Quality of life comparison

compared to

If you lived in Belgium instead of Finland, you would:

Economy

be 19.2% less likely to be unemployed

In Finland, 6.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Belgium, that number is 5.4% as of 2019.

be 21.3% more likely to live below the poverty line

In Finland, 12.2% live below the poverty line as of 2019. In Belgium, however, that number is 14.8% as of 2018.

Life

be 66.7% more likely to die during childbirth

In Finland, approximately 3.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Belgium, 5.0 women do as of 2017.

be 49.8% more likely to die during infancy

In Finland, approximately 2.1 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 16.3% more on healthcare

Finland spends 9.2% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Belgium, that number is 10.7% of GDP as of 2019.

Geography

see 94.7% less coastline

Finland has a total of 1,250 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

Belgium is a sovereign country in Europe, with a total land area of approximately 30,278 sq km. Belgium became independent from the Netherlands in 1830; it was occupied by Germany during World Wars I and II. The country prospered in the past half century as a modern, technologically advanced European state and member of NATO and the EU. Political divisions between the Dutch-speaking Flemings of the north and the French-speaking Walloons of the south have led in recent years to constitutional amendments granting these regions formal recognition and autonomy. Its capital, Brussels, is home to numerous international organizations including the EU and NATO.
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