Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Belgium instead of Denmark, you would:
Health
be 12.2% more likely to be obese
In Denmark, 19.7% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Belgium, that number is 22.1% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 13.8% less money
Denmark has a GDP per capita of $55,900 as of 2020, while in Belgium, the GDP per capita is $48,200 as of 2020.
be 75.7% more likely to be unemployed
In Denmark, 3.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Belgium, that number is 5.4% as of 2019.
be 18.4% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Denmark, 12.5% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Belgium, however, that number is 14.8% as of 2018.
Life
be 25.0% more likely to die during childbirth
In Denmark, approximately 4.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Belgium, 5.0 women do as of 2017.
Expenditures
spend 17.9% less on education
Denmark spends 7.8% of its total GDP on education as of 2017. Belgium spends 6.4% of total GDP on education as of 2018.
Geography
see 99.1% less coastline
Denmark has a total of 7,314 km of coastline. In Belgium, that number is 66 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Belgium: At a glance
How big is Belgium compared to Denmark? See an in-depth size comparison.