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Belgium vs Ireland

This page compares Belgium and Ireland 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 Ireland Detail
Death rate, crude (per 1,000 people) 9.50 6.50 Compare →
Birth rate, crude (per 1,000 people) 9.20 10.00 Compare →
Population ages 0-14, female 927,205.00 488,959.00 Compare →
Population, male (% of total population) 49.31 49.50 Compare →
Rural population (% of total population) 12.39 35.65 Compare →
Mortality rate, adult, male (per 1,000 male adults) 73.08 72.80 Compare →
Life expectancy at birth, male (years) 80.30 81.40 Compare →
Urban population growth (annual %) 0.74 1.93 Compare →
Population, male 5.85M 2.67M Compare →
Population ages 15-64, total 7.52M 3.54M Compare →
Age dependency ratio, old (% of working-age population) 32.40 24.24 Compare →
Population ages 65 and above, male (% of male population) 18.66 15.09 Compare →
Population ages 15-64 (% of total population) 63.45 65.55 Compare →
Population ages 65 and above, male 1.09M 403,107.00 Compare →
Urban population 10.39M 3.47M Compare →
Mortality rate, adult, female (per 1,000 female adults) 43.50 44.09 Compare →
Population, female (% of total population) 50.69 50.50 Compare →
Rural population 1.47M 1.92M Compare →
Population ages 65 and above, total 2.44M 857,503.00 Compare →
Age dependency ratio, young (% of working-age population) 25.21 28.31 Compare →
Population ages 15-64, male (% of male population) 64.76 65.73 Compare →
Population ages 0-14, female (% of female population) 15.42 17.94 Compare →
Sex ratio at birth (male births per female births) 1.05 1.06 Compare →
Survival to age 65, male (% of cohort) 87.65 89.25 Compare →
Life expectancy at birth, female (years) 84.40 84.70 Compare →
Fertility rate, total (births per woman) 1.44 1.47 Compare →
Urban population (% of total population) 87.61 64.35 Compare →
Population ages 0-14, total 1.90M 1.00M Compare →
Population ages 65 and above, female (% of female population) 22.41 16.68 Compare →
Survival to age 65, female (% of cohort) 92.37 93.41 Compare →
Population, total 11.86M 5.40M Compare →
Age dependency ratio (% of working-age population) 57.61 52.55 Compare →
Population growth (annual %) 0.67 1.57 Compare →
Population ages 15-64, female (% of female population) 62.17 65.38 Compare →
Population ages 0-14, male (% of male population) 16.58 19.18 Compare →
Population, female 6.01M 2.72M Compare →
Population ages 65 and above, female 1.35M 454,396.00 Compare →
Population ages 15-64, female 3.74M 1.78M Compare →
Life expectancy at birth, total (years) 82.30 83.01 Compare →
Population ages 0-14, male 969,713.00 512,256.00 Compare →
Adolescent fertility rate (births per 1,000 women ages 15-19) 3.50 4.01 Compare →
Net migration 31,989.00 35,417.00 Compare →
Population ages 15-64, male 3.79M 1.76M Compare →
Population ages 65 and above (% of total population) 20.56 15.89 Compare →
Population ages 0-14 (% of total population) 16.00 18.56 Compare →
International migrant stock (% of population) 20.00 23.10 Compare →

Environment

Indicator Belgium Ireland Detail
Population density (people per sq. km of land area) 386.30 77.10 Compare →

Agriculture

Indicator Belgium Ireland Detail
Surface area (sq. km) 30,689.00 70,280.00 Compare →
Rural land area where elevation is below 5 meters (sq. km) 1,125.60 1,358.49 Compare →
Rural land area where elevation is below 5 meters (% of total land area) 3.69 1.97 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.