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Belgium vs Russia statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Belgium has a population of 11.9M (ranked 82/197), compared with 144M in Russia (ranked 9/197). Belgium's land area is 11,774 sq mi versus 6,323,145 sq mi for Russia (ranked 136th vs. 1st).

By GDP, Belgium ranks 23/197 ($665B) and Russia ranks 11/197 ($2.17T). By GDP per capita, Belgium ranks 17/197 ($55,955), while Russia ranks 69/197 ($15,145).

Main facts and rankings

Belgium Russia
Population
11909960
142718132
Population rank 83/197 9/197
GDP
$665B
2024
$2.17T
2024
GDP rank 23/197 11/197
GDP per capita
$55,955
2024
$15,145
2024
GDP per capita rank 17/197 69/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$72,126
2024
$47,405
2024
Government debt
$694B
2024
$441B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
106.4%
2025
21.4%
2025
Government debt per person
$58,455
2024
$3,075
2024
Government debt per person rank 5/185 98/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$34,348
2025
$9,262
2025
Land area
11,774 sq mi
2025
6,323,145 sq mi
2025
Population density
1,009 ppl/mi²
2024
22.7 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.47
2023
1.41
2023
Median age
42.7 years
2024
40.9 years
2024
Life expectancy
82.4 years
2025
73.5 years
2025

Belgium and Russia: Comparison Charts

Belgium and Russia economies compared

GDP
Belgium

Russia
Year GDP
Belgium Russia
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 $554,828,660,436
1989 $164,221,056,511 $506,631,299,735
1990 $205,331,747,948 $517,014,446,228
1991 $210,510,999,409 $517,962,962,963
1992 $234,781,652,447 $460,290,556,901
1993 $224,721,795,709 $435,083,713,851
1994 $244,884,129,491 $395,077,301,248
1995 $288,025,588,396 $395,537,185,735
1996 $279,201,433,225 $391,724,890,744
1997 $252,708,051,421 $404,928,954,192
1998 $258,528,339,631 $270,955,486,862
1999 $258,245,733,221 $195,907,128,351
2000 $236,792,460,312 $259,710,142,197
2001 $236,746,141,604 $306,602,070,621
2002 $258,383,599,375 $345,470,494,418
2003 $318,082,528,507 $430,347,420,185
2004 $369,214,712,443 $591,016,690,732
2005 $385,714,762,230 $764,015,973,481
2006 $408,259,840,869 $989,932,071,353
2007 $470,922,156,309 $1,299,703,478,482
2008 $517,328,087,920 $1,660,848,058,303
2009 $485,014,525,992 $1,222,645,900,056
2010 $481,556,503,720 $1,524,916,715,224
2011 $527,196,649,049 $2,045,922,753,398
2012 $498,414,364,945 $2,208,293,553,878
2013 $524,097,026,599 $2,292,470,078,346
2014 $537,987,419,164 $2,059,241,589,895
2015 $461,044,767,545 $1,363,482,182,198
2016 $474,271,566,740 $1,276,786,350,881
2017 $500,908,767,352 $1,574,199,360,089
2018 $542,638,913,428 $1,657,328,773,461
2019 $536,726,344,405 $1,693,115,002,708
2020 $529,694,473,502 $1,493,075,894,362
2021 $598,522,422,242 $1,829,186,719,575
2022 $593,614,574,326 $2,291,612,121,335
2023 $644,655,275,112 $2,071,505,725,031
2024 $664,564,181,487 $2,173,835,806,672

Belgium and Russia economies compared

GDP per capita
Belgium

Russia
Year GDP per capita
Belgium Russia
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 $3,778
1989 $16,525 $3,430
1990 $20,600 $3,494
1991 $21,042 $3,490
1992 $23,373 $3,099
1993 $22,284 $2,931
1994 $24,209 $2,662
1995 $28,414 $2,666
1996 $27,490 $2,644
1997 $24,821 $2,738
1998 $25,338 $1,835
1999 $25,253 $1,331
2000 $23,099 $1,772
2001 $23,015 $2,100
2002 $25,006 $2,378
2003 $30,655 $2,975
2004 $35,429 $4,102
2005 $36,810 $5,323
2006 $38,705 $6,920
2007 $44,319 $9,101
2008 $48,303 $11,635
2009 $44,923 $8,563
2010 $44,197 $10,675
2011 $47,761 $14,305
2012 $44,874 $15,402
2013 $46,965 $15,941
2014 $47,996 $14,277
2015 $40,894 $9,427
2016 $41,855 $8,804
2017 $44,035 $10,835
2018 $47,487 $11,399
2019 $46,717 $11,640
2020 $45,906 $10,280
2021 $51,658 $12,637
2022 $50,822 $15,888
2023 $54,690 $14,403
2024 $55,955 $15,145

Belgium vs. Russia life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Belgium

Russia
Year Life expectancy, years
Belgium Russia
1950 66.3 55.5
1951 66.7 55.3
1952 68 57.6
1953 68.4 58.8
1954 68.6 59.9
1955 68.5 62.1
1956 68.8 66.5
1957 69.2 66
1958 69.9 67.7
1959 70.3 67.4
1960 69.6 68.3
1961 70.5 68.6
1962 70.2 68.5
1963 70 69.1
1964 70.7 69.5
1965 70.6 69.3
1966 70.6 69.4
1967 70.9 69.2
1968 70.6 69.1
1969 70.7 68.6
1970 70.9 68.7
1971 71.1 68.9
1972 71.4 68.8
1973 71.6 68.9
1974 72 68.7
1975 72 68.3
1976 72.1 68.1
1977 72.8 67.9
1978 72.7 67.8
1979 73.2 67.6
1980 73.2 67.5
1981 73.7 67.6
1982 73.9 68.1
1983 73.9 68
1984 74.4 67.6
1985 74.5 68.3
1986 74.7 70
1987 75.3 70.1
1988 75.6 69.9
1989 75.6 69.7
1990 76.1 69.3
1991 76.2 69
1992 76.4 67.8
1993 76.4 65
1994 76.7 63.8
1995 76.8 64
1996 77.2 65.4
1997 77.4 66.6
1998 77.5 66.9
1999 77.6 65.6
2000 77.8 65
2001 78.1 65
2002 78.2 64.7
2003 78.3 64.7
2004 79 65.1
2005 79.1 65.2
2006 79.4 66.5
2007 79.5 67.5
2008 79.6 67.9
2009 79.8 68.7
2010 80 68.2
2011 80.4 69.7
2012 80.3 70.1
2013 80.5 70.6
2014 81.1 70.8
2015 80.9 71.3
2016 81.3 71.9
2017 81.4 72.8
2018 81.5 72.9
2019 81.8 73.1
2020 80.8 71.2
2021 81.7 69.8
2022 81.2 72.5
2023 82.1 73.2
2024 82.3 73.3
2025 82.4 73.5

Belgium and Russia population clocks and comparison

Population
Belgium

Russia
Year Population
Belgium Russia
1960 9,153,489 119,897,000
1961 9,183,948 121,236,000
1962 9,220,578 122,591,000
1963 9,289,770 123,960,000
1964 9,378,113 125,345,000
1965 9,463,667 126,745,000
1966 9,527,807 127,468,000
1967 9,580,991 128,196,000
1968 9,618,756 128,928,000
1969 9,646,032 129,664,000
1970 9,655,549 130,404,000
1971 9,673,162 131,155,000
1972 9,711,115 131,909,000
1973 9,741,720 132,669,000
1974 9,772,419 133,432,000
1975 9,800,700 134,200,000
1976 9,818,227 135,147,000
1977 9,830,358 136,100,000
1978 9,839,534 137,060,000
1979 9,848,382 138,027,000
1980 9,859,242 139,010,000
1981 9,858,982 139,941,000
1982 9,856,303 140,823,000
1983 9,855,520 141,668,000
1984 9,855,372 142,745,000
1985 9,858,308 143,858,000
1986 9,861,823 144,894,000
1987 9,870,234 145,908,000
1988 9,901,664 146,857,000
1989 9,937,697 147,721,000
1990 9,967,379 147,969,406
1991 10,004,486 148,394,216
1992 10,045,158 148,538,197
1993 10,084,475 148,458,777
1994 10,115,603 148,407,912
1995 10,136,811 148,375,787
1996 10,156,637 148,160,129
1997 10,181,245 147,915,361
1998 10,203,008 147,670,784
1999 10,226,419 147,214,776
2000 10,251,250 146,596,869
2001 10,286,570 145,976,482
2002 10,332,785 145,306,497
2003 10,376,133 144,648,618
2004 10,421,137 144,067,316
2005 10,478,617 143,518,814
2006 10,547,958 143,049,637
2007 10,625,700 142,805,114
2008 10,709,973 142,742,366
2009 10,796,493 142,785,348
2010 10,895,586 142,849,468
2011 11,038,264 143,018,195
2012 11,106,932 143,378,447
2013 11,159,407 143,805,638
2014 11,209,057 144,237,223
2015 11,274,196 144,640,716
2016 11,331,422 145,015,460
2017 11,375,158 145,293,260
2018 11,427,054 145,398,106
2019 11,488,980 145,453,291
2020 11,538,604 145,245,148
2021 11,586,195 144,746,762
2022 11,680,210 144,236,933
2023 11,787,423 143,826,130
2024 11,876,844 143,533,851

Fertility rates in Belgium and Russia

Fertility rate
Belgium

Russia
Year Fertility rate
Belgium Russia
1960 2.54 2.52
1961 2.63 2.45
1962 2.59 2.36
1963 2.68 2.27
1964 2.71 2.18
1965 2.61 2.13
1966 2.52 2.1
1967 2.41 2.04
1968 2.31 1.99
1969 2.27 1.97
1970 2.25 1.99
1971 2.21 2.03
1972 2.09 2.04
1973 1.95 2.01
1974 1.83 2
1975 1.74 1.98
1976 1.73 1.97
1977 1.71 1.95
1978 1.69 1.92
1979 1.69 1.9
1980 1.68 1.89
1981 1.66 1.91
1982 1.61 2.04
1983 1.57 2.11
1984 1.54 2.06
1985 1.51 2.05
1986 1.54 2.15
1987 1.54 2.22
1988 1.57 2.12
1989 1.58 2.01
1990 1.62 1.89
1991 1.66 1.73
1992 1.65 1.55
1993 1.61 1.39
1994 1.56 1.4
1995 1.56 1.34
1996 1.59 1.27
1997 1.6 1.22
1998 1.6 1.23
1999 1.62 1.16
2000 1.67 1.2
2001 1.67 1.22
2002 1.65 1.29
2003 1.67 1.32
2004 1.72 1.34
2005 1.76 1.29
2006 1.8 1.31
2007 1.82 1.42
2008 1.85 1.5
2009 1.84 1.54
2010 1.86 1.57
2011 1.81 1.58
2012 1.8 1.69
2013 1.76 1.71
2014 1.74 1.75
2015 1.7 1.78
2016 1.68 1.76
2017 1.65 1.62
2018 1.62 1.58
2019 1.6 1.5
2020 1.55 1.51
2021 1.6 1.51
2022 1.53 1.42
2023 1.47 1.41

Belgium and Russia demographics compared

Median age
Belgium

Russia
Year Median age, years
Belgium Russia
1960 34.9 27.1
1961 34.9 27.4
1962 34.9 27.7
1963 34.9 28.1
1964 34.8 28.3
1965 34.8 28.6
1966 34.7 28.9
1967 34.7 29.2
1968 34.7 29.8
1969 34.6 30.3
1970 34.5 30.7
1971 34.4 31
1972 34.3 31.1
1973 34.3 31.1
1974 34.3 30.9
1975 34.2 30.7
1976 34.1 30.6
1977 34.1 30.9
1978 34.1 31
1979 34.1 31.1
1980 34.2 31.3
1981 34.3 31.4
1982 34.5 31.6
1983 34.8 31.7
1984 35 31.8
1985 35.2 32
1986 35.4 32.2
1987 35.6 32.4
1988 35.9 32.6
1989 36.1 32.9
1990 36.3 33.2
1991 36.5 33.6
1992 36.7 33.9
1993 37 34.4
1994 37.2 34.7
1995 37.5 35
1996 37.8 35.3
1997 38.1 35.7
1998 38.3 36
1999 38.6 36.3
2000 38.9 36.6
2001 39.2 36.8
2002 39.4 36.9
2003 39.7 37
2004 40 37.2
2005 40.2 37.4
2006 40.4 37.6
2007 40.6 37.7
2008 40.7 37.8
2009 40.8 37.9
2010 40.8 38
2011 40.9 38.1
2012 41.1 38.3
2013 41.2 38.4
2014 41.3 38.6
2015 41.4 38.7
2016 41.4 38.8
2017 41.6 39
2018 41.7 39.2
2019 41.8 39.4
2020 41.9 39.7
2021 42 39.9
2022 42.2 40.1
2023 42.4 40.5
2024 42.7 40.9

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Belgium Russia
GNI, Atlas method
$651B
2024
$2.24T
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
54.6%
2025
37.6%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
6.28%
2022
4.16%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
1.21%
2023
5.86%
2023
Armed forces personnel
24,000
2020
1,454,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-5.03%
2025
-1.01%
2025
Unemployment rate
5.7%
2024
2.43%
2024
Services, % of GDP
72.1%
2024
57.5%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
17.6%
2024
30.7%
2024
Economic freedom index
69
2025
51.6
2025
Income share by richest 10%
22.2%
2023
25.1%
2023
Income share by poorest 10%
3.7%
2023
3.1%
2023
Number of millionaires
564,666
2024
381,726
2024
Percentage of millionaires
6.08%
2024
0.34%
2024
Number of billionaires
11
2025
140
2025
Percentage of billionaires
0.0001%
2025
0.0001%
2025
Listed domestic companies
117
2015
194
2023
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$321B
2018
$650B
2023
Total reserves including gold
$41.4B
2024
$597B
2023
Personal remittances received
$15.2B
2024
$1.91B
2024
International tourist arrivals
2,584,000
2020
6,359,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
1.77%
2020
1.3%
2020
Banked people share
98.2%
2024
79.3%
2024

Energy

Belgium Russia
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
4,049 kg
2023
5,601 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$17.1
2023
$7.43
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
84.3 megatons
2023
2,070 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
7.15 tons
2023
14.4 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
69.3%
2023
89.5%
2022
Renewable energy use share
11.7%
2021
3.5%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
22.3%
2023
9.45%
2022
Net energy imports use share
89.2%
2023
-75.1%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita
6,927 kWh
2023
7,184 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
23.5%
2021
19.2%
2021
Hydroelectric share
1.98%
2023
17.3%
2022
Nuclear share
39.4%
2023
19.4%
2022
Electricity access
100%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Belgium Russia
% of world population
0.15%
2024
1.76%
2024
Annual migration change
+36,243
2024
-178,042
2024
Urban population
98.2%
2024
75.5%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.88 ft
2025
5.79 ft
2025
Average female height
5.36 ft
2025
5.4 ft
2025
Quality of life index
87.9
2025
48.5
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
69
2024
22
2024
Higher education index
96
2025
84
2025
Homicides per 100K people
1.08
2021
6.8
2021
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
5.8
2019
12
2019
Visa free countries
175
2025
125
2025
Adult literacy rate
99%
2003
99.9%
2021
English speaking
59%
2023
4.84%
2023
People using the Internet
95.8%
2024
94.4%
2024

Health

Belgium Russia
Government health expenditure per capita
$5,405
2022
$1,078
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$1,083
2022
$298.7
2022
Life expectancy
82.4 years
2025
73.5 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0.01%
2022
0.05%
2008
Physicians per 1,000 people
3.24
2021
3.83
2020
Age at first childbirth
29.5 years
2023
25.2 years
2013
Maternal mortality per 100K births
4
2023
9
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
3.6
2023
4.5
2023
Obesity rate
20.5%
2022
24.8%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
5.9%
2024
5.9%
2024
Air quality index
74
2025
69
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
26.7%
2022
29.2%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
9.43 liters
2020
10.5 liters
2020

Territory

Belgium Russia
% of world land
0.02%
2025
11%
2025
Land area per capita
991 sq mi
2024
44,053 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
5,225 sq mi
2025
832,826 sq mi
2025
Forest area
2,661 sq mi
2025
3,147,937 sq mi
2025
Roads length
73,579 mi
2015
981,326 mi
2023

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