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Belgium vs Iran: Compare Statistics

Side-by-side comparison of 121 key metrics across economy, population, geography, and more — latest data through 2026.

Belgium
bel
Leads on 64 of 121 metrics
Iran
irn
Leads on 47 of 121 metrics

Summary

Comparing Belgium and Iran: Belgium leads on Refined Petroleum Products Production (731,700) against Iran (1.76); Belgium leads on Refined Petroleum Products Consumption (648,600) against Iran (1.80); Belgium leads on Oil Consumption (622,600) against Iran (1.84). Across 121 compared metrics, Belgium wins on 64 and Iran wins on 47.

  • Communications: 7 metrics compared
  • Economy: 50 metrics compared
  • Environment: 7 metrics compared
  • Geography: 6 metrics compared
  • Government: 4 metrics compared
  • Health: 11 metrics compared
  • Military and Security: 1 metric compared
  • People and Society: 30 metrics compared
  • Transportation: 5 metrics compared

Communications

7 metrics
Metric🇧🇪 Belgium🇮🇷 IranShare
Internet Penetration Rate (%)95.78 %★85.34 %
Internet Usage Rate by Country (% of Population)94.63 %★79.63 %
Internet Userspercent of population: 95% (2023 est.)percent of population: 80% (2023 est.)
Press Freedom Index Score80.12 points★16.22 points
Radios8.0817★
Televisions4.72★4.61
Waterways2,043★850

Economy

50 metrics
Metric🇧🇪 Belgium🇮🇷 IranShare
Agriculture Value Added as a Share of GDP by Country4.31B $58.51B $★
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Country in Current US Dollars742.86B $★584.26B $
AI Investment (% of GDP)24.5 %44.35 %★
Central Bank Discount Rate (%)0 %NA
Coal Revenue00.01★
Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate (%)2.08 %18 %★
Current Health Expenditure (% of GDP)10.3 % of GDP★8.7 % of GDP
Ease of Doing Business Index75★67.8
Electricity Consumption82.16236.3★
Electricity Exports8.47★6.82
Electricity from Fossil Fuels3584★
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants115★
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels28★1
Electricity from Other Renewables36★0
Electricity Imports14.65★4.22
Electricity Installed Capacity21.5677.6★
Electricity Production79.83272.3★
Energy Consumption per Capita (USD)190.42 USD per capita★160.78 USD per capita
Gini Index Coefficient26.435.9★
Gross Fixed Investment22.131.2★
Gross National Saving24.537.9★
Industrial Production Growth Rate (%)-0.6 %2.8 %★
Inflation Rate (Consumer Prices)3.1 %★32.5 %
Military Expenditures (% of GDP)2 % of GDP2 % of GDP
Natural Gas Consumption17.61206.9★
Natural Gas Exports736.2★11.64
Natural Gas Imports18.09★3.99
Natural Gas Production0214.5★
Natural Gas Proved Reserves033.72★
Number of AI Patents Filed8 patents★1 patents
Oil Consumption622,600★1.85
Oil Exports353,000★2.52
Oil Imports1.01297,100★
Oil Production11,220★4.25
Oil Proved Reserves0137★
Population Below Poverty Line14.8 people★18.7 people
Public Debt92.539.5★
Real GDP Growth Rate (USD)1 USD3 USD★
Refined Petroleum Products Consumption648,600★1.8
Refined Petroleum Products Exports680,800★397,200
Refined Petroleum Products Imports601,400★64,160
Refined Petroleum Products Production731,700★1.76
Remittances2.3★0
Revenue from Forest Resources0.02★0.01
Robotics Research Funding3.41 USD★0.73 USD
Share of population in poverty ($3 a day)0.09★2.49
Taxes and Other Revenues23.09★17.3
Top Exporting Countries532.22B USD★111.93B USD
Unemployment Rate5.5 %★9.2 %
Youth Labor Force Participation Rate54.27 %40.97 %★

Environment

7 metrics
Metric🇧🇪 Belgium🇮🇷 IranShare
Annual CO₂ Emissions Growth (abs)752,840★2.96M
Carbon Dioxide Emissions112.08★823.36
Continental Shelfnot specific;not specific;
Population Distributionmost of the population is concentrated in the northern two thirds of the country; the southeast is more thinly populated; considered to have one of the highest population densities in the world, with approximately 97% living in urban areaspopulation is concentrated in the north, northwest, and west, reflecting the position of the Zagros and Elburz Mountains; the vast, dry areas in the center and eastern parts of the country, around the deserts of the Dasht-e Kavir and Dasht-e Lut, have a m
Protected Land Area for Adaptation16.63 sq km★7.96 sq km
Total Renewable Groundwater Resources by Country0.9 Cubic meters per year49.3 Cubic meters per year★
Total Renewable Water Resources18.3137★

Geography

6 metrics
Metric🇧🇪 Belgium🇮🇷 IranShare
Percentage of land area by degree of urbanization22.29 %★1.23 %
Above-Ground Biomass in Forest (tonnes/ha)172.3★137.67
Agricultural land13,716.58 sq. km472,428 sq. km★
Coastline Length (km)66.5 km2,440 km★
Dam capacity per capita12.18 cubic meters per inhabitant477.98 cubic meters per inhabitant★
Irrigated Land5779,721★

Government

4 metrics
Metric🇧🇪 Belgium🇮🇷 IranShare
Rule of Law Index by Country88.74 %★10.13 %
Administrative Divisions331★
Independence4★1
Suffrage Participation Rate1818

Health

11 metrics
Metric🇧🇪 Belgium🇮🇷 IranShare
Access to Safe Drinking Water99.55 %★94.41 %
Diabetes Deaths Per 100,000 (Age-Std)9.2★35.66
Diabetes Prevalence (% of Population)5.99★
Health Care Spending per Capita8,638.85 USD★1,193.5 USD
Health Expenditure (% of GDP)11 % of GDP★5.8 % of GDP
HIV/AIDS Adult Prevalence RateNA(2021 est.) <0.1%
Hospital Bed Density5.5 people/sq km★1.9 people/sq km
Maternal Mortality Ratio (%)4 %★16 %
Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate (%)22.1 %★25.8 %
People Living With HIV/AIDSNA54,000
Underweight Children Under 50.3★4.3

Military and Security

1 metric
Metric🇧🇪 Belgium🇮🇷 IranShare
Total Armed Forces Personnel (PPP)24,000650,000★

People and Society

30 metrics
Metric🇧🇪 Belgium🇮🇷 IranShare
Currently married (Percent)50.3 %67.96 %★
Human Capital Index0.77★0.61
Life expectancy at birth84.77 years★81.67 years
Median age of population42.19 years★34.48 years
Population Change7,999.1 persons782,588.4 persons★
Population density390.59 per sq. km57.41 per sq. km★
Total population11.78M persons93.27M persons★
Academic Freedom Index0.95★0.06
Average Female Breast Size by Country: Worldwide Data & RankingsA-B★A
Birth Rate (%)9.09 %11.24 %★
Contraceptive Prevalence Rate66.7 %NA
Death Rate (%)9.55 %4.42 %★
Education Expenditure (% of GDP)6.3 % of GDP★2.8 % of GDP
Female population of reproductive age2.54M persons24.90M persons★
Labor Force Participation Rate5.4228.58★
Learning-adjusted years of school11.22 years★8.35 years
Length of paid parental leave for mother120 days★0 days
Major Urban Areas Population2.12 people9.5 people★
Mean Male Height (cm)181.7★173.57
Military Manpower at Military Age1921★
Military Service Age and Obligation18★16
Percentage of population by degree of urbanization79.32 %84.83 %★
Physician Density6.53 people/sq km★1.81 people/sq km
Population Growth Rate0.45 %★-0.87 %
Population living in slums0 %43.64 %★
Total deaths116,107.9 persons★390,941 persons
Total demand for family planning (Percent)66.05 %★59.47 %
Total fertility rate1.29 per woman1.66 per woman★
Total net-migration30,580.2 persons66,609.8 persons★
Under-five mortality rate3.23 per live births★9.78 per live births

Transportation

5 metrics
Metric🇧🇪 Belgium🇮🇷 IranShare
Air Travel Trips Per Capita (PPP)1.32★0.21
Airports48177★
Annual Human Space Visits (Total)00
Civil Air Travel4748★
Heliports112★90

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