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Belgium vs Russia: Compare Statistics

Side-by-side comparison of 112 key metrics across economy, population, geography, and more — latest data through 2026.

Belgium
bel
Leads on 47 of 112 metrics
Russia
rus
Leads on 56 of 112 metrics

Summary

Comparing Belgium and Russia: Belgium leads on Refined Petroleum Products Exports (680,800) against Russia (2.67); Belgium leads on Oil Consumption (622,600) against Russia (2.94); Belgium leads on Refined Petroleum Products Consumption (648,600) against Russia (3.65). Across 112 compared metrics, Belgium wins on 47 and Russia wins on 56.

  • Communications: 6 metrics compared
  • Economy: 45 metrics compared
  • Environment: 5 metrics compared
  • Geography: 6 metrics compared
  • Government: 4 metrics compared
  • Health: 10 metrics compared
  • Military and Security: 1 metric compared
  • People and Society: 30 metrics compared
  • Transportation: 5 metrics compared

Communications

6 metrics
Metric🇧🇪 Belgium🇷🇺 RussiaShare
Internet Usage Rate by Country (% of Population)95.78 %★94.37 %
Internet Userspercent of population: 95% (2023 est.)percent of population: 92% (2023 est.)
Press Freedom Index Score80.12 points★24.57 points
Radios8.0861.5★
Televisions4.7260.5★
Waterways2,043102,000★

Economy

45 metrics
Metric🇧🇪 Belgium🇷🇺 RussiaShare
Agriculture Value Added as a Share of GDP by Country4.31B $111.04B $★
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Country in Current US Dollars742.86B $2.61T $★
Central Bank Discount Rate (%)0 %10 %★
Coal Revenue00.53★
Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate (%)2.08 %10.55 %★
Current Health Expenditure (% of GDP)10.3 % of GDP★5.3 % of GDP
Ease of Doing Business Index7593.1★
Electricity Consumption82.16909.6★
Electricity Exports8.4713.13★
Electricity from Fossil Fuels3568★
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants121★
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels28★11
Electricity from Other Renewables36★1
Electricity Imports14.65★3.19
Electricity Installed Capacity21.56244.9★
Electricity Production79.83★1.03
Energy Consumption per Capita (USD)190.42 USD per capita224.86 USD per capita★
Gini Index Coefficient26.435.1★
Gross Fixed Investment22.123.2★
Gross National Saving24.526.5★
Industrial Production Growth Rate (%)-0.6 %4.1 %★
Inflation Rate (Consumer Prices)3.1 %★6.7 %
Military Expenditures (% of GDP)2 % of GDP7 % of GDP★
Natural Gas Consumption17.61467.5★
Natural Gas Exports736.2★210.2
Natural Gas Imports18.09★15.77
Natural Gas Production0665.6★
Natural Gas Proved Reserves047.8★
Oil Consumption622,600★2.94
Oil Exports353,000★7.3
Oil Imports1.0142,750★
Oil Production11,220★10.13
Oil Proved Reserves060★
Population Below Poverty Line12.3 people12.1 people★
Public Debt92.518.5★
Real GDP Growth Rate (USD)1 USD4.3 USD★
Refined Petroleum Products Consumption648,600★3.65
Refined Petroleum Products Exports680,800★2.67
Refined Petroleum Products Imports601,400★41,920
Refined Petroleum Products Production731,700★6.08
Remittances2.3★0.1
Revenue from Forest Resources0.020.29★
Share of population in poverty ($3 a day)0.090.04★
Taxes and Other Revenues22.7★12.1
Unemployment Rate5.5 %2.6 %★

Environment

5 metrics
Metric🇧🇪 Belgium🇷🇺 RussiaShare
Annual CO₂ Emissions Growth (abs)752,840★47.39M
Carbon Dioxide Emissions112.081.84★
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 heavily concentrated in the westernmost fifth of the country, extending from the Baltic Sea south to the Caspian Sea, and eastward parallel to the Kazakh border; elsewhere, sizeable population pockets are isolated and generally found in the
Total Renewable Groundwater Resources by Country0.9 Cubic meters per year788 Cubic meters per year★
Total Renewable Water Resources18.3★4.53

Geography

6 metrics
Metric🇧🇪 Belgium🇷🇺 RussiaShare
Percentage of land area by degree of urbanization22.29 %★0.29 %
Above-Ground Biomass in Forest (tonnes/ha)172.3★77.33
Agricultural land13,716.58 sq. km2.15M sq. km★
Coastline Length (km)66.5 km37,653 km★
Dam capacity per capita12.18 cubic meters per inhabitant5,538.47 cubic meters per inhabitant★
Irrigated Land5743,000★

Government

4 metrics
Metric🇧🇪 Belgium🇷🇺 RussiaShare
Rule of Law Index by Country88.74 %★1.68 %
Administrative Divisions346★
Independence425★
Suffrage Participation Rate1818

Health

10 metrics
Metric🇧🇪 Belgium🇷🇺 RussiaShare
Diabetes Deaths Per 100,000 (Age-Std)8.88★17.03
Diabetes Prevalence (% of Population)5.95.9
Health Expenditure (% of GDP)11 % of GDP★7.4 % of GDP
HIV/AIDS Adult Prevalence RateNANA
Hospital Bed Density5.5 people/sq km7 people/sq km★
Maternal Mortality Ratio (%)4 %★9 %
Mean Age at First Birth29.2★25.2
Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate (%)22.1 %★23.1 %
People Living With HIV/AIDSNA1
Underweight Children Under 51NA

Military and Security

1 metric
Metric🇧🇪 Belgium🇷🇺 RussiaShare
Total Armed Forces Personnel (PPP)24,0001.45M★

People and Society

30 metrics
Metric🇧🇪 Belgium🇷🇺 RussiaShare
Currently married (Percent)50.3 %53.91 %★
Human Capital Index0.770.77★
Life expectancy at birth84.77 years★81.33 years
Median age of population42.19 years★40.61 years
Population Change7,999.1 persons★-917,387.6 persons
Population density390.59 per sq. km8.78 per sq. km★
Total population11.78M persons143.17M persons★
Academic Freedom Index0.95★0.18
Average Female Breast Size by Country: Worldwide Data & RankingsA-BB-C★
Birth Rate (%)9.09 %★8.27 %
Contraceptive Prevalence Rate66.7 %68 %★
Death Rate (%)9.55 %★13.93 %
Education Expenditure (% of GDP)6.3 % of GDP★4.2 % of GDP
Female population of reproductive age2.54M persons33.21M persons★
Labor Force Participation Rate5.4272.52★
Learning-adjusted years of school11.22 years12.66 years★
Length of paid parental leave for mother120 days★0 days
Major Urban Areas Population2.12 people12.68 people★
Mean Male Height (cm)181.7★176.46
Military Manpower at Military Age19★18
Military Service Age and Obligation1818
Percentage of population by degree of urbanization79.32 %★79.31 %
Physician Density6.53 people/sq km★5.11 people/sq km
Population Growth Rate0.45 %★-0.49 %
Population living in slums0 %2.46 %★
Total deaths116,107.9 persons★1.62M persons
Total demand for family planning (Percent)66.05 %★56.39 %
Total fertility rate1.29 per woman1.44 per woman★
Total net-migration30,580.2 persons★-487,124.9 persons
Under-five mortality rate3.23 per live births★4.79 per live births

Transportation

5 metrics
Metric🇧🇪 Belgium🇷🇺 RussiaShare
Air Travel Trips Per Capita (PPP)1.32★0.65
Airports48905★
Annual Human Space Visits (Total)02★
Civil Air Travel47NA major transport aircraft
Heliports112494★

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