Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Belgium instead of Canada, you would:
Health
be 24.8% less likely to be obese
In Canada, 29.4% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Belgium, that number is 22.1% of people as of 2016.
live 1.9 years less
In Canada, the average life expectancy is 84 years (82 years for men, 86 years for women) as of 2022. In Belgium, that number is 82 years (79 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
be 57.4% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Canada, 9.4% live below the poverty line as of 2008. In Belgium, however, that number is 14.8% as of 2018.
pay a 62.7% higher top tax rate
Canada has a top tax rate of 33.0% as of 2016. In Belgium, the top tax rate is 53.7% as of 2016.
Life
be 50.0% less likely to die during childbirth
In Canada, approximately 10.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Belgium, 5.0 women do as of 2017.
be 27.2% less likely to die during infancy
In Canada, approximately 4.4 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Belgium, on the other hand, 3.2 children do as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 20.8% more on education
Canada spends 5.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2011. Belgium spends 6.4% of total GDP on education as of 2018.
Geography
see 100.0% less coastline
Canada has a total of 202,080 km of coastline. In Belgium, that number is 66 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: Service Public Fédéral Finances, The World Factbook, Canada Revenue Agency.
Belgium: At a glance
How big is Belgium compared to Canada? See an in-depth size comparison.