Belgium vs China statistics compared

Belgium has a population of 11.9M (ranked 82/197), compared with 1.41B in China (ranked 2/197). Belgium's land area is 11,774 sq mi versus 3,624,808 sq mi for China (ranked 136th vs. 2nd).

By GDP, Belgium ranks 23/197 ($665B) and China ranks 2/197 ($18.7T). By GDP per capita, Belgium ranks 17/197 ($55,955), while China ranks 76/197 ($13,303).

Belgium and China: Comparison Charts

Belgium and China economies compared

GDP

Belgium

China

Table

Year	GDP
	Belgium	China
1960	$11,810,619,368	$59,846,235,025
1961	$12,561,701,694	$50,162,299,350
1962	$13,436,827,167	$47,310,737,754
1963	$14,445,805,381	$50,812,227,919
1964	$16,168,044,450	$59,821,862,703
1965	$17,597,783,297	$70,565,994,356
1966	$18,894,891,312	$76,854,053,259
1967	$20,252,508,995	$73,011,350,596
1968	$21,654,856,965	$70,980,323,819
1969	$24,019,653,475	$79,847,786,729
1970	$26,706,196,047	$92,752,930,873
1971	$29,821,661,870	$99,959,013,880
1972	$37,209,418,019	$113,871,930,714
1973	$47,743,801,490	$138,764,340,892
1974	$56,033,077,879	$144,418,433,058
1975	$65,678,189,097	$163,687,619,736
1976	$71,113,882,968	$154,196,810,059
1977	$82,839,905,459	$175,226,595,860
1978	$101,246,526,194	$149,788,617,886
1979	$116,315,456,797	$178,573,913,043
1980	$126,829,314,388	$191,487,500,000
1981	$104,730,018,470	$196,218,253,968
1982	$92,095,926,188	$205,480,916,031
1983	$87,184,239,053	$231,130,268,199
1984	$83,349,530,159	$260,442,857,143
1985	$86,268,264,148	$310,064,625,850
1986	$120,018,787,249	$301,310,144,928
1987	$149,394,404,106	$273,455,156,951
1988	$162,299,103,675	$312,888,888,889
1989	$164,221,056,511	$348,380,566,802
1990	$205,331,747,948	$361,560,229,446
1991	$210,510,999,409	$384,510,452,962
1992	$234,781,652,447	$428,502,354,788
1993	$224,721,795,709	$446,557,291,212
1994	$244,884,129,491	$566,929,539,493
1995	$288,025,588,396	$738,190,896,228
1996	$279,201,433,225	$868,523,936,530
1997	$252,708,051,421	$967,753,570,435
1998	$258,528,339,631	$1,037,134,141,760
1999	$258,245,733,221	$1,103,843,203,576
2000	$236,792,460,312	$1,223,754,919,971
2001	$236,746,141,604	$1,355,036,590,252
2002	$258,383,599,375	$1,489,821,682,051
2003	$318,082,528,507	$1,683,903,309,844
2004	$369,214,712,443	$1,984,196,551,300
2005	$385,714,762,230	$2,317,551,298,052
2006	$408,259,840,869	$2,791,498,472,804
2007	$470,922,156,309	$3,604,055,822,572
2008	$517,328,087,920	$4,667,346,414,522
2009	$485,014,525,992	$5,189,577,094,998
2010	$481,556,503,720	$6,192,564,874,453
2011	$527,196,649,049	$7,671,757,207,851
2012	$498,414,364,945	$8,673,664,713,189
2013	$524,097,026,599	$9,743,124,247,267
2014	$537,987,419,164	$10,674,533,168,257
2015	$461,044,767,545	$11,280,814,787,469
2016	$474,271,566,740	$11,456,024,084,962
2017	$500,908,767,352	$12,537,559,062,283
2018	$542,638,913,428	$14,147,765,772,964
2019	$536,726,344,405	$14,560,167,101,283
2020	$529,694,473,502	$14,996,414,166,715
2021	$598,522,422,242	$18,201,698,719,564
2022	$593,614,574,326	$18,316,765,021,690
2023	$644,655,275,112	$18,270,356,654,533
2024	$664,564,181,487	$18,743,803,170,827

Belgium and China economies compared

GDP per capita

Belgium

China

Table

Year	GDP per capita
	Belgium	China
1960	$1,290	$89.7
1961	$1,368	$76
1962	$1,457	$71.1
1963	$1,555	$74.5
1964	$1,724	$85.7
1965	$1,860	$98.7
1966	$1,983	$104.5
1967	$2,114	$96.8
1968	$2,251	$91.6
1969	$2,490	$100.3
1970	$2,766	$113.3
1971	$3,083	$118.8
1972	$3,832	$132.1
1973	$4,901	$157.3
1974	$5,734	$160.4
1975	$6,701	$178.6
1976	$7,243	$165.7
1977	$8,427	$185.7
1978	$10,290	$156.7
1979	$11,811	$184.3
1980	$12,864	$195.1
1981	$10,623	$197.4
1982	$9,344	$203.7
1983	$8,846	$225.9
1984	$8,457	$251.2
1985	$8,751	$295
1986	$12,170	$282.4
1987	$15,136	$252.3
1988	$16,391	$284
1989	$16,525	$311
1990	$20,600	$319
1991	$21,042	$334
1992	$23,373	$368
1993	$22,284	$379
1994	$24,209	$476
1995	$28,414	$613
1996	$27,490	$713
1997	$24,821	$787
1998	$25,338	$835
1999	$25,253	$881
2000	$23,099	$969
2001	$23,015	$1,065
2002	$25,006	$1,164
2003	$30,655	$1,307
2004	$35,429	$1,531
2005	$36,810	$1,778
2006	$38,705	$2,129
2007	$44,319	$2,735
2008	$48,303	$3,523
2009	$44,923	$3,898
2010	$44,197	$4,629
2011	$47,761	$5,704
2012	$44,874	$6,405
2013	$46,965	$7,147
2014	$47,996	$7,781
2015	$40,894	$8,175
2016	$41,855	$8,255
2017	$44,035	$8,980
2018	$47,487	$10,086
2019	$46,717	$10,343
2020	$45,906	$10,627
2021	$51,658	$12,887
2022	$50,822	$12,971
2023	$54,690	$12,951
2024	$55,955	$13,303

Belgium vs. China life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy

Belgium

China

Table

Year	Life expectancy, years
	Belgium	China
1950	66.3	43.8
1951	66.7	44.6
1952	68	45.3
1953	68.4	45.9
1954	68.6	46.8
1955	68.5	47.2
1956	68.8	47.8
1957	69.2	48.4
1958	69.9	48.8
1959	70.3	40.2
1960	69.6	33.4
1961	70.5	40.2
1962	70.2	51
1963	70	51.7
1964	70.7	52.3
1965	70.6	53
1966	70.6	53.7
1967	70.9	54.4
1968	70.6	55.2
1969	70.7	56
1970	70.9	56.8
1971	71.1	57.7
1972	71.4	58.6
1973	71.6	59.5
1974	72	60.2
1975	72	61
1976	72.1	61.2
1977	72.8	62.5
1978	72.7	63.1
1979	73.2	63.7
1980	73.2	64.2
1981	73.7	64.8
1982	73.9	65.2
1983	73.9	65.7
1984	74.4	66.1
1985	74.5	66.5
1986	74.7	66.9
1987	75.3	67.3
1988	75.6	67.6
1989	75.6	67.9
1990	76.1	68.2
1991	76.2	68.6
1992	76.4	69.1
1993	76.4	69.5
1994	76.7	69.8
1995	76.8	70.4
1996	77.2	70.8
1997	77.4	71.2
1998	77.5	71.6
1999	77.6	72
2000	77.8	72.3
2001	78.1	72.7
2002	78.2	73
2003	78.3	73.4
2004	79	73.7
2005	79.1	74.1
2006	79.4	74.4
2007	79.5	74.8
2008	79.6	74.8
2009	79.8	75.3
2010	80	75.7
2011	80.4	75.9
2012	80.3	76.2
2013	80.5	76.5
2014	81.1	76.7
2015	80.9	77
2016	81.3	77.2
2017	81.4	77.2
2018	81.5	77.7
2019	81.8	77.9
2020	80.8	78
2021	81.7	78.1
2022	81.2	78.2
2023	82.1	78
2024	82.3	78
2025	82.4	78.4

Belgium and China population clocks and comparison

Population

Belgium

China

Table

Year	Population
	Belgium	China
1960	9,153,489	667,070,000
1961	9,183,948	660,330,000
1962	9,220,578	665,770,000
1963	9,289,770	682,335,000
1964	9,378,113	698,355,000
1965	9,463,667	715,185,000
1966	9,527,807	735,400,000
1967	9,580,991	754,550,000
1968	9,618,756	774,510,000
1969	9,646,032	796,025,000
1970	9,655,549	818,315,000
1971	9,673,162	841,105,000
1972	9,711,115	862,030,000
1973	9,741,720	881,940,000
1974	9,772,419	900,350,000
1975	9,800,700	916,395,000
1976	9,818,227	930,685,000
1977	9,830,358	943,455,000
1978	9,839,534	956,165,000
1979	9,848,382	969,005,000
1980	9,859,242	981,235,000
1981	9,858,982	993,885,000
1982	9,856,303	1,008,630,000
1983	9,855,520	1,023,310,000
1984	9,855,372	1,036,825,000
1985	9,858,308	1,051,040,000
1986	9,861,823	1,066,790,000
1987	9,870,234	1,084,035,000
1988	9,901,664	1,101,630,000
1989	9,937,697	1,118,650,000
1990	9,967,379	1,135,185,000
1991	10,004,486	1,150,780,000
1992	10,045,158	1,164,970,000
1993	10,084,475	1,178,440,000
1994	10,115,603	1,191,835,000
1995	10,136,811	1,204,855,000
1996	10,156,637	1,217,550,000
1997	10,181,245	1,230,075,000
1998	10,203,008	1,241,935,000
1999	10,226,419	1,252,735,000
2000	10,251,250	1,262,645,000
2001	10,286,570	1,271,850,000
2002	10,332,785	1,280,400,000
2003	10,376,133	1,288,400,000
2004	10,421,137	1,296,075,000
2005	10,478,617	1,303,720,000
2006	10,547,958	1,311,020,000
2007	10,625,700	1,317,885,000
2008	10,709,973	1,324,655,000
2009	10,796,493	1,331,260,000
2010	10,895,586	1,337,705,000
2011	11,038,264	1,345,035,000
2012	11,106,932	1,354,190,000
2013	11,159,407	1,363,240,000
2014	11,209,057	1,371,860,000
2015	11,274,196	1,379,860,000
2016	11,331,422	1,387,790,000
2017	11,375,158	1,396,215,000
2018	11,427,054	1,402,760,000
2019	11,488,980	1,407,745,000
2020	11,538,604	1,411,100,000
2021	11,586,195	1,412,360,000
2022	11,680,210	1,412,175,000
2023	11,787,423	1,410,710,000
2024	11,876,844	1,408,975,000

Fertility rates in Belgium and China

Fertility rate

Belgium

China

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	Belgium	China
1960	2.54	4.45
1961	2.63	3.86
1962	2.59	6.09
1963	2.68	7.51
1964	2.71	6.67
1965	2.61	6.61
1966	2.52	6.31
1967	2.41	5.81
1968	2.31	6.51
1969	2.27	6.18
1970	2.25	6.09
1971	2.21	5.52
1972	2.09	5.11
1973	1.95	4.73
1974	1.83	4.17
1975	1.74	3.57
1976	1.73	3.24
1977	1.71	2.84
1978	1.69	2.72
1979	1.69	2.75
1980	1.68	2.74
1981	1.66	2.79
1982	1.61	2.97
1983	1.57	2.56
1984	1.54	2.61
1985	1.51	2.63
1986	1.54	2.72
1987	1.54	2.76
1988	1.57	2.54
1989	1.58	2.52
1990	1.62	2.51
1991	1.66	1.93
1992	1.65	1.78
1993	1.61	1.69
1994	1.56	1.63
1995	1.56	1.59
1996	1.59	1.55
1997	1.6	1.53
1998	1.6	1.52
1999	1.62	1.53
2000	1.67	1.63
2001	1.67	1.56
2002	1.65	1.57
2003	1.67	1.57
2004	1.72	1.61
2005	1.76	1.62
2006	1.8	1.64
2007	1.82	1.67
2008	1.85	1.7
2009	1.84	1.71
2010	1.86	1.69
2011	1.81	1.67
2012	1.8	1.8
2013	1.76	1.71
2014	1.74	1.77
2015	1.7	1.67
2016	1.68	1.77
2017	1.65	1.8
2018	1.62	1.54
2019	1.6	1.5
2020	1.55	1.24
2021	1.6	1.12
2022	1.53	1.03
2023	1.47	1

Belgium and China demographics compared

Median age

Belgium

China

Table

Year	Median age, years
	Belgium	China
1960	34.9	20.9
1961	34.9	21.1
1962	34.9	21
1963	34.9	20.4
1964	34.8	19.9
1965	34.8	19.6
1966	34.7	19.3
1967	34.7	19.2
1968	34.7	19.2
1969	34.6	19.1
1970	34.5	19.1
1971	34.4	19.2
1972	34.3	19.3
1973	34.3	19.5
1974	34.3	19.7
1975	34.2	20.1
1976	34.1	20.4
1977	34.1	20.8
1978	34.1	21.2
1979	34.1	21.4
1980	34.2	21.6
1981	34.3	21.8
1982	34.5	22.1
1983	34.8	22.6
1984	35	23
1985	35.2	23.2
1986	35.4	23.4
1987	35.6	23.6
1988	35.9	23.9
1989	36.1	24.4
1990	36.3	24.7
1991	36.5	25.1
1992	36.7	25.6
1993	37	26.1
1994	37.2	26.6
1995	37.5	27.2
1996	37.8	27.8
1997	38.1	28.3
1998	38.3	28.8
1999	38.6	29.4
2000	38.9	30
2001	39.2	30.5
2002	39.4	31.1
2003	39.7	31.6
2004	40	32.1
2005	40.2	32.6
2006	40.4	33.1
2007	40.6	33.7
2008	40.7	34.2
2009	40.8	34.7
2010	40.8	35.1
2011	40.9	35.5
2012	41.1	35.7
2013	41.2	36
2014	41.3	36.3
2015	41.4	36.7
2016	41.4	37.1
2017	41.6	37.4
2018	41.7	37.7
2019	41.8	38.1
2020	41.9	38.5
2021	42	39
2022	42.2	39.6
2023	42.4	40.1
2024	42.7	40.6

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