Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Belgium instead of Greece, you would:
Health
be 24.0% less likely to be obese
In Greece, 27.4% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Belgium, that number is 20.9% of people as of 2024.
see 2.2 times more spent on your healthcare
Greece spends $3,454 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Belgium spends $7,489 as of 2023.
have 11.7% more access to essential health services
Greece scores 77 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Belgium scores 86 as of 2021.
have 45.7% fewer doctors per person
Greece has 65.8 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Belgium has 35.7 as of 2022.
be 3.9 times more likely to die by suicide
Greece has a suicide rate of 4.7 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Belgium, it is 18.4 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Economy
be 30.8% less likely to be unemployed
In Greece, 8.5% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Belgium, that number is 5.9% as of 2025.
be 34.6% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Greece, 18.8% live below the poverty line as of 2021. In Belgium, however, that number is 12.3% as of 2022.
make 2.3 times more money
Greece has a GDP per capita of $26,948 as of 2025, while in Belgium, the GDP per capita is $60,750 as of 2025.
Life
be 20.0% less likely to die during childbirth
In Greece, approximately 5.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Belgium, 4.0 women do as of 2023.
have 39.4% more children
In Greece, there are approximately 6.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Belgium, there are 9.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 11.0% more likely to have internet access
In Greece, approximately 86.3% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Belgium, about 95.8% do as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 85.8% more on education
Greece spends 3.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2022. Belgium spends 6.3% of total GDP on education as of 2022.
spend 28.7% more on healthcare
Greece spends 8.4% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Belgium, that number is 10.8% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 99.5% less coastline
Greece has a total of 13,676 km of coastline. In Belgium, that number is 66 km.
Safety
be 37.0% less likely to die in a road accident
In Greece, road accidents kill 7.3 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Belgium, they kill 4.6 per 100,000 as of 2021.
be 28.6% more likely to be murdered
Greece 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.
Infrastructure
use 51.5% more electricity
Greece uses 4,686 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2024. Belgium uses 7,099 kWh as of 2024.
live with 2.6 times more strain on fresh water
Greece withdraws 20% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Belgium withdraws 53% as of 2022.
Environment
be 34.8% less likely to die from air pollution
In Greece, air pollution causes 23.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Belgium, it causes 15.0 as of 2019.
emit 44.8% more CO2
Greece emits 5.0 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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