Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Australia instead of Belgium, you would:
Health
live 1.2 years longer
In Belgium, the average life expectancy is 82 years (79 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2022. In Australia, that number is 83 years (81 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2022.
be 31.2% more likely to be obese
In Belgium, 22.1% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Australia, that number is 29.0% of people as of 2016.
Economy
pay a 16.2% lower top tax rate
Belgium has a top tax rate of 53.7% as of 2016. In Australia, the top tax rate is 45.0% as of 2016.
Life
have 12.3% more children
In Belgium, there are approximately 10.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Australia, there are 12.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 20.0% more likely to die during childbirth
In Belgium, approximately 5.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Australia, 6.0 women do as of 2017.
Expenditures
spend 20.3% less on education
Belgium spends 6.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Australia spends 5.1% of total GDP on education as of 2018.
Geography
see 387.4 times more coastline
Belgium has a total of 66 km of coastline. In Australia, that number is 25,760 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: Service Public Fédéral Finances, The World Factbook, Australian Taxation Office.
Australia: At a glance
How big is Australia compared to Belgium? See an in-depth size comparison.