How much coast is there?

Saudi Arabia’s coastline is 40 times as long as Belgium’s.

Belgium: 67 km (2026 edition) · Saudi Arabia: 2,640 km (2026 edition)

How high can you climb?

Saudi Arabia’s highest peak towers 2,306 m above Belgium’s.

Belgium: 694 m (2026 edition) · Saudi Arabia: 3,000 m (2026 edition)

How many people live there?

Saudi Arabia has 3.1 times as many people as Belgium.

Belgium: 11.9 million (2025) · Saudi Arabia: 37 million (2025)

How crowded is it?

Belgium is 23 times as densely populated as Saudi Arabia.

Belgium: 392 per km² (2025) · Saudi Arabia: 17 per km² (2025)

How old is the typical person?

The typical person in Belgium is 12 years older than in Saudi Arabia.

Belgium: 41.4 years (2023) · Saudi Arabia: 29.2 years (2023)

How many children per woman?

Women in Saudi Arabia have 0.9 more children on average than in Belgium.

Belgium: 1.44 children per woman (2024) · Saudi Arabia: 2.31 children per woman (2024)

How many people are 65 or older?

21% of people in Belgium are 65 or older, versus 3.1% in Saudi Arabia.

Belgium: 21% (2025) · Saudi Arabia: 3.1% (2025)

How many Nobel laureates were born there?

Belgium has produced 7.5 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Saudi Arabia none.

Belgium: 7.5 (2025) · Saudi Arabia: 0 (2025)

How many official languages?

Belgium has 3 official languages, Saudi Arabia 1.

Belgium: 3 (2026) · Saudi Arabia: 1 (2026)

How big is the economy?

Saudi Arabia’s economy is 76% larger than Belgium’s.

Belgium: $725 billion (2025) · Saudi Arabia: $1.28 trillion (2025)

How much is produced per person?

Belgium produces 1% more per person than Saudi Arabia.

Belgium: Int$74,676 (2025) · Saudi Arabia: Int$73,784 (2025)

How evenly is income shared?

Belgium: 26.8 (2023) · Saudi Arabia: no data

How many people are looking for work?

Unemployment is 5.9% in Belgium, versus 3.0% in Saudi Arabia.

Belgium: 5.9% (2025) · Saudi Arabia: 3% (2025)

How much goes to the military?

Saudi Arabia spends 7.3% of its GDP on the military, Belgium 1.3%.

Belgium: 1.3% (2024) · Saudi Arabia: 7.3% (2024)

How expensive is it?

Belgium’s price level (US = 100) is 1.7× Saudi Arabia’s.

Belgium: 81% (2025) · Saudi Arabia: 47% (2025)

How much is spent on health?

Belgium spends 3.2 times as much on health per person as Saudi Arabia.

Belgium: $5,931 (2023) · Saudi Arabia: $1,825 (2023)

How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?

A baby in Saudi Arabia is 52% more likely to die before turning one than in Belgium.

Belgium: 3.1 per 1,000 (2024) · Saudi Arabia: 4.7 per 1,000 (2024)

How many doctors are there?

Belgium has 5% more doctors per person than Saudi Arabia.

Belgium: 3.6 per 1,000 (2022) · Saudi Arabia: 3.4 per 1,000 (2023)

How common is obesity?

39% of adults in Saudi Arabia are obese, versus 23% in Belgium.

Belgium: 22.9% (2024) · Saudi Arabia: 39.2% (2024)

How many adults smoke?

24% of adults in Belgium smoke, versus 15% in Saudi Arabia.

Belgium: 23.5% (2024) · Saudi Arabia: 14.7% (2024)

How do people rate their lives?

People in Belgium rate their lives 0.11 points higher than in Saudi Arabia.

Belgium: 6.93 (2025) · Saudi Arabia: 6.82 (2025)

How much do people drink?

Belgium: 9.5 litres (2023) · Saudi Arabia: no data

How much meat is on the menu?

Belgium has 3% more meat per person than Saudi Arabia.

Belgium: 60 kg (2023) · Saudi Arabia: 58.1 kg (2023)

How much food is there per day?

Belgium has 261 kcal more food per person per day than Saudi Arabia.

Belgium: 3,921 kcal (2023) · Saudi Arabia: 3,660 kcal (2023)

How long do people work?

Workers in Saudi Arabia put in 531 more hours a year than in Belgium.

Belgium: 1,593 hours (2023) · Saudi Arabia: 2,125 hours (2023)

How long do people go to school?

Adults in Belgium went to school 1.1 years longer than in Saudi Arabia.

Belgium: 12.7 years (2023) · Saudi Arabia: 11.6 years (2023)

How many tourists visit?

Saudi Arabia welcomed 4% more tourists per resident than Belgium (2019).

Belgium: 0.81 (2024) · Saudi Arabia: 0.84 (2024)

How many people are online?

100% of people in Saudi Arabia are online, versus 96% in Belgium.

Belgium: 96% (2024) · Saudi Arabia: 100% (2024)

Who has electricity at home?

Belgium and Saudi Arabia are practically level.

Belgium: 100% (2024) · Saudi Arabia: 100% (2024)

How many live in cities?

88% of people in Belgium live in cities, versus 85% in Saudi Arabia.

Belgium: 88% (2025) · Saudi Arabia: 85% (2025)

How many phones per person?

Saudi Arabia has 160 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Belgium 104.

Belgium: 104 (2024) · Saudi Arabia: 160 (2024)

How much railway is there?

Belgium’s railway network is 23% longer than Saudi Arabia’s.

Belgium: 3,612 km (2021) · Saudi Arabia: 2,939 km (2018)

How much do they fly?

Airlines from Saudi Arabia fly 36% more passengers per resident than those from Belgium.

Belgium: 0.95 (2023) · Saudi Arabia: 1.3 (2023)

How much of the land is forest?

Forest covers 23% of Belgium, but only 0.5% of Saudi Arabia.

Belgium: 22.6% (2023) · Saudi Arabia: 0.5% (2023)

How much CO₂ does each person emit?

The average person in Saudi Arabia emits 2.8 times as much CO₂ as someone in Belgium.

Belgium: 7.3 t (2024) · Saudi Arabia: 20.4 t (2024)

How green is the power grid?

39% of Belgium’s electricity is renewable, versus 2.2% in Saudi Arabia.

Belgium: 38.9% (2025) · Saudi Arabia: 2.2% (2024)

How clean is the air?

The air in Saudi Arabia carries 5.4 times as much fine dust as in Belgium.

Belgium: 9.3 µg/m³ (2024) · Saudi Arabia: 50.4 µg/m³ (2024)

How common is murder?

You are 16% more likely to be murdered in Belgium than in Saudi Arabia.

Belgium: 1.1 per 100k (2021) · Saudi Arabia: 0.9 per 100k (2019)

How dangerous are the roads?

Roads in Saudi Arabia are 4 times as deadly as in Belgium.

Belgium: 4.6 per 100k (2021) · Saudi Arabia: 18.5 per 100k (2021)

How warm is it?

Saudi Arabia is on average 15.8 °C warmer than Belgium.

Belgium: 11°C (2016–2025 avg) · Saudi Arabia: 26.8°C (2016–2025 avg)

How much rain falls?

Belgium gets 15 times as much rain as Saudi Arabia.

Belgium: 928 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Saudi Arabia: 61 mm (2016–2025 avg)