Türkiye’s coastline is 108 times as long as Belgium’s

Belgium: 67 km (2026 edition) · Türkiye: 7,200 km (2026 edition)

Türkiye’s highest peak towers 4,443 m above Belgium’s

Belgium: 694 m (2026 edition) · Türkiye: 5,137 m (2026 edition)

Farmland covers 50% of Türkiye, versus 44% of Belgium

Belgium: 44.4% (2024) · Türkiye: 50.2% (2024)

Türkiye has 7.2 times as many people as Belgium

Belgium: 11.9 million (2025) · Türkiye: 85.9 million (2025)

Belgium is 3.5 times as densely populated as Türkiye

Belgium: 392 per km² (2025) · Türkiye: 112 per km² (2025)

The typical person in Belgium is 8.9 years older than in Türkiye

Belgium: 41.4 years (2023) · Türkiye: 32.5 years (2023)

Türkiye and Belgium are practically level

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

21% of people in Belgium are 65 or older, versus 11% in Türkiye

Belgium: 21% (2025) · Türkiye: 10.6% (2025)

Türkiye hosts 78% more refugees per resident than Belgium

Belgium: 15.6 per 1,000 (2025) · Türkiye: 27.8 per 1,000 (2025)

Belgium has produced 8.4 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Türkiye 0.5

Belgium: 8.4 (2026) · Türkiye: 0.5 (2026)

Belgium has 3 official languages, Türkiye 1

Belgium: 3 (2026) · Türkiye: 1 (2026)

Türkiye’s economy is 2.2 times the size of Belgium’s

Belgium: $725 billion (2025) · Türkiye: $1.6 trillion (2025)

Belgium produces 65% more per person than Türkiye

Belgium: Int$74,676 (2025) · Türkiye: Int$45,289 (2025)

Income is more unequally shared in Türkiye than in Belgium (Gini 16.9 points higher)

Belgium: 26.8 (2023) · Türkiye: 43.7 (2023)

Türkiye and Belgium are practically level

Belgium: 0.1% (2023) · Türkiye: 0.2% (2023)

Unemployment is 8.5% in Türkiye, versus 5.9% in Belgium

Belgium: 5.9% (2025) · Türkiye: 8.5% (2025)

Belgium and Türkiye are practically level

Belgium: 2% (2025) · Türkiye: 1.9% (2025)

Belgium’s central government collects 23% of GDP in tax, Türkiye’s 18%

Belgium: 23% (2024) · Türkiye: 17.6% (2024)

Belgium’s price level (US = 100) is 2× Türkiye’s

Belgium: 81% (2025) · Türkiye: 41% (2025)

Belgium spends 11 times as much on health per person as Türkiye

Belgium: $5,931 (2023) · Türkiye: $548 (2023)

A baby in Türkiye is 2.6 times as likely to die before turning one as in Belgium

Belgium: 3.1 per 1,000 (2024) · Türkiye: 8 per 1,000 (2024)

Belgium has 60% more doctors per person than Türkiye

Belgium: 3.6 per 1,000 (2022) · Türkiye: 2.2 per 1,000 (2022)

Belgium has 78% more hospital beds per person than Türkiye

Belgium: 5.4 per 1,000 (2023) · Türkiye: 3.1 per 1,000 (2023)

The suicide rate in Belgium is 4.1 times that in Türkiye

Belgium: 15.1 per 100k (2023) · Türkiye: 3.7 per 100k (2023)

30% of adults in Türkiye are obese, versus 23% in Belgium

Belgium: 22.9% (2024) · Türkiye: 30.5% (2024)

31% of adults in Türkiye smoke, versus 24% in Belgium

Belgium: 23.5% (2024) · Türkiye: 31.1% (2024)

People in Belgium rate their lives 1.63 points higher than in Türkiye

Belgium: 6.93 (2025) · Türkiye: 5.30 (2025)

Adults in Belgium drink 4.3 times as much alcohol as in Türkiye

Belgium: 9.5 litres (2023) · Türkiye: 2.2 litres (2023)

Belgium has 21% more meat per person than Türkiye

Belgium: 60 kg (2023) · Türkiye: 49.4 kg (2023)

Belgium has 29 kcal more food per person per day than Türkiye

Belgium: 3,921 kcal (2023) · Türkiye: 3,892 kcal (2023)

Workers in Türkiye put in 154 more hours a year than in Belgium

Belgium: 1,593 hours (2023) · Türkiye: 1,747 hours (2023)

Adults in Belgium went to school 3.7 years longer than in Türkiye

Belgium: 12.7 years (2023) · Türkiye: 9 years (2023)

Belgium welcomed 37% more tourists per resident than Türkiye (2019)

Belgium: 0.81 (2024) · Türkiye: 0.59 (2022)

Türkiye has 6 more World Heritage sites than Belgium (22 against 16)

Belgium: 16 (2026) · Türkiye: 22 (2026)

Belgium has won 177 Olympic medals, Türkiye 111

Belgium: 177 (2026 edition) · Türkiye: 111 (2026 edition)

96% of people in Belgium are online, versus 90% in Türkiye

Belgium: 96% (2024) · Türkiye: 90% (2025)

Home internet in Belgium is 24% faster than in Türkiye

Belgium: 254 Mbps (2026) · Türkiye: 205 Mbps (2026)

Belgium and Türkiye are practically level

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

89% of people in Türkiye live in cities, versus 88% in Belgium

Belgium: 88% (2025) · Türkiye: 89% (2025)

Türkiye has 108 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Belgium 104

Belgium: 104 (2024) · Türkiye: 108 (2024)

Türkiye’s railway network is 2.9 times as long as Belgium’s

Belgium: 3,612 km (2021) · Türkiye: 10,546 km (2021)

Airlines from Türkiye fly 54% more passengers per resident than those from Belgium

Belgium: 0.95 (2023) · Türkiye: 1.47 (2023)

Forest covers 29% of Türkiye, but only 22% of Belgium

Belgium: 22% (2024) · Türkiye: 29.5% (2024)

The average person in Belgium emits 24% more CO₂ than someone in Türkiye

Belgium: 7.3 t (2024) · Türkiye: 5.9 t (2024)

43% of Türkiye’s electricity is renewable, versus 39% in Belgium

Belgium: 38.9% (2025) · Türkiye: 43.3% (2025)

The air in Türkiye carries 2.8 times as much fine dust as in Belgium

Belgium: 9.3 µg/m³ (2024) · Türkiye: 25.6 µg/m³ (2024)

You are 3 times as likely to be murdered in Türkiye as in Belgium

Belgium: 1.1 per 100k (2021) · Türkiye: 3.2 per 100k (2023)

Roads in Türkiye are 69% deadlier than in Belgium

Belgium: 6.8 per 100k (2023) · Türkiye: 11.5 per 100k (2023)

Türkiye is on average 1.6 °C warmer than Belgium

Belgium: 11°C (2016–2025 avg) · Türkiye: 12.7°C (2016–2025 avg)

Belgium gets 36% more rain than Türkiye

Belgium: 928 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Türkiye: 680 mm (2016–2025 avg)