Quality of life comparison

live 4.6 years longer

In Croatia, the average life expectancy is 77 years (74 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2022. In Belgium, that number is 82 years (79 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2022.

make 55.4% more money

Croatia has a GDP per capita of $34,300 as of 2022, while in Belgium, the GDP per capita is $53,300 as of 2022.

be 20.1% less likely to be unemployed

In Croatia, 7.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Belgium, that number is 5.6% as of 2022.

be 26.7% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Croatia, 18.0% live below the poverty line as of 2021. In Belgium, however, that number is 13.2% as of 2021.

pay a 13.8% higher top tax rate

Croatia has a top tax rate of 47.2% as of 2016. In Belgium, the top tax rate is 53.7% as of 2016.

be 63.5% less likely to die during infancy

In Croatia, approximately 8.7 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 27.1% more children

In Croatia, there are approximately 8.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Belgium, there are 10.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 12.3% more likely to have internet access

In Croatia, approximately 81.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Belgium, about 91.0% do as of 2021.

spend 21.8% more on education

Croatia spends 5.5% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Belgium spends 6.7% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

spend 42.3% more on healthcare

Croatia spends 7.8% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Belgium, that number is 11.1% of GDP as of 2020.

see 98.9% less coastline

Croatia has a total of 5,835 km of coastline. In Belgium, that number is 66 km.