Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Belgium instead of Portugal, you would:
Economy
make 49.7% more money
Portugal has a GDP per capita of $32,200 as of 2020, while in Belgium, the GDP per capita is $48,200 as of 2020.
be 18.2% less likely to be unemployed
In Portugal, 6.5% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Belgium, that number is 5.4% as of 2019.
be 14.0% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Portugal, 17.2% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Belgium, however, that number is 14.8% as of 2018.
Life
be 37.5% less likely to die during childbirth
In Portugal, approximately 8.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Belgium, 5.0 women do as of 2017.
have 35.2% more children
In Portugal, there are approximately 8.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2020. In Belgium, there are 10.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 27.6% more likely to die during infancy
In Portugal, approximately 2.5 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.
Basic Needs
be 17.9% more likely to have internet access
In Portugal, approximately 78.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Belgium, about 92.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 36.2% more on education
Portugal spends 4.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Belgium spends 6.4% of total GDP on education as of 2018.
spend 12.6% more on healthcare
Portugal spends 9.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Belgium, that number is 10.7% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 96.3% less coastline
Portugal has a total of 1,793 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
How big is Belgium compared to Portugal? See an in-depth size comparison.