: 2,590 km² (2023)
How much coast is there?
Belgium: 67 km (2026 edition) · Luxembourg: 0 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Belgium’s highest peak towers 135 m above Luxembourg’s.
Belgium: 694 m (2026 edition) · Luxembourg: 559 m (2026 edition)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Belgium has 17 times as many people as Luxembourg.
Belgium: 11.9 million (2025) · Luxembourg: 686,970 (2025)
How crowded is it?
Belgium is 47% more densely populated than Luxembourg.
Belgium: 392 per km² (2025) · Luxembourg: 267 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Belgium and Luxembourg are practically level.
Belgium: 179.1 cm (2019) · Luxembourg: 178.5 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Luxembourg are 1.7 cm taller than in Belgium.
Belgium: 163.4 cm (2019) · Luxembourg: 165.1 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Belgium is 2.5 years older than in Luxembourg.
Belgium: 41.4 years (2023) · Luxembourg: 38.9 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Belgium have 0.2 more children on average than in Luxembourg.
Belgium: 1.44 children per woman (2024) · Luxembourg: 1.25 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
21% of people in Belgium are 65 or older, versus 16% in Luxembourg.
Belgium: 21% (2025) · Luxembourg: 15.8% (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Belgium: 7.5 (2025) · Luxembourg: no data
How many official languages?
Belgium and Luxembourg are practically level.
Belgium: 3 (2026) · Luxembourg: 3 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Belgium’s economy is 7.2 times the size of Luxembourg’s.
Belgium: $725 billion (2025) · Luxembourg: $101 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Luxembourg produces 2.1 times as much per person as Belgium.
Belgium: Int$74,676 (2025) · Luxembourg: Int$156,542 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Luxembourg than in Belgium (Gini 6.8 points higher).
Belgium: 26.8 (2023) · Luxembourg: 33.6 (2023)
How many people are looking for work?
Luxembourg and Belgium are practically level.
Belgium: 5.9% (2025) · Luxembourg: 6.3% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Belgium and Luxembourg are practically level.
Belgium: 1.3% (2024) · Luxembourg: 1% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Luxembourg’s price level (US = 100) is 1.2× Belgium’s.
Belgium: 81% (2025) · Luxembourg: 94% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Luxembourg spends 38% more on health per person than Belgium.
Belgium: $5,931 (2023) · Luxembourg: $8,170 (2024)
How long do people live?
People in Luxembourg live 0.9 years longer than in Belgium.
Belgium: 82.3 years (2024) · Luxembourg: 83.2 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Belgium is 63% more likely to die before turning one than in Luxembourg.
Belgium: 3.1 per 1,000 (2024) · Luxembourg: 1.9 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Belgium has 20% more doctors per person than Luxembourg.
Belgium: 3.6 per 1,000 (2022) · Luxembourg: 3 per 1,000 (2017)
How common is obesity?
23% of adults in Belgium are obese, versus 21% in Luxembourg.
Belgium: 22.9% (2024) · Luxembourg: 20.9% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
25% of adults in Luxembourg smoke, versus 24% in Belgium.
Belgium: 23.5% (2024) · Luxembourg: 24.5% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Luxembourg rate their lives 0.14 points higher than in Belgium.
Belgium: 6.93 (2025) · Luxembourg: 7.06 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Luxembourg drink 20% more alcohol than in Belgium.
Belgium: 9.5 litres (2023) · Luxembourg: 11.4 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Luxembourg has 38% more meat per person than Belgium.
Belgium: 60 kg (2023) · Luxembourg: 83 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Belgium has 399 kcal more food per person per day than Luxembourg.
Belgium: 3,921 kcal (2023) · Luxembourg: 3,522 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Belgium put in 141 more hours a year than in Luxembourg.
Belgium: 1,593 hours (2023) · Luxembourg: 1,452 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Belgium went to school 0.1 years longer than in Luxembourg.
Belgium: 12.7 years (2023) · Luxembourg: 12.6 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Luxembourg welcomed 91% more tourists per resident than Belgium (2019).
Belgium: 0.81 (2024) · Luxembourg: 1.55 (2022)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
99% of people in Luxembourg are online, versus 96% in Belgium.
Belgium: 96% (2024) · Luxembourg: 99% (2025)
Who has electricity at home?
Belgium and Luxembourg are practically level.
Belgium: 100% (2024) · Luxembourg: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
95% of people in Luxembourg live in cities, versus 88% in Belgium.
Belgium: 88% (2025) · Luxembourg: 95% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Luxembourg has 144 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Belgium 104.
Belgium: 104 (2024) · Luxembourg: 144 (2023)
How much railway is there?
Belgium’s railway network is 13 times as long as Luxembourg’s.
Belgium: 3,612 km (2021) · Luxembourg: 271 km (2021)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Luxembourg fly 3.8 times as many passengers per resident as those from Belgium.
Belgium: 0.95 (2023) · Luxembourg: 3.58 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 34% of Luxembourg, but only 23% of Belgium.
Belgium: 22.6% (2023) · Luxembourg: 34.5% (2023)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Luxembourg emits 44% more CO₂ than someone in Belgium.
Belgium: 7.3 t (2024) · Luxembourg: 10.5 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
92% of Luxembourg’s electricity is renewable, versus 39% in Belgium.
Belgium: 38.9% (2025) · Luxembourg: 91.6% (2025)
How clean is the air?
The air in Belgium carries 11% more fine dust than in Luxembourg.
Belgium: 9.3 µg/m³ (2024) · Luxembourg: 8.4 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 42% more likely to be murdered in Luxembourg than in Belgium.
Belgium: 1.1 per 100k (2021) · Luxembourg: 1.5 per 100k (2022)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Belgium are 18% deadlier than in Luxembourg.
Belgium: 4.6 per 100k (2021) · Luxembourg: 3.9 per 100k (2021)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Belgium is on average 0.7 °C warmer than Luxembourg.
Belgium: 11°C (2016–2025 avg) · Luxembourg: 10.3°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Luxembourg gets 1% more rain than Belgium.
Belgium: 928 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Luxembourg: 939 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Quick answers
Is Belgium bigger than Luxembourg?
Belgium is larger. Luxembourg fits inside Belgium 12 times.
Which has more people, Belgium or Luxembourg?
Belgium has 17 times as many people as Luxembourg (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Belgium or Luxembourg?
People in Luxembourg live 0.9 years longer than in Belgium. Life expectancy at birth is 82.3 years in Belgium and 83.2 in Luxembourg.
Are people taller in Belgium or Luxembourg?
Belgium and Luxembourg are practically level (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
