Quality of life comparison

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

Health

be 68.8% less likely to be obese

In Niue, 66.9% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Belgium, that number is 20.9% of people as of 2024.

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have 95.5% more access to essential health services

Niue scores 44 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Belgium scores 86 as of 2021.

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Basic Needs

be 20.3% more likely to have internet access

In Niue, approximately 79.6% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Belgium, about 95.8% do as of 2024.

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Expenditures

spend 38.5% more on healthcare

Niue spends 7.8% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Belgium, that number is 10.8% of GDP as of 2023.

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Sources: World Health Organization (2024), United Nations SDG Indicators (2021), The World Factbook (2020–2021), World Bank (2023–2024). How we calculate this

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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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