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Western Europe · sovereign state

Belgium

Kingdom of Belgium

Capital
Brussels
Languages
German, French, Dutch
Currency
Euro
People
11.9 million (2025)
Neighbours
4
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Belgium

  • 2nd highest daily calories 3,921 kcal · #2 of 189 · 2023
  • 16th highest health spending per person $5,931 · #16 of 193 · 2023
  • 14th lowest income inequality (Gini) 26.8 · #14 of 155 · 2023

Surprising facts about Belgium

The comparisons that stand out most against its neighbours, its region and the world median.

Picked for surprise among Belgium’s neighbours, its region and the world median.

Belgium among 213 countries & territories

Each dot shows where Belgium sits between the lowest and the highest value in the world; “See it” opens the full visual against the world median. Higher is not automatically better.

World twins

The countries most like Belgium across 12 indicators (GDP/person, Life exp., Median age, Fertility, Urban, Internet, Schooling, CO₂/person, Density, Temperature, Happiness, Obesity). Each indicator is standardised and compared by average distance; a resemblance, not a score.

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Countries sharing a land border. Tap one to compare. Equal-area map centred on Belgium.

Natural rivals

About the same size

About as many people