Quality of life comparison

live 8.8 years longer

In Indonesia, the average life expectancy is 73 years (71 years for men, 75 years for women) as of 2022. In Belgium, that number is 82 years (79 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2022.

be 3.2 times more likely to be obese

In Indonesia, 6.9% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Belgium, that number is 22.1% of people as of 2016.

make 4.2 times more money

Indonesia has a GDP per capita of $11,400 as of 2020, while in Belgium, the GDP per capita is $48,200 as of 2020.

be 57.4% more likely to live below the poverty line

In Indonesia, 9.4% live below the poverty line as of 2019. In Belgium, however, that number is 14.8% as of 2018.

pay a 79.0% higher top tax rate

Indonesia has a top tax rate of 30.0% as of 2016. In Belgium, the top tax rate is 53.7% as of 2016.

be 97.2% less likely to die during childbirth

In Indonesia, approximately 177.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Belgium, 5.0 women do as of 2017.

be 83.8% less likely to die during infancy

In Indonesia, approximately 19.7 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 28.5% fewer children

In Indonesia, there are approximately 15.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Belgium, there are 10.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.

be 70.4% more likely to have internet access

In Indonesia, approximately 54.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Belgium, about 92.0% do as of 2020.

spend 2.3 times more on education

Indonesia spends 2.8% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Belgium spends 6.4% of total GDP on education as of 2018.

spend 3.7 times more on healthcare

Indonesia spends 2.9% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Belgium, that number is 10.7% of GDP as of 2019.

see 99.9% less coastline

Indonesia has a total of 54,716 km of coastline. In Belgium, that number is 66 km.