Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Belgium instead of Denmark, you would:
Health
be 45.5% more likely to be obese
In Denmark, 14.3% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Belgium, that number is 20.9% of people as of 2024.
have 20.5% fewer doctors per person
Denmark has 45.0 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2021. Belgium has 35.7 as of 2022.
be 75.5% more likely to die by suicide
Denmark has a suicide rate of 10.5 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Belgium, it is 18.4 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Economy
make 21.1% less money
Denmark has a GDP per capita of $76,970 as of 2025, while in Belgium, the GDP per capita is $60,750 as of 2025.
Life
be 11.4% less likely to die during infancy
In Denmark, approximately 3.5 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2024. In Belgium, on the other hand, 3.1 children do as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 15.0% more on healthcare
Denmark spends 9.4% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2024. In Belgium, that number is 10.8% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 99.1% less coastline
Denmark has a total of 7,314 km of coastline. In Belgium, that number is 66 km.
Safety
be 28.6% more likely to be murdered
Denmark has a homicide rate of 0.8 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Belgium, that number is 1.1 per 100,000 as of 2021.
be 100.0% more likely to die in a road accident
In Denmark, road accidents kill 2.3 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Belgium, they kill 4.6 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
use 15.1% more electricity
Denmark uses 6,165 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2024. Belgium uses 7,099 kWh as of 2024.
live with 2.1 times more strain on fresh water
Denmark withdraws 25% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Belgium withdraws 53% as of 2022.
Environment
be 15.4% more likely to die from air pollution
In Denmark, air pollution causes 13.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Belgium, it causes 15.0 as of 2019.
emit 70.8% more CO2
Denmark emits 4.3 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Belgium emits 7.3 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2021–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook. How we calculate this
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