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Belgium vs Marshall Islands statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Belgium has a population of 11.9M (ranked 82/197), compared with 37.5K in The Marshall Islands (ranked 192/197). Belgium's land area is 11,774 sq mi versus 69.5 sq mi for The Marshall Islands (ranked 136th vs. 191st).

By GDP, Belgium ranks 23/197 ($665B) and The Marshall Islands ranks 194/197 ($280M). By GDP per capita, Belgium ranks 17/197 ($55,955), while The Marshall Islands ranks 100/197 ($7,467).

Main facts and rankings

Belgium Marshall Islands
Population
11909960
36281
Population rank 83/197 192/197
GDP
$665B
2024
$280M
2024
GDP rank 23/197 194/197
GDP per capita
$55,955
2024
$7,467
2024
GDP per capita rank 17/197 100/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$72,126
2024
$8,198
2024
Government debt
$694B
2024
$46.8M
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
106.4%
2025
15.3%
2025
Government debt per person
$58,455
2024
$1,245
2024
Government debt per person rank 5/185 136/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$34,348
2025
$5,868
2025
Land area
11,774 sq mi
2025
69.5 sq mi
2025
Population density
1,009 ppl/mi²
2024
540 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.47
2023
2.92
2023
Median age
42.7 years
2024
21.8 years
2024
Life expectancy
82.4 years
2025
67.2 years
2025

Belgium and Marshall Islands: Comparison Charts

Belgium and Marshall Islands economies compared

GDP
Belgium

Marshall Islands
Year GDP
Belgium Marshall Islands
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 $8,408,486
1971 $29,821,661,870 $9,116,810
1972 $37,209,418,019 $9,973,652
1973 $47,743,801,490 $11,607,366
1974 $56,033,077,879 $15,217,532
1975 $65,678,189,097 $16,691,301
1976 $71,113,882,968 $18,153,647
1977 $82,839,905,459 $20,210,069
1978 $101,246,526,194 $22,209,370
1979 $116,315,456,797 $25,545,346
1980 $126,829,314,388 $26,710,653
1981 $104,730,018,470 $31,020,000
1982 $92,095,926,188 $34,918,000
1983 $87,184,239,053 $41,749,000
1984 $83,349,530,159 $45,144,000
1985 $86,268,264,148 $43,879,000
1986 $120,018,787,249 $55,989,000
1987 $149,394,404,106 $62,983,000
1988 $162,299,103,675 $70,688,000
1989 $164,221,056,511 $72,798,000
1990 $205,331,747,948 $78,476,000
1991 $210,510,999,409 $82,507,000
1992 $234,781,652,447 $91,063,000
1993 $224,721,795,709 $99,461,000
1994 $244,884,129,491 $108,071,000
1995 $288,025,588,396 $120,230,000
1996 $279,201,433,225 $110,858,000
1997 $252,708,051,421 $109,884,700
1998 $258,528,339,631 $112,070,100
1999 $258,245,733,221 $113,352,100
2000 $236,792,460,312 $114,838,500
2001 $236,746,141,604 $122,406,100
2002 $258,383,599,375 $131,960,000
2003 $318,082,528,507 $131,128,500
2004 $369,214,712,443 $132,900,000
2005 $385,714,762,230 $138,000,000
2006 $408,259,840,869 $143,200,000
2007 $470,922,156,309 $150,500,000
2008 $517,328,087,920 $146,600,000
2009 $485,014,525,992 $151,200,000
2010 $481,556,503,720 $161,100,000
2011 $527,196,649,049 $172,300,000
2012 $498,414,364,945 $180,700,000
2013 $524,097,026,599 $186,400,000
2014 $537,987,419,164 $186,000,000
2015 $461,044,767,545 $183,700,000
2016 $474,271,566,740 $201,800,000
2017 $500,908,767,352 $213,700,000
2018 $542,638,913,428 $220,000,000
2019 $536,726,344,405 $232,900,000
2020 $529,694,473,502 $241,800,000
2021 $598,522,422,242 $258,900,000
2022 $593,614,574,326 $253,400,000
2023 $644,655,275,112 $259,300,000
2024 $664,564,181,487 $280,357,844

Belgium and Marshall Islands economies compared

GDP per capita
Belgium

Marshall Islands
Year GDP per capita
Belgium Marshall Islands
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 $373
1971 $3,083 $390
1972 $3,832 $416
1973 $4,901 $472
1974 $5,734 $602
1975 $6,701 $638
1976 $7,243 $672
1977 $8,427 $724
1978 $10,290 $771
1979 $11,811 $859
1980 $12,864 $868
1981 $10,623 $969
1982 $9,344 $1,046
1983 $8,846 $1,199
1984 $8,457 $1,245
1985 $8,751 $1,162
1986 $12,170 $1,425
1987 $15,136 $1,543
1988 $16,391 $1,670
1989 $16,525 $1,670
1990 $20,600 $1,758
1991 $21,042 $1,811
1992 $23,373 $1,963
1993 $22,284 $2,112
1994 $24,209 $2,265
1995 $28,414 $2,491
1996 $27,490 $2,273
1997 $24,821 $2,231
1998 $25,338 $2,254
1999 $25,253 $2,258
2000 $23,099 $2,265
2001 $23,015 $2,394
2002 $25,006 $2,566
2003 $30,655 $2,539
2004 $35,429 $2,566
2005 $36,810 $2,659
2006 $38,705 $2,754
2007 $44,319 $2,892
2008 $48,303 $2,818
2009 $44,923 $2,907
2010 $44,197 $3,095
2011 $47,761 $3,319
2012 $44,874 $3,514
2013 $46,965 $3,678
2014 $47,996 $3,735
2015 $40,894 $3,764
2016 $41,855 $4,230
2017 $44,035 $4,593
2018 $47,487 $4,858
2019 $46,717 $5,292
2020 $45,906 $5,662
2021 $51,658 $6,259
2022 $50,822 $6,323
2023 $54,690 $6,678
2024 $55,955 $7,467

Belgium vs. Marshall Islands life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Belgium

Marshall Islands
Year Life expectancy, years
Belgium Marshall Islands
1950 66.3 52.6
1951 66.7 52.7
1952 68 52.7
1953 68.4 52.8
1954 68.6 52.9
1955 68.5 53
1956 68.8 53.2
1957 69.2 53.4
1958 69.9 53.6
1959 70.3 54
1960 69.6 54.4
1961 70.5 54.7
1962 70.2 55.2
1963 70 55.7
1964 70.7 56.3
1965 70.6 56.8
1966 70.6 57.3
1967 70.9 57.8
1968 70.6 58.2
1969 70.7 58.5
1970 70.9 58.8
1971 71.1 59.1
1972 71.4 59.5
1973 71.6 59.8
1974 72 60.1
1975 72 60.3
1976 72.1 60.4
1977 72.8 60.6
1978 72.7 60.7
1979 73.2 60.8
1980 73.2 61
1981 73.7 61.1
1982 73.9 61.3
1983 73.9 61.5
1984 74.4 61.6
1985 74.5 61.7
1986 74.7 61.8
1987 75.3 61.8
1988 75.6 61.8
1989 75.6 61.7
1990 76.1 61.8
1991 76.2 61.8
1992 76.4 61.9
1993 76.4 62.1
1994 76.7 62.3
1995 76.8 62.5
1996 77.2 62.8
1997 77.4 63
1998 77.5 63.2
1999 77.6 63.4
2000 77.8 63.3
2001 78.1 63.7
2002 78.2 63.8
2003 78.3 64
2004 79 64
2005 79.1 64.1
2006 79.4 64.2
2007 79.5 64.3
2008 79.6 64.3
2009 79.8 64.4
2010 80 64.5
2011 80.4 64.6
2012 80.3 64.8
2013 80.5 65
2014 81.1 65.1
2015 80.9 65.3
2016 81.3 65.5
2017 81.4 65.7
2018 81.5 65.9
2019 81.8 66
2020 80.8 65.4
2021 81.7 65.4
2022 81.2 66.7
2023 82.1 66.9
2024 82.3 67.1
2025 82.4 67.2

Belgium and Marshall Islands population clocks and comparison

Population
Belgium

Marshall Islands
Year Population
Belgium Marshall Islands
1960 9,153,489 14,703
1961 9,183,948 15,219
1962 9,220,578 15,755
1963 9,289,770 16,302
1964 9,378,113 16,852
1965 9,463,667 17,402
1966 9,527,807 17,927
1967 9,580,991 18,655
1968 9,618,756 19,862
1969 9,646,032 21,305
1970 9,655,549 22,530
1971 9,673,162 23,366
1972 9,711,115 23,992
1973 9,741,720 24,581
1974 9,772,419 25,296
1975 9,800,700 26,154
1976 9,818,227 27,021
1977 9,830,358 27,906
1978 9,839,534 28,809
1979 9,848,382 29,738
1980 9,859,242 30,774
1981 9,858,982 32,017
1982 9,856,303 33,397
1983 9,855,520 34,811
1984 9,855,372 36,264
1985 9,858,308 37,761
1986 9,861,823 39,286
1987 9,870,234 40,828
1988 9,901,664 42,321
1989 9,937,697 43,586
1990 9,967,379 44,629
1991 10,004,486 45,568
1992 10,045,158 46,388
1993 10,084,475 47,093
1994 10,115,603 47,712
1995 10,136,811 48,266
1996 10,156,637 48,775
1997 10,181,245 49,259
1998 10,203,008 49,717
1999 10,226,419 50,202
2000 10,251,250 50,706
2001 10,286,570 51,123
2002 10,332,785 51,425
2003 10,376,133 51,639
2004 10,421,137 51,791
2005 10,478,617 51,906
2006 10,547,958 51,992
2007 10,625,700 52,035
2008 10,709,973 52,030
2009 10,796,493 52,019
2010 10,895,586 52,044
2011 11,038,264 51,907
2012 11,106,932 51,419
2013 11,159,407 50,681
2014 11,209,057 49,796
2015 11,274,196 48,800
2016 11,331,422 47,709
2017 11,375,158 46,529
2018 11,427,054 45,285
2019 11,488,980 44,007
2020 11,538,604 42,706
2021 11,586,195 41,367
2022 11,680,210 40,077
2023 11,787,423 38,827
2024 11,876,844 37,548

Fertility rates in Belgium and Marshall Islands

Fertility rate
Belgium

Marshall Islands
Year Fertility rate
Belgium Marshall Islands
1960 2.54 8.08
1961 2.63 8.12
1962 2.59 8.12
1963 2.68 8.12
1964 2.71 8.14
1965 2.61 8.16
1966 2.52 8.2
1967 2.41 8.17
1968 2.31 8.14
1969 2.27 8.11
1970 2.25 8.07
1971 2.21 8.04
1972 2.09 8
1973 1.95 7.95
1974 1.83 7.9
1975 1.74 7.83
1976 1.73 7.76
1977 1.71 7.67
1978 1.69 7.58
1979 1.69 7.47
1980 1.68 7.37
1981 1.66 7.27
1982 1.61 7.18
1983 1.57 7.08
1984 1.54 6.99
1985 1.51 6.87
1986 1.54 6.73
1987 1.54 6.57
1988 1.57 6.38
1989 1.58 6.18
1990 1.62 5.97
1991 1.66 5.76
1992 1.65 5.55
1993 1.61 5.38
1994 1.56 5.23
1995 1.56 5.09
1996 1.59 5.02
1997 1.6 4.96
1998 1.6 4.87
1999 1.62 4.78
2000 1.67 4.7
2001 1.67 4.58
2002 1.65 4.49
2003 1.67 4.42
2004 1.72 4.34
2005 1.76 4.28
2006 1.8 4.2
2007 1.82 4.09
2008 1.85 3.97
2009 1.84 3.83
2010 1.86 3.67
2011 1.81 3.53
2012 1.8 3.38
2013 1.76 3.25
2014 1.74 3.18
2015 1.7 3.13
2016 1.68 3.09
2017 1.65 3.06
2018 1.62 3.04
2019 1.6 3.01
2020 1.55 2.99
2021 1.6 2.96
2022 1.53 2.94
2023 1.47 2.92

Belgium and Marshall Islands demographics compared

Median age
Belgium

Marshall Islands
Year Median age, years
Belgium Marshall Islands
1960 34.9 17.4
1961 34.9 17
1962 34.9 16.7
1963 34.9 16.4
1964 34.8 16.3
1965 34.8 16.3
1966 34.7 16.4
1967 34.7 16.6
1968 34.7 16.9
1969 34.6 17.2
1970 34.5 17.4
1971 34.4 17.1
1972 34.3 16.6
1973 34.3 16.2
1974 34.3 16
1975 34.2 15.9
1976 34.1 15.7
1977 34.1 15.5
1978 34.1 15.3
1979 34.1 15.1
1980 34.2 15
1981 34.3 14.9
1982 34.5 14.9
1983 34.8 14.9
1984 35 14.8
1985 35.2 14.8
1986 35.4 14.7
1987 35.6 14.7
1988 35.9 14.7
1989 36.1 14.8
1990 36.3 14.9
1991 36.5 15.2
1992 36.7 15.4
1993 37 15.8
1994 37.2 16.1
1995 37.5 16.5
1996 37.8 16.9
1997 38.1 17.2
1998 38.3 17.6
1999 38.6 17.9
2000 38.9 18.2
2001 39.2 18.5
2002 39.4 18.8
2003 39.7 19.1
2004 40 19.4
2005 40.2 19.7
2006 40.4 19.9
2007 40.6 20.2
2008 40.7 20.4
2009 40.8 20.5
2010 40.8 20.6
2011 40.9 20.6
2012 41.1 20.8
2013 41.2 21
2014 41.3 21.3
2015 41.4 21.6
2016 41.4 21.9
2017 41.6 22.2
2018 41.7 22.4
2019 41.8 22.6
2020 41.9 22.6
2021 42 22.5
2022 42.2 22.2
2023 42.4 21.9
2024 42.7 21.8

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Belgium Marshall Islands
GNI, Atlas method
$651B
2024
$315M
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
54.6%
2025
71.9%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
6.28%
2022
7.7%
2022
Military expenditure, % of GDP
1.21%
2023
n/a
Armed forces personnel
24,000
2020
n/a
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-5.03%
2025
+0.51%
2025
Unemployment rate
5.7%
2024
9.82%
2021
Services, % of GDP
72.1%
2024
70.5%
2023
Industry, % of GDP
17.6%
2024
11.1%
2023
Economic freedom index
69
2025
58
2025
Income share by richest 10%
22.2%
2023
27.5%
2019
Income share by poorest 10%
3.7%
2023
2.8%
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
n/a
Personal remittances received
$15.2B
2024
$34.5M
2024
International tourist arrivals
2,584,000
2020
6,099
2019
International tourism as share of exports
1.77%
2020
15.6%
2018
Banked people share
98.2%
2024
n/a

Energy

Belgium Marshall Islands
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
4,049 kg
2023
615 kg
2007
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$17.1
2023
$5.38
2007
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
84.3 megatons
2023
0 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
7.15 tons
2023
0 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
69.3%
2023
0%
2007
Renewable energy use share
11.7%
2021
12.2%
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
2.43%
2021
Hydroelectric share
1.98%
2023
0%
2021
Nuclear share
39.4%
2023
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Belgium Marshall Islands
% of world population
0.15%
2024
0.0005%
2024
Annual migration change
+36,243
2024
-1,765
2024
Urban population
98.2%
2024
79.2%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.88 ft
2025
5.42 ft
2025
Average female height
5.36 ft
2025
5.08 ft
2025
Quality of life index
87.9
2025
46.9
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
69
2024
64
2025
Higher education index
96
2025
n/a
Homicides per 100K people
1.08
2021
4.01
1994
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
5.8
2019
5.7
2013
Visa free countries
175
2025
126
2025
Adult literacy rate
99%
2003
95.8%
2021
English speaking
59%
2023
98.3%
2023
People using the Internet
95.8%
2024
65.7%
2023

Health

Belgium Marshall Islands
Government health expenditure per capita
$5,405
2022
$758
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$1,083
2022
$9.1
2022
Life expectancy
82.4 years
2025
67.2 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0.01%
2022
60.1%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
3.24
2021
0.46
2012
Age at first childbirth
29.5 years
2023
20.7 years
2017
Maternal mortality per 100K births
4
2023
155
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
3.6
2023
28.2
2023
Obesity rate
20.5%
2022
47.1%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
5.9%
2024
25.7%
2024
Air quality index
74
2025
100
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
26.7%
2022
29.8%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
9.43 liters
2020
n/a

Territory

Belgium Marshall Islands
% of world land
0.02%
2025
0.0001%
2025
Land area per capita
991 sq mi
2024
1,851 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
5,225 sq mi
2025
27 sq mi
2025
Forest area
2,661 sq mi
2025
36.3 sq mi
2025
Roads length
73,579 mi
2015
1,260 mi
2007

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