Quality of life comparison

live 4.6 years longer

In Croatia, the average life expectancy is 77 years (74 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2022. In Belgium, that number is 82 years (79 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2022.

make 81.9% more money

Croatia has a GDP per capita of $26,500 as of 2020, while in Belgium, the GDP per capita is $48,200 as of 2020.

be 33.6% less likely to be unemployed

In Croatia, 8.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Belgium, that number is 5.4% as of 2019.

be 19.1% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Croatia, 18.3% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Belgium, however, that number is 14.8% as of 2018.

pay a 13.8% higher top tax rate

Croatia has a top tax rate of 47.2% as of 2016. In Belgium, the top tax rate is 53.7% as of 2016.

be 37.5% less likely to die during childbirth

In Croatia, approximately 8.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Belgium, 5.0 women do as of 2017.

be 63.5% less likely to die during infancy

In Croatia, approximately 8.7 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.

have 26.6% more children

In Croatia, there are approximately 8.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Belgium, there are 10.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.

be 17.9% more likely to have internet access

In Croatia, approximately 78.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Belgium, about 92.0% do as of 2020.

spend 64.1% more on education

Croatia spends 3.9% of its total GDP on education as of 2017. Belgium spends 6.4% of total GDP on education as of 2018.

spend 52.9% more on healthcare

Croatia spends 7.0% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Belgium, that number is 10.7% of GDP as of 2019.

see 98.9% less coastline

Croatia has a total of 5,835 km of coastline. In Belgium, that number is 66 km.