Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Belgium instead of Norway, you would:
Economy
make 24.2% less money
Norway has a GDP per capita of $63,600 as of 2020, while in Belgium, the GDP per capita is $48,200 as of 2020.
be 44.1% more likely to be unemployed
In Norway, 3.7% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Belgium, that number is 5.4% as of 2019.
be 16.5% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Norway, 12.7% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Belgium, however, that number is 14.8% as of 2018.
pay a 39.4% higher top tax rate
Norway has a top tax rate of 38.5% as of 2017. In Belgium, the top tax rate is 53.7% as of 2016.
Life
be 2.5 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Norway, approximately 2.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Belgium, 5.0 women do as of 2017.
be 38.1% more likely to die during infancy
In Norway, approximately 2.3 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 10.2% fewer children
In Norway, there are approximately 12.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2020. In Belgium, there are 10.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 15.8% less on education
Norway spends 7.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Belgium spends 6.4% of total GDP on education as of 2018.
Geography
see 99.7% less coastline
Norway has a total of 25,148 km of coastline. In Belgium, that number is 66 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: Service Public Fédéral Finances, The World Factbook, Norwegian Tax Administration.
Belgium: At a glance
How big is Belgium compared to Norway? See an in-depth size comparison.