Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Belgium instead of Russia, you would:
Health
live 9.4 years longer
In Russia, the average life expectancy is 72 years (67 years for men, 78 years for women) as of 2022. In Belgium, that number is 82 years (79 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
make 51.3% more money
Russia has a GDP per capita of $41,700 as of 2024, while in Belgium, the GDP per capita is $63,100 as of 2024.
be 2.1 times more likely to be unemployed
In Russia, 2.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2024. In Belgium, that number is 5.5% as of 2024.
pay a 4.1 times higher top tax rate
Russia has a top tax rate of 13.0% as of 2016. In Belgium, the top tax rate is 53.7% as of 2016.
Life
be 55.6% less likely to die during childbirth
In Russia, approximately 9.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2023. In Belgium, 4.0 women do as of 2023.
be 50.3% less likely to die during infancy
In Russia, approximately 6.4 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.
Expenditures
spend 81.1% more on education
Russia spends 3.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Belgium spends 6.7% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 46.1% more on healthcare
Russia spends 7.6% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Belgium, that number is 11.1% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 99.8% less coastline
Russia has a total of 37,653 km of coastline. In Belgium, that number is 66 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: Federal Tax Service of Russia, The World Factbook, Service Public Fédéral Finances.
Belgium: At a glance
How big is Belgium compared to Russia? See an in-depth size comparison.