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Belgium vs Latvia statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Belgium has a population of 11.9M (ranked 82/197), compared with 1.86M in Latvia (ranked 149/197). Belgium's land area is 11,774 sq mi versus 24,027 sq mi for Latvia (ranked 136th vs. 121st).

By GDP, Belgium ranks 23/197 ($665B) and Latvia ranks 100/197 ($43.5B). By GDP per capita, Belgium ranks 17/197 ($55,955), while Latvia ranks 53/197 ($23,368).

Main facts and rankings

Belgium Latvia
Population
11909960
1844219
Population rank 83/197 149/197
GDP
$665B
2024
$43.5B
2024
GDP rank 23/197 100/197
GDP per capita
$55,955
2024
$23,368
2024
GDP per capita rank 17/197 53/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$72,126
2024
$43,867
2024
Government debt
$694B
2024
$20.6B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
106.4%
2025
48.3%
2025
Government debt per person
$58,455
2024
$11,068
2024
Government debt per person rank 5/185 52/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$34,348
2025
$15,995
2025
Land area
11,774 sq mi
2025
24,027 sq mi
2025
Population density
1,009 ppl/mi²
2024
77.5 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.47
2023
1.36
2023
Median age
42.7 years
2024
44.3 years
2024
Life expectancy
82.4 years
2025
76.5 years
2025

Belgium and Latvia: Comparison Charts

Belgium and Latvia economies compared

GDP
Belgium

Latvia
Year GDP
Belgium Latvia
1960 $11,810,619,368 -
1961 $12,561,701,694 -
1962 $13,436,827,167 -
1963 $14,445,805,381 -
1964 $16,168,044,450 -
1965 $17,597,783,297 -
1966 $18,894,891,312 -
1967 $20,252,508,995 -
1968 $21,654,856,965 -
1969 $24,019,653,475 -
1970 $26,706,196,047 -
1971 $29,821,661,870 -
1972 $37,209,418,019 -
1973 $47,743,801,490 -
1974 $56,033,077,879 -
1975 $65,678,189,097 -
1976 $71,113,882,968 -
1977 $82,839,905,459 -
1978 $101,246,526,194 -
1979 $116,315,456,797 -
1980 $126,829,314,388 -
1981 $104,730,018,470 -
1982 $92,095,926,188 -
1983 $87,184,239,053 -
1984 $83,349,530,159 -
1985 $86,268,264,148 -
1986 $120,018,787,249 -
1987 $149,394,404,106 -
1988 $162,299,103,675 -
1989 $164,221,056,511 -
1990 $205,331,747,948 -
1991 $210,510,999,409 -
1992 $234,781,652,447 -
1993 $224,721,795,709 -
1994 $244,884,129,491 -
1995 $288,025,588,396 $5,608,208,785
1996 $279,201,433,225 $5,799,465,288
1997 $252,708,051,421 $6,349,481,007
1998 $258,528,339,631 $6,974,112,951
1999 $258,245,733,221 $7,324,192,890
2000 $236,792,460,312 $7,761,252,607
2001 $236,746,141,604 $8,190,888,740
2002 $258,383,599,375 $9,249,030,241
2003 $318,082,528,507 $11,244,337,720
2004 $369,214,712,443 $13,827,070,379
2005 $385,714,762,230 $16,306,935,905
2006 $408,259,840,869 $20,434,922,247
2007 $470,922,156,309 $29,420,499,248
2008 $517,328,087,920 $34,135,200,994
2009 $485,014,525,992 $25,691,530,442
2010 $481,556,503,720 $23,468,324,572
2011 $527,196,649,049 $26,575,547,901
2012 $498,414,364,945 $27,116,149,949
2013 $524,097,026,599 $29,152,128,168
2014 $537,987,419,164 $30,277,203,767
2015 $461,044,767,545 $26,344,565,877
2016 $474,271,566,740 $27,117,105,060
2017 $500,908,767,352 $29,391,059,767
2018 $542,638,913,428 $33,247,935,477
2019 $536,726,344,405 $33,099,503,951
2020 $529,694,473,502 $33,379,927,435
2021 $598,522,422,242 $38,183,326,785
2022 $593,614,574,326 $38,014,713,596
2023 $644,655,275,112 $42,572,151,720
2024 $664,564,181,487 $43,520,773,851

Belgium and Latvia economies compared

GDP per capita
Belgium

Latvia
Year GDP per capita
Belgium Latvia
1960 $1,290 -
1961 $1,368 -
1962 $1,457 -
1963 $1,555 -
1964 $1,724 -
1965 $1,860 -
1966 $1,983 -
1967 $2,114 -
1968 $2,251 -
1969 $2,490 -
1970 $2,766 -
1971 $3,083 -
1972 $3,832 -
1973 $4,901 -
1974 $5,734 -
1975 $6,701 -
1976 $7,243 -
1977 $8,427 -
1978 $10,290 -
1979 $11,811 -
1980 $12,864 -
1981 $10,623 -
1982 $9,344 -
1983 $8,846 -
1984 $8,457 -
1985 $8,751 -
1986 $12,170 -
1987 $15,136 -
1988 $16,391 -
1989 $16,525 -
1990 $20,600 -
1991 $21,042 -
1992 $23,373 -
1993 $22,284 -
1994 $24,209 -
1995 $28,414 $2,257
1996 $27,490 $2,360
1997 $24,821 $2,610
1998 $25,338 $2,894
1999 $25,253 $3,064
2000 $23,099 $3,278
2001 $23,015 $3,505
2002 $25,006 $4,004
2003 $30,655 $4,915
2004 $35,429 $6,110
2005 $36,810 $7,284
2006 $38,705 $9,212
2007 $44,319 $13,371
2008 $48,303 $15,678
2009 $44,923 $11,996
2010 $44,197 $11,188
2011 $47,761 $12,903
2012 $44,874 $13,329
2013 $46,965 $14,484
2014 $47,996 $15,186
2015 $40,894 $13,322
2016 $41,855 $13,839
2017 $44,035 $15,132
2018 $47,487 $17,252
2019 $46,717 $17,295
2020 $45,906 $17,564
2021 $51,658 $20,262
2022 $50,822 $20,227
2023 $54,690 $22,676
2024 $55,955 $23,368

Belgium vs. Latvia life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Belgium

Latvia
Year Life expectancy, years
Belgium Latvia
1950 66.3 64.6
1951 66.7 65.2
1952 68 65.7
1953 68.4 66.2
1954 68.6 66.7
1955 68.5 67.1
1956 68.8 67.6
1957 69.2 68.3
1958 69.9 68.9
1959 70.3 69.5
1960 69.6 70.3
1961 70.5 70.5
1962 70.2 69.9
1963 70 70.3
1964 70.7 71.5
1965 70.6 71.2
1966 70.6 71.2
1967 70.9 70.9
1968 70.6 70.5
1969 70.7 70.2
1970 70.9 70.2
1971 71.1 70.6
1972 71.4 70.3
1973 71.6 70.2
1974 72 70.1
1975 72 69.3
1976 72.1 69.4
1977 72.8 69.4
1978 72.7 69.3
1979 73.2 68.8
1980 73.2 69.1
1981 73.7 69.1
1982 73.9 69.6
1983 73.9 69.4
1984 74.4 69.4
1985 74.5 69.6
1986 74.7 71
1987 75.3 71
1988 75.6 70.9
1989 75.6 70.4
1990 76.1 69.5
1991 76.2 69.2
1992 76.4 68.5
1993 76.4 66.6
1994 76.7 65.2
1995 76.8 66
1996 77.2 68.6
1997 77.4 69.2
1998 77.5 68.9
1999 77.6 69.6
2000 77.8 70.2
2001 78.1 69.9
2002 78.2 70.2
2003 78.3 70.6
2004 79 70.9
2005 79.1 70.6
2006 79.4 70.6
2007 79.5 70.8
2008 79.6 72
2009 79.8 72.7
2010 80 73
2011 80.4 73.7
2012 80.3 73.9
2013 80.5 74.2
2014 81.1 74.3
2015 80.9 74.7
2016 81.3 74.8
2017 81.4 74.8
2018 81.5 75
2019 81.8 75.6
2020 80.8 75.5
2021 81.7 73.2
2022 81.2 74.9
2023 82.1 76.2
2024 82.3 76.3
2025 82.4 76.5

Belgium and Latvia population clocks and comparison

Population
Belgium

Latvia
Year Population
Belgium Latvia
1960 9,153,489 2,120,979
1961 9,183,948 2,152,681
1962 9,220,578 2,181,586
1963 9,289,770 2,210,919
1964 9,378,113 2,240,623
1965 9,463,667 2,265,919
1966 9,527,807 2,283,217
1967 9,580,991 2,301,220
1968 9,618,756 2,323,619
1969 9,646,032 2,343,173
1970 9,655,549 2,359,164
1971 9,673,162 2,376,389
1972 9,711,115 2,395,674
1973 9,741,720 2,415,819
1974 9,772,419 2,437,186
1975 9,800,700 2,456,130
1976 9,818,227 2,470,989
1977 9,830,358 2,485,073
1978 9,839,534 2,497,921
1979 9,848,382 2,505,953
1980 9,859,242 2,511,701
1981 9,858,982 2,519,421
1982 9,856,303 2,531,080
1983 9,855,520 2,546,011
1984 9,855,372 2,562,047
1985 9,858,308 2,578,873
1986 9,861,823 2,599,892
1987 9,870,234 2,626,583
1988 9,901,664 2,653,434
1989 9,937,697 2,666,955
1990 9,967,379 2,663,151
1991 10,004,486 2,650,581
1992 10,045,158 2,614,338
1993 10,084,475 2,563,290
1994 10,115,603 2,520,742
1995 10,136,811 2,485,056
1996 10,156,637 2,457,222
1997 10,181,245 2,432,851
1998 10,203,008 2,410,019
1999 10,226,419 2,390,482
2000 10,251,250 2,367,550
2001 10,286,570 2,337,170
2002 10,332,785 2,310,173
2003 10,376,133 2,287,955
2004 10,421,137 2,263,122
2005 10,478,617 2,238,799
2006 10,547,958 2,218,357
2007 10,625,700 2,200,325
2008 10,709,973 2,177,322
2009 10,796,493 2,141,669
2010 10,895,586 2,097,555
2011 11,038,264 2,059,709
2012 11,106,932 2,034,319
2013 11,159,407 2,012,647
2014 11,209,057 1,993,782
2015 11,274,196 1,977,527
2016 11,331,422 1,959,537
2017 11,375,158 1,942,248
2018 11,427,054 1,927,174
2019 11,488,980 1,913,822
2020 11,538,604 1,900,449
2021 11,586,195 1,884,490
2022 11,680,210 1,879,383
2023 11,787,423 1,877,445
2024 11,876,844 1,862,441

Fertility rates in Belgium and Latvia

Fertility rate
Belgium

Latvia
Year Fertility rate
Belgium Latvia
1960 2.54 1.94
1961 2.63 1.94
1962 2.59 1.91
1963 2.68 1.85
1964 2.71 1.79
1965 2.61 1.74
1966 2.52 1.76
1967 2.41 1.8
1968 2.31 1.83
1969 2.27 1.88
1970 2.25 1.96
1971 2.21 2
1972 2.09 2
1973 1.95 1.98
1974 1.83 1.97
1975 1.74 1.96
1976 1.73 1.93
1977 1.71 1.89
1978 1.69 1.87
1979 1.69 1.87
1980 1.68 1.86
1981 1.66 1.88
1982 1.61 1.97
1983 1.57 2.07
1984 1.54 2.09
1985 1.51 2.08
1986 1.54 2.12
1987 1.54 2.15
1988 1.57 2.11
1989 1.58 2.05
1990 1.62 2.02
1991 1.66 1.86
1992 1.65 1.73
1993 1.61 1.51
1994 1.56 1.39
1995 1.56 1.25
1996 1.59 1.16
1997 1.6 1.11
1998 1.6 1.09
1999 1.62 1.16
2000 1.67 1.25
2001 1.67 1.22
2002 1.65 1.26
2003 1.67 1.32
2004 1.72 1.29
2005 1.76 1.39
2006 1.8 1.46
2007 1.82 1.54
2008 1.85 1.58
2009 1.84 1.46
2010 1.86 1.36
2011 1.81 1.33
2012 1.8 1.44
2013 1.76 1.52
2014 1.74 1.65
2015 1.7 1.7
2016 1.68 1.74
2017 1.65 1.69
2018 1.62 1.6
2019 1.6 1.61
2020 1.55 1.55
2021 1.6 1.57
2022 1.53 1.47
2023 1.47 1.36

Belgium and Latvia demographics compared

Median age
Belgium

Latvia
Year Median age, years
Belgium Latvia
1960 34.9 32.3
1961 34.9 32.4
1962 34.9 32.6
1963 34.9 32.8
1964 34.8 33
1965 34.8 33.2
1966 34.7 33.5
1967 34.7 33.8
1968 34.7 34
1969 34.6 34.1
1970 34.5 34.2
1971 34.4 34.3
1972 34.3 34.5
1973 34.3 34.6
1974 34.3 34.7
1975 34.2 34.9
1976 34.1 35
1977 34.1 35.1
1978 34.1 35.1
1979 34.1 35.1
1980 34.2 34.9
1981 34.3 34.8
1982 34.5 34.7
1983 34.8 34.6
1984 35 34.7
1985 35.2 34.7
1986 35.4 34.7
1987 35.6 34.6
1988 35.9 34.6
1989 36.1 34.5
1990 36.3 34.6
1991 36.5 34.8
1992 36.7 35.2
1993 37 35.6
1994 37.2 36
1995 37.5 36.2
1996 37.8 36.6
1997 38.1 36.9
1998 38.3 37.3
1999 38.6 37.6
2000 38.9 37.9
2001 39.2 38.3
2002 39.4 38.6
2003 39.7 38.9
2004 40 39.2
2005 40.2 39.4
2006 40.4 39.7
2007 40.6 39.9
2008 40.7 40.1
2009 40.8 40.5
2010 40.8 41.1
2011 40.9 41.6
2012 41.1 42
2013 41.2 42.3
2014 41.3 42.5
2015 41.4 42.8
2016 41.4 43
2017 41.6 43.2
2018 41.7 43.4
2019 41.8 43.6
2020 41.9 43.8
2021 42 43.9
2022 42.2 44
2023 42.4 44.1
2024 42.7 44.3

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Belgium Latvia
GNI, Atlas method
$651B
2024
$40.8B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
54.6%
2025
44.4%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
6.28%
2022
4.32%
2022
Military expenditure, % of GDP
1.21%
2023
2.27%
2023
Armed forces personnel
24,000
2020
9,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-5.03%
2025
-3.63%
2025
Unemployment rate
5.7%
2024
6.88%
2024
Services, % of GDP
72.1%
2024
63.1%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
17.6%
2024
19.9%
2024
Economic freedom index
69
2025
71.4
2025
Income share by richest 10%
22.2%
2023
26.2%
2023
Income share by poorest 10%
3.7%
2023
2.6%
2023
Number of millionaires
564,666
2024
n/a
Percentage of millionaires
6.08%
2024
n/a
Number of billionaires
11
2025
n/a
Percentage of billionaires
0.0001%
2025
n/a
Listed domestic companies
117
2015
56
2003
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$321B
2018
n/a
Total reserves including gold
$41.4B
2024
$5.14B
2024
Personal remittances received
$15.2B
2024
$1.34B
2024
International tourist arrivals
2,584,000
2020
3,204,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
1.77%
2020
7.25%
2007
Banked people share
98.2%
2024
95%
2024

Energy

Belgium Latvia
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
4,049 kg
2023
2,248 kg
2023
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$17.1
2023
$18.6
2023
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
84.3 megatons
2023
6.55 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
7.15 tons
2023
3.49 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
69.3%
2023
47.8%
2023
Renewable energy use share
11.7%
2021
44%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
22.3%
2023
8.79%
2023
Net energy imports use share
89.2%
2023
34.3%
2023
Electric power consumption per capita
6,927 kWh
2023
3,629 kWh
2023
Renewable electricity output share
23.5%
2021
63.6%
2021
Hydroelectric share
1.98%
2023
59.4%
2023
Nuclear share
39.4%
2023
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Belgium Latvia
% of world population
0.15%
2024
0.02%
2024
Annual migration change
+36,243
2024
-2,225
2024
Urban population
98.2%
2024
68.8%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.88 ft
2025
5.94 ft
2025
Average female height
5.36 ft
2025
5.54 ft
2025
Quality of life index
87.9
2025
74.3
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
69
2024
59
2024
Higher education index
96
2025
70
2025
Homicides per 100K people
1.08
2021
2.5
2023
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
5.8
2019
8.1
2019
Visa free countries
175
2025
172
2025
Adult literacy rate
99%
2003
99.9%
2021
English speaking
59%
2023
45.9%
2023
People using the Internet
95.8%
2024
92.7%
2024

Health

Belgium Latvia
Government health expenditure per capita
$5,405
2022
$1,642
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$1,083
2022
$505
2022
Life expectancy
82.4 years
2025
76.5 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0.01%
2022
0.18%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
3.24
2021
3.38
2021
Age at first childbirth
29.5 years
2023
28 years
2023
Maternal mortality per 100K births
4
2023
19
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
3.6
2023
3
2023
Obesity rate
20.5%
2022
24.9%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
5.9%
2024
7.1%
2024
Air quality index
74
2025
75
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
26.7%
2022
33.9%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
9.43 liters
2020
12.9 liters
2020

Territory

Belgium Latvia
% of world land
0.02%
2025
0.04%
2025
Land area per capita
991 sq mi
2024
12,901 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
5,225 sq mi
2025
7,610 sq mi
2025
Forest area
2,661 sq mi
2025
13,214 sq mi
2025
Roads length
73,579 mi
2015
n/a

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