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Belgium vs Maldives statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Belgium has a population of 11.9M (ranked 82/197), compared with 528K in Maldives (ranked 168/197). Belgium's land area is 11,774 sq mi versus 115.1 sq mi for Maldives (ranked 136th vs. 188th).

By GDP, Belgium ranks 23/197 ($665B) and Maldives ranks 160/197 ($6.98B). By GDP per capita, Belgium ranks 17/197 ($55,955), while Maldives ranks 77/197 ($13,216).

Main facts and rankings

Belgium Maldives
Population
11909960
531152
Population rank 83/197 168/197
GDP
$665B
2024
$6.98B
2024
GDP rank 23/197 160/197
GDP per capita
$55,955
2024
$13,216
2024
GDP per capita rank 17/197 77/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$72,126
2024
$26,543
2024
Government debt
$694B
2024
$9.34B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
106.4%
2025
140.8%
2025
Government debt per person
$58,455
2024
$17,702
2024
Government debt per person rank 5/185 33/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$34,348
2025
$10,769
2025
Land area
11,774 sq mi
2025
115.1 sq mi
2025
Population density
1,009 ppl/mi²
2024
4,587 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.47
2023
1.58
2023
Median age
42.7 years
2024
32.9 years
2024
Life expectancy
82.4 years
2025
81.5 years
2025

Belgium and Maldives: Comparison Charts

Belgium and Maldives economies compared

GDP
Belgium

Maldives
Year GDP
Belgium Maldives
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 $19,328,038
1971 $29,821,661,870 $21,566,404
1972 $37,209,418,019 $25,177,138
1973 $47,743,801,490 $30,862,042
1974 $56,033,077,879 $39,120,171
1975 $65,678,189,097 $24,540,878
1976 $71,113,882,968 $22,399,467
1977 $82,839,905,459 $20,853,789
1978 $101,246,526,194 $24,369,109
1979 $116,315,456,797 $38,523,364
1980 $126,829,314,388 $42,463,576
1981 $104,730,018,470 $44,781,457
1982 $92,095,926,188 $47,911,340
1983 $87,184,239,053 $57,829,787
1984 $83,349,530,159 $109,503,546
1985 $86,268,264,148 $127,190,758
1986 $120,018,787,249 $141,882,254
1987 $149,394,404,106 $141,223,029
1988 $162,299,103,675 $168,514,513
1989 $164,221,056,511 $189,514,434
1990 $205,331,747,948 $215,043,970
1991 $210,510,999,409 $244,396,762
1992 $234,781,652,447 $284,875,809
1993 $224,721,795,709 $322,417,837
1994 $244,884,129,491 $356,014,932
1995 $288,025,588,396 $398,988,955
1996 $279,201,433,225 $450,382,328
1997 $252,708,051,421 $508,223,602
1998 $258,528,339,631 $540,096,398
1999 $258,245,733,221 $589,239,754
2000 $236,792,460,312 $624,337,145
2001 $236,746,141,604 $870,031,677
2002 $258,383,599,375 $897,031,250
2003 $318,082,528,507 $1,052,121,055
2004 $369,214,712,443 $1,226,829,563
2005 $385,714,762,230 $1,163,362,438
2006 $408,259,840,869 $1,575,200,391
2007 $470,922,156,309 $1,868,383,461
2008 $517,328,087,920 $2,271,646,188
2009 $485,014,525,992 $2,345,294,875
2010 $481,556,503,720 $2,588,176,055
2011 $527,196,649,049 $2,774,350,240
2012 $498,414,364,945 $2,886,163,997
2013 $524,097,026,599 $3,295,009,238
2014 $537,987,419,164 $3,697,353,039
2015 $461,044,767,545 $4,129,505,319
2016 $474,271,566,740 $4,409,942,624
2017 $500,908,767,352 $4,816,426,257
2018 $542,638,913,428 $5,404,344,163
2019 $536,726,344,405 $5,726,094,799
2020 $529,694,473,502 $3,712,604,583
2021 $598,522,422,242 $5,252,457,370
2022 $593,614,574,326 $6,177,118,114
2023 $644,655,275,112 $6,590,894,302
2024 $664,564,181,487 $6,975,146,349

Belgium and Maldives economies compared

GDP per capita
Belgium

Maldives
Year GDP per capita
Belgium Maldives
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 $156.9
1971 $3,083 $169.8
1972 $3,832 $192.2
1973 $4,901 $228.7
1974 $5,734 $281.5
1975 $6,701 $171.4
1976 $7,243 $151.8
1977 $8,427 $137.3
1978 $10,290 $156.1
1979 $11,811 $240.2
1980 $12,864 $257.6
1981 $10,623 $264.1
1982 $9,344 $274.8
1983 $8,846 $323
1984 $8,457 $594
1985 $8,751 $669
1986 $12,170 $720
1987 $15,136 $692
1988 $16,391 $799
1989 $16,525 $870
1990 $20,600 $957
1991 $21,042 $1,054
1992 $23,373 $1,194
1993 $22,284 $1,317
1994 $24,209 $1,419
1995 $28,414 $1,555
1996 $27,490 $1,717
1997 $24,821 $1,898
1998 $25,338 $1,980
1999 $25,253 $2,124
2000 $23,099 $2,214
2001 $23,015 $3,034
2002 $25,006 $3,076
2003 $30,655 $3,549
2004 $35,429 $4,070
2005 $36,810 $3,797
2006 $38,705 $5,019
2007 $44,319 $5,758
2008 $48,303 $6,757
2009 $44,923 $6,734
2010 $44,197 $7,174
2011 $47,761 $7,425
2012 $44,874 $7,461
2013 $46,965 $8,236
2014 $47,996 $8,939
2015 $40,894 $9,645
2016 $41,855 $9,948
2017 $44,035 $10,510
2018 $47,487 $11,423
2019 $46,717 $11,740
2020 $45,906 $7,394
2021 $51,658 $10,176
2022 $50,822 $11,786
2023 $54,690 $12,530
2024 $55,955 $13,216

Belgium vs. Maldives life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Belgium

Maldives
Year Life expectancy, years
Belgium Maldives
1950 66.3 36.5
1951 66.7 37.1
1952 68 37
1953 68.4 36.9
1954 68.6 36.9
1955 68.5 37
1956 68.8 37.1
1957 69.2 37.3
1958 69.9 37.6
1959 70.3 37.9
1960 69.6 38.2
1961 70.5 38.6
1962 70.2 39.1
1963 70 39.6
1964 70.7 40.2
1965 70.6 40.8
1966 70.6 41.4
1967 70.9 42.1
1968 70.6 42.9
1969 70.7 43.7
1970 70.9 44.5
1971 71.1 45.5
1972 71.4 46.4
1973 71.6 47.5
1974 72 48.5
1975 72 49.6
1976 72.1 50.8
1977 72.8 51.8
1978 72.7 50.4
1979 73.2 53.9
1980 73.2 54.8
1981 73.7 55.7
1982 73.9 56.6
1983 73.9 57.5
1984 74.4 58.3
1985 74.5 59.2
1986 74.7 60
1987 75.3 60.8
1988 75.6 61.6
1989 75.6 62.4
1990 76.1 63.1
1991 76.2 63.9
1992 76.4 64.7
1993 76.4 65.4
1994 76.7 66.2
1995 76.8 67
1996 77.2 67.7
1997 77.4 68.5
1998 77.5 69.3
1999 77.6 70.2
2000 77.8 70.9
2001 78.1 71.7
2002 78.2 72.4
2003 78.3 73.3
2004 79 73
2005 79.1 74.8
2006 79.4 75.3
2007 79.5 75.7
2008 79.6 76
2009 79.8 76.4
2010 80 76.8
2011 80.4 77.1
2012 80.3 77.5
2013 80.5 77.8
2014 81.1 78.2
2015 80.9 78.6
2016 81.3 78.9
2017 81.4 79.2
2018 81.5 79.4
2019 81.8 79.7
2020 80.8 78.7
2021 81.7 78.1
2022 81.2 80.8
2023 82.1 81
2024 82.3 81.3
2025 82.4 81.5

Belgium and Maldives population clocks and comparison

Population
Belgium

Maldives
Year Population
Belgium Maldives
1960 9,153,489 91,189
1961 9,183,948 93,450
1962 9,220,578 95,802
1963 9,289,770 98,222
1964 9,378,113 100,662
1965 9,463,667 104,102
1966 9,527,807 108,507
1967 9,580,991 112,528
1968 9,618,756 116,075
1969 9,646,032 119,564
1970 9,655,549 123,219
1971 9,673,162 127,035
1972 9,711,115 130,968
1973 9,741,720 134,952
1974 9,772,419 138,978
1975 9,800,700 143,158
1976 9,818,227 147,525
1977 9,830,358 151,930
1978 9,839,534 156,159
1979 9,848,382 160,360
1980 9,859,242 164,835
1981 9,858,982 169,532
1982 9,856,303 174,333
1983 9,855,520 179,128
1984 9,855,372 184,198
1985 9,858,308 190,169
1986 9,861,823 196,935
1987 9,870,234 203,944
1988 9,901,664 210,885
1989 9,937,697 217,738
1990 9,967,379 224,762
1991 10,004,486 231,802
1992 10,045,158 238,543
1993 10,084,475 244,884
1994 10,115,603 250,822
1995 10,136,811 256,649
1996 10,156,637 262,347
1997 10,181,245 267,707
1998 10,203,008 272,723
1999 10,226,419 277,412
2000 10,251,250 282,019
2001 10,286,570 286,767
2002 10,332,785 291,616
2003 10,376,133 296,491
2004 10,421,137 301,413
2005 10,478,617 306,429
2006 10,547,958 313,851
2007 10,625,700 324,479
2008 10,709,973 336,170
2009 10,796,493 348,275
2010 10,895,586 360,792
2011 11,038,264 373,674
2012 11,106,932 386,818
2013 11,159,407 400,070
2014 11,209,057 413,617
2015 11,274,196 428,154
2016 11,331,422 443,308
2017 11,375,158 458,287
2018 11,427,054 473,099
2019 11,488,980 487,731
2020 11,538,604 502,118
2021 11,586,195 516,154
2022 11,680,210 524,106
2023 11,787,423 525,994
2024 11,876,844 527,799

Fertility rates in Belgium and Maldives

Fertility rate
Belgium

Maldives
Year Fertility rate
Belgium Maldives
1960 2.54 6.71
1961 2.63 6.79
1962 2.59 6.89
1963 2.68 6.94
1964 2.71 7
1965 2.61 7.07
1966 2.52 7.15
1967 2.41 7.23
1968 2.31 7.28
1969 2.27 7.33
1970 2.25 7.39
1971 2.21 7.38
1972 2.09 7.37
1973 1.95 7.4
1974 1.83 7.38
1975 1.74 7.32
1976 1.73 7.29
1977 1.71 7.27
1978 1.69 7.23
1979 1.69 7.23
1980 1.68 7.23
1981 1.66 7.19
1982 1.61 7.15
1983 1.57 7.09
1984 1.54 7.03
1985 1.51 6.94
1986 1.54 6.85
1987 1.54 6.73
1988 1.57 6.58
1989 1.58 6.39
1990 1.62 6.13
1991 1.66 5.8
1992 1.65 5.44
1993 1.61 5.06
1994 1.56 4.69
1995 1.56 4.29
1996 1.59 3.86
1997 1.6 3.48
1998 1.6 3.17
1999 1.62 2.9
2000 1.67 2.69
2001 1.67 2.53
2002 1.65 2.42
2003 1.67 2.34
2004 1.72 2.26
2005 1.76 2.2
2006 1.8 2.2
2007 1.82 2.29
2008 1.85 2.37
2009 1.84 2.39
2010 1.86 2.35
2011 1.81 2.31
2012 1.8 2.25
2013 1.76 2.17
2014 1.74 2.09
2015 1.7 2
2016 1.68 1.9
2017 1.65 1.8
2018 1.62 1.71
2019 1.6 1.64
2020 1.55 1.61
2021 1.6 1.6
2022 1.53 1.58
2023 1.47 1.58

Belgium and Maldives demographics compared

Median age
Belgium

Maldives
Year Median age, years
Belgium Maldives
1960 34.9 20.6
1961 34.9 20.6
1962 34.9 20.6
1963 34.9 20.6
1964 34.8 20.5
1965 34.8 19.9
1966 34.7 18.9
1967 34.7 18.2
1968 34.7 17.8
1969 34.6 17.6
1970 34.5 17.4
1971 34.4 17.3
1972 34.3 17.2
1973 34.3 17.2
1974 34.3 17.2
1975 34.2 17.1
1976 34.1 17
1977 34.1 17
1978 34.1 17
1979 34.1 16.9
1980 34.2 16.8
1981 34.3 16.8
1982 34.5 16.9
1983 34.8 16.9
1984 35 17
1985 35.2 17
1986 35.4 16.9
1987 35.6 16.7
1988 35.9 16.6
1989 36.1 16.5
1990 36.3 16.4
1991 36.5 16.4
1992 36.7 16.4
1993 37 16.5
1994 37.2 16.7
1995 37.5 16.9
1996 37.8 17.3
1997 38.1 17.6
1998 38.3 18
1999 38.6 18.4
2000 38.9 18.9
2001 39.2 19.3
2002 39.4 19.8
2003 39.7 20.3
2004 40 20.9
2005 40.2 21.5
2006 40.4 22.1
2007 40.6 22.7
2008 40.7 23.2
2009 40.8 23.8
2010 40.8 24.4
2011 40.9 25.1
2012 41.1 25.8
2013 41.2 26.5
2014 41.3 27.1
2015 41.4 27.6
2016 41.4 28
2017 41.6 28.5
2018 41.7 29
2019 41.8 29.5
2020 41.9 30.1
2021 42 30.7
2022 42.2 31.4
2023 42.4 32.1
2024 42.7 32.9

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Belgium Maldives
GNI, Atlas method
$651B
2024
$6.15B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
54.6%
2025
47.3%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
6.28%
2022
5.17%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
1.21%
2023
n/a
Armed forces personnel
24,000
2020
5,000
2000
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-5.03%
2025
-15.2%
2025
Unemployment rate
5.7%
2024
4.56%
2019
Services, % of GDP
72.1%
2024
73.8%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
17.6%
2024
9.02%
2024
Economic freedom index
69
2025
48.3
2025
Income share by richest 10%
22.2%
2023
23.3%
2019
Income share by poorest 10%
3.7%
2023
3.8%
2019
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
n/a
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$321B
2018
n/a
Total reserves including gold
$41.4B
2024
$674M
2024
Personal remittances received
$15.2B
2024
$5.65M
2024
International tourist arrivals
2,584,000
2020
555,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
1.77%
2020
78.9%
2020
Banked people share
98.2%
2024
79.5%
2017

Energy

Belgium Maldives
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
4,049 kg
2023
921 kg
2007
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$17.1
2023
$13.9
2007
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
84.3 megatons
2023
2.88 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
7.15 tons
2023
5.47 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
69.3%
2023
0%
2007
Renewable energy use share
11.7%
2021
1.2%
2022
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
22.3%
2023
n/a
Net energy imports use share
89.2%
2023
n/a
Electric power consumption per capita
6,927 kWh
2023
n/a
Renewable electricity output share
23.5%
2021
5.82%
2021
Hydroelectric share
1.98%
2023
0%
2021
Nuclear share
39.4%
2023
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Belgium Maldives
% of world population
0.15%
2024
0.006%
2024
Annual migration change
+36,243
2024
-2,421
2024
Urban population
98.2%
2024
42.4%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.88 ft
2025
5.51 ft
2025
Average female height
5.36 ft
2025
5.06 ft
2025
Quality of life index
87.9
2025
61.8
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
69
2024
38
2024
Higher education index
96
2025
4
2025
Homicides per 100K people
1.08
2021
0.6
2019
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
5.8
2019
1.6
2019
Visa free countries
175
2025
101
2025
Adult literacy rate
99%
2003
97.9%
2021
English speaking
59%
2023
70%
2025
People using the Internet
95.8%
2024
84.7%
2023

Health

Belgium Maldives
Government health expenditure per capita
$5,405
2022
$1,151
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$1,083
2022
$201.9
2022
Life expectancy
82.4 years
2025
81.5 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0.01%
2022
2.85%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
3.24
2021
2.16
2019
Age at first childbirth
29.5 years
2023
23.2 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
4
2023
32
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
3.6
2023
5.7
2023
Obesity rate
20.5%
2022
17.9%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
5.9%
2024
9.5%
2024
Air quality index
74
2025
62
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
26.7%
2022
26.3%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
9.43 liters
2020
1.49 liters
2020

Territory

Belgium Maldives
% of world land
0.02%
2025
0.0002%
2025
Land area per capita
991 sq mi
2024
218 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
5,225 sq mi
2025
22.8 sq mi
2025
Forest area
2,661 sq mi
2025
3.17 sq mi
2025
Roads length
73,579 mi
2015
57.8 mi
2018

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