Country Comparison

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Key Statistics

Belgium
United States
Population
11.9M 82nd
340.1M 3rd
GDP
$671.4B 23rd
$28.8T 1st
GDP per Capita
$56,615 24th
$84,534 12th
GNI per Capita (PPP)
$74,770 20th
$85,980 10th
GDP Growth
1.1% 172nd
2.8% 122nd
Surface Area
30,689 km² 138th
9,831,510 km² 3rd
Population Density
386.4 /km²
34.6 /km²
Fertility Rate (births/woman)
1.5 165th
1.6 135th
Urban Population
87.6% 41st
80.1% 57th
Population 65+
20.6% 29th
17.9% 45th

Health

Belgium
United States
Life Expectancy
82.4 yrs 28th
78.4 yrs 63rd
Infant Mortality (per 1,000)
3.0 26th
5.5 56th
Maternal Mortality (per 100k)
4.0 14th
17.0 67th
Health Spending per Capita
$5,931 16th
$13,473 1st
Health Spending (% of GDP)
10.8% 19th
16.7% 3rd
Physicians (per 1,000)
3.57 44th
3.68 39th
Hospital Beds (per 1,000)
5.42 27th
2.68 82nd

Economy & Environment

Belgium
United States
Unemployment Rate
5.7% 110th
4.0% 71st
GHG Emissions (tons/capita)
9.53 148th
17.74 175th
Agriculture (% of GDP)
0.8%
1.0%
Industry (% of GDP)
18.7%
17.9%
Services (% of GDP)
71.0%
77.6%
Exports (% of GDP)
79.3%
11.1%
Imports (% of GDP)
79.7%
14.3%

Education & Society

Belgium
United States
Literacy Rate
N/A
N/A
Education Spending (% GDP)
6.3% 22nd
5.4% 44th
Gini Index
26.8 13th
41.8 134th
Poverty Rate ($2.15/day)
0.1% 21st
1.2% 68th
Homicide Rate (per 100K)
1.1 49th
5.8 134th
Women in Parliament
41.3% 20th
28.7% 76th
Female Labor Participation
50.0% 119th
56.6% 73rd
Military Spending (% GDP)
1.3% 105th
3.4% 24th

Technology & Infrastructure

Belgium
United States
Internet Users
95.8% 25th
93.1% 42nd
Mobile Subscriptions (per 100)
103.2 135th
112.4 111th
Access to Electricity
100.0% 16th
100.0% 124th
Access to Water
100.0% 3rd
100.0% 44th
Access to Sanitation
99.5% 37th
99.6% 34th
Renewable Energy
11.7% 136th
10.9% 143rd
Forest Area (% of land)
22.6% 125th
33.9% 96th

Population Pyramids

Belgium

Population pyramid of Belgium

United States

Population pyramid of United States

GDP Composition

Belgium

United States

Trade Balance (% of GDP)

Belgium

United States

Population Over Time

Belgium

United States

GDP Over Time

Belgium

United States

Life Expectancy Over Time

Belgium

United States

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