Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Georgia instead of Belgium, you would:
Health
live 4.4 years less
In Belgium, the average life expectancy is 82 years (79 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2022. In Georgia, that number is 78 years (73 years for men, 82 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
pay a 62.8% lower top tax rate
Belgium has a top tax rate of 53.7% as of 2016. In Georgia, the top tax rate is 20.0% as of 2016.
make 70.7% less money
Belgium has a GDP per capita of $48,200 as of 2020, while in Georgia, the GDP per capita is $14,100 as of 2020.
be 2.2 times more likely to be unemployed
In Belgium, 5.4% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Georgia, that number is 11.8% as of 2016.
be 31.8% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Belgium, 14.8% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Georgia, however, that number is 19.5% as of 2019.
Life
be 5.0 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Belgium, approximately 5.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Georgia, 25.0 women do as of 2017.
be 4.6 times more likely to die during infancy
In Belgium, approximately 3.2 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Georgia, on the other hand, 14.8 children do as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 40.6% less on education
Belgium spends 6.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Georgia spends 3.8% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 37.4% less on healthcare
Belgium spends 10.7% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Georgia, that number is 6.7% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 4.7 times more coastline
Belgium has a total of 66 km of coastline. In Georgia, that number is 310 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: Service Public Fédéral Finances, The World Factbook, Georgia Department of Revenue.
Georgia: At a glance
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