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Belgium vs Germany

This page compares Belgium and Germany across 50 key World Bank indicators, grouped by category. Pick any indicator below to see the full side-by-side trend, ranking, and difference.

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Health & Population

Indicator Belgium Germany Detail
Death rate, crude (per 1,000 people) 9.50 12.10 Compare →
Birth rate, crude (per 1,000 people) 9.20 8.10 Compare →
Population ages 0-14, female 927,205.00 5.65M Compare →
Population, male (% of total population) 49.31 49.38 Compare →
Rural population (% of total population) 12.39 17.98 Compare →
Mortality rate, adult, male (per 1,000 male adults) 73.08 85.01 Compare →
Life expectancy at birth, male (years) 80.30 78.50 Compare →
Urban population growth (annual %) 0.74 0.42 Compare →
Population, male 5.85M 41.24M Compare →
Population ages 15-64, total 7.52M 52.53M Compare →
Age dependency ratio, old (% of working-age population) 32.40 36.88 Compare →
Population ages 65 and above, male (% of male population) 18.66 20.84 Compare →
Population ages 15-64 (% of total population) 63.45 62.89 Compare →
Population ages 65 and above, male 1.09M 8.59M Compare →
Urban population 10.39M 68.50M Compare →
Mortality rate, adult, female (per 1,000 female adults) 43.50 46.20 Compare →
Population, female (% of total population) 50.69 50.62 Compare →
Rural population 1.47M 15.02M Compare →
Population ages 65 and above, total 2.44M 19.37M Compare →
Age dependency ratio, young (% of working-age population) 25.21 22.12 Compare →
Population ages 15-64, male (% of male population) 64.76 64.70 Compare →
Population ages 0-14, female (% of female population) 15.42 13.37 Compare →
Sex ratio at birth (male births per female births) 1.05 1.06 Compare →
Survival to age 65, male (% of cohort) 87.65 86.35 Compare →
Life expectancy at birth, female (years) 84.40 83.20 Compare →
Fertility rate, total (births per woman) 1.44 1.36 Compare →
Urban population (% of total population) 87.61 82.02 Compare →
Population ages 0-14, total 1.90M 11.62M Compare →
Population ages 65 and above, female (% of female population) 22.41 25.50 Compare →
Survival to age 65, female (% of cohort) 92.37 92.36 Compare →
Population, total 11.86M 83.52M Compare →
Age dependency ratio (% of working-age population) 57.61 59.00 Compare →
Population growth (annual %) 0.67 0.27 Compare →
Population ages 15-64, female (% of female population) 62.17 61.13 Compare →
Population ages 0-14, male (% of male population) 16.58 14.46 Compare →
Population, female 6.01M 42.27M Compare →
Population ages 65 and above, female 1.35M 10.78M Compare →
Population ages 15-64, female 3.74M 25.84M Compare →
Life expectancy at birth, total (years) 82.30 80.79 Compare →
Population ages 0-14, male 969,713.00 5.96M Compare →
Adolescent fertility rate (births per 1,000 women ages 15-19) 3.50 5.24 Compare →
Net migration 31,989.00 -334,072.00 Compare →
Population ages 15-64, male 3.79M 26.68M Compare →
Population ages 65 and above (% of total population) 20.56 23.20 Compare →
Population ages 0-14 (% of total population) 16.00 13.91 Compare →
International migrant stock (% of population) 20.00 19.80 Compare →

Environment

Indicator Belgium Germany Detail
Population density (people per sq. km of land area) 386.30 238.35 Compare →

Agriculture

Indicator Belgium Germany Detail
Surface area (sq. km) 30,689.00 357,680.00 Compare →
Rural land area where elevation is below 5 meters (sq. km) 1,125.60 10,850.45 Compare →
Rural land area where elevation is below 5 meters (% of total land area) 3.69 3.07 Compare →

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Source: World Bank Open Data, CC BY 4.0. Values shown are the most recent reported year for each indicator and may differ between countries.