Compare Belgium & its neighbours

(France, Germany, Luxembourg, Netherlands, United Kingdom)

BelgiumFranceGermanyLuxembourgNetherlandsUnited Kingdom
Misc
Country CodeBEFRDELUNLGB
Geography
Area (sq km)30,528643,801357,0222,58641,543243,610
Coastline (km)674,8532,38945112,429
Highest Point (m)694 (Botrange)4,810 (Mont Blanc)2,963 (Zugspitze)559 (Buurgplaatz)862 (Mount Scenery (on the island of Saba in the Caribbean, now considered an integral part of the Netherlands following the dissolution of the Netherlands Antilles))1,345 (Ben Nevis)
Average Elevation (m)18137526332530162
People
Population11,570,76267,364,35780,457,737605,76417,151,22865,105,246
Median Age41.5041.5047.4039.3042.7040.50
Growth Rate0.67 %0.37 %-0.17 %1.90 %0.38 %0.51 %
Birth Rate (Births a year per 1,000 people)11.3012.108.6011.6010.9012.00
Death Rate (Deaths a year per 1,000 people)9.709.4011.807.309.009.40
Urban Population98.00 %80.40 %77.30 %91.00 %91.50 %83.40 %
Health
Mothers age at first birth28.6028.1029.4030.1029.6028.50
Maternal mortality rate (Deaths per 100,000 live births)7.008.006.0010.007.009.00
Infant mortality rate (Deaths under 1 year per 1,000 births)3.403.203.403.403.504.20
Health expenditure (As a percentage of GDP)10.60 %11.50 %11.30 %6.60 %10.90 %9.10 %
Physicians (per 1,000 people)3.323.234.213.033.512.81
Hospital beds (per 1,000 people)6.206.508.304.904.702.80
Adult obesity (Percentage of population with BMI > 30)22.10 %21.60 %22.30 %22.60 %20.40 %27.80 %
Education
Education expenditure (As a percentage of GDP)6.60 %5.50 %4.80 %3.90 %5.40 %5.50 %
School life (years)201517141819
Youth unemployment (% of 15 to 24 years old unemployed)19.30 %22.30 %6.80 %15.40 %8.90 %12.10 %
Economy
GDP (Gross Domestic Product in US $)529.200 billion2.856 trillion4.199 trillion62.110 billion924.400 billion2.925 trillion
Growth Rate (Real growth rate of GDP)1.70 %2.30 %2.50 %2.30 %2.90 %1.70 %
GDP per capita (Gross Domestic Product per person, in US $)46,60044,10050,800105,10053,90044,300
Gross National Saving (National saving as a percent of GDP)24.50 %22.90 %28.00 %22.30 %31.20 %13.60 %