Skip to content

Belgium vs Seychelles statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Belgium has a population of 11.9M (ranked 82/197), compared with 121K in The Seychelles (ranked 181/197). Belgium's land area is 11,774 sq mi versus 177.6 sq mi for The Seychelles (ranked 136th vs. 181st).

By GDP, Belgium ranks 23/197 ($665B) and The Seychelles ranks 176/197 ($2.17B). By GDP per capita, Belgium ranks 17/197 ($55,955), while The Seychelles ranks 63/197 ($17,859).

Main facts and rankings

Belgium Seychelles
Population
11909960
125181
Population rank 83/197 181/197
GDP
$665B
2024
$2.17B
2024
GDP rank 23/197 176/197
GDP per capita
$55,955
2024
$17,859
2024
GDP per capita rank 17/197 63/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$72,126
2024
$33,239
2024
Government debt
$694B
2024
$1.25B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
106.4%
2025
59.3%
2025
Government debt per person
$58,455
2024
$10,323
2024
Government debt per person rank 5/185 59/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$34,348
2025
$9,988
2025
Land area
11,774 sq mi
2025
177.6 sq mi
2025
Population density
1,009 ppl/mi²
2024
683 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.47
2023
2.02
2023
Median age
42.7 years
2024
35 years
2024
Life expectancy
82.4 years
2025
73.1 years
2025

Belgium and Seychelles: Comparison Charts

Belgium and Seychelles economies compared

GDP
Belgium

Seychelles
Year GDP
Belgium Seychelles
1960 $11,810,619,368 $12,012,025
1961 $12,561,701,694 $11,592,024
1962 $13,436,827,167 $12,642,026
1963 $14,445,805,381 $13,923,029
1964 $16,168,044,450 $15,393,032
1965 $17,597,783,297 $15,603,032
1966 $18,894,891,312 $16,443,034
1967 $20,252,508,995 $16,632,032
1968 $21,654,856,965 $16,074,028
1969 $24,019,653,475 $16,452,028
1970 $26,706,196,047 $18,432,032
1971 $29,821,661,870 $21,965,951
1972 $37,209,418,019 $30,645,123
1973 $47,743,801,490 $36,896,280
1974 $56,033,077,879 $43,134,496
1975 $65,678,189,097 $47,803,146
1976 $71,113,882,968 $49,278,982
1977 $82,839,905,459 $64,526,401
1978 $101,246,526,194 $85,552,366
1979 $116,315,456,797 $127,261,099
1980 $126,829,314,388 $156,783,830
1981 $104,730,018,470 $163,750,728
1982 $92,095,926,188 $157,211,790
1983 $87,184,239,053 $156,098,237
1984 $83,349,530,159 $160,992,921
1985 $86,268,264,148 $179,691,483
1986 $120,018,787,249 $221,147,061
1987 $149,394,404,106 $265,212,957
1988 $162,299,103,675 $301,985,618
1989 $164,221,056,511 $324,333,367
1990 $205,331,747,948 $392,163,561
1991 $210,510,999,409 $398,307,170
1992 $234,781,652,447 $461,409,399
1993 $224,721,795,709 $504,230,621
1994 $244,884,129,491 $517,570,058
1995 $288,025,588,396 $540,733,048
1996 $279,201,433,225 $535,250,347
1997 $252,708,051,421 $598,966,982
1998 $258,528,339,631 $647,287,376
1999 $258,245,733,221 $662,838,615
2000 $236,792,460,312 $654,212,394
2001 $236,746,141,604 $662,064,156
2002 $258,383,599,375 $742,134,838
2003 $318,082,528,507 $750,847,230
2004 $369,214,712,443 $893,012,218
2005 $385,714,762,230 $977,899,382
2006 $408,259,840,869 $1,081,441,283
2007 $470,922,156,309 $1,077,308,814
2008 $517,328,087,920 $979,597,394
2009 $485,014,525,992 $850,901,620
2010 $481,556,503,720 $981,616,542
2011 $527,196,649,049 $1,058,918,707
2012 $498,414,364,945 $1,089,407,839
2013 $524,097,026,599 $1,333,160,407
2014 $537,987,419,164 $1,387,577,870
2015 $461,044,767,545 $1,432,403,352
2016 $474,271,566,740 $1,568,513,348
2017 $500,908,767,352 $1,675,370,641
2018 $542,638,913,428 $1,784,313,927
2019 $536,726,344,405 $1,868,690,097
2020 $529,694,473,502 $1,382,551,752
2021 $598,522,422,242 $1,487,173,795
2022 $593,614,574,326 $2,018,346,589
2023 $644,655,275,112 $2,187,379,755
2024 $664,564,181,487 $2,167,239,562

Belgium and Seychelles economies compared

GDP per capita
Belgium

Seychelles
Year GDP per capita
Belgium Seychelles
1960 $1,290 $288.1
1961 $1,368 $270.3
1962 $1,457 $287
1963 $1,555 $308
1964 $1,724 $332
1965 $1,860 $328
1966 $1,983 $338
1967 $2,114 $333
1968 $2,251 $314
1969 $2,490 $314
1970 $2,766 $344
1971 $3,083 $402
1972 $3,832 $547
1973 $4,901 $649
1974 $5,734 $745
1975 $6,701 $806
1976 $7,243 $814
1977 $8,427 $1,044
1978 $10,290 $1,377
1979 $11,811 $2,030
1980 $12,864 $2,478
1981 $10,623 $2,557
1982 $9,344 $2,441
1983 $8,846 $2,426
1984 $8,457 $2,488
1985 $8,751 $2,754
1986 $12,170 $3,368
1987 $15,136 $3,872
1988 $16,391 $4,392
1989 $16,525 $4,689
1990 $20,600 $5,642
1991 $21,042 $5,655
1992 $23,373 $6,520
1993 $22,284 $6,979
1994 $24,209 $6,975
1995 $28,414 $7,181
1996 $27,490 $7,004
1997 $24,821 $7,747
1998 $25,338 $8,210
1999 $25,253 $8,243
2000 $23,099 $8,064
2001 $23,015 $8,153
2002 $25,006 $8,864
2003 $30,655 $9,070
2004 $35,429 $10,828
2005 $36,810 $11,802
2006 $38,705 $12,783
2007 $44,319 $12,669
2008 $48,303 $11,265
2009 $44,923 $9,747
2010 $44,197 $10,935
2011 $47,761 $12,110
2012 $44,874 $12,337
2013 $46,965 $14,821
2014 $47,996 $15,188
2015 $40,894 $15,333
2016 $41,855 $16,567
2017 $44,035 $17,480
2018 $47,487 $18,440
2019 $46,717 $19,142
2020 $45,906 $14,041
2021 $51,658 $14,983
2022 $50,822 $16,837
2023 $54,690 $18,263
2024 $55,955 $17,859

Belgium vs. Seychelles life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Belgium

Seychelles
Year Life expectancy, years
Belgium Seychelles
1950 66.3 57.8
1951 66.7 58
1952 68 58.4
1953 68.4 58.7
1954 68.6 59
1955 68.5 59.4
1956 68.8 59.8
1957 69.2 60.2
1958 69.9 60.4
1959 70.3 60.4
1960 69.6 60.5
1961 70.5 60.6
1962 70.2 60.7
1963 70 60.9
1964 70.7 61.2
1965 70.6 61.4
1966 70.6 61.7
1967 70.9 62.1
1968 70.6 62.6
1969 70.7 63.3
1970 70.9 64
1971 71.1 64.6
1972 71.4 65.3
1973 71.6 65.9
1974 72 66.4
1975 72 66.8
1976 72.1 67.2
1977 72.8 67.6
1978 72.7 67.9
1979 73.2 68.2
1980 73.2 68.5
1981 73.7 68.7
1982 73.9 69
1983 73.9 69.3
1984 74.4 69.5
1985 74.5 69.6
1986 74.7 69.8
1987 75.3 69.9
1988 75.6 70
1989 75.6 70.1
1990 76.1 70.2
1991 76.2 70.3
1992 76.4 70.3
1993 76.4 70.4
1994 76.7 70.5
1995 76.8 70.6
1996 77.2 70.8
1997 77.4 70.8
1998 77.5 71.1
1999 77.6 71.2
2000 77.8 71.3
2001 78.1 71.4
2002 78.2 71.5
2003 78.3 71.7
2004 79 71.7
2005 79.1 71.9
2006 79.4 72
2007 79.5 72.2
2008 79.6 72.3
2009 79.8 72.4
2010 80 72.5
2011 80.4 72.5
2012 80.3 72.5
2013 80.5 72.4
2014 81.1 72.4
2015 80.9 72.3
2016 81.3 72.2
2017 81.4 72.2
2018 81.5 72.2
2019 81.8 72.1
2020 80.8 74.1
2021 81.7 71.2
2022 81.2 71.2
2023 82.1 72.9
2024 82.3 73
2025 82.4 73.1

Belgium and Seychelles population clocks and comparison

Population
Belgium

Seychelles
Year Population
Belgium Seychelles
1960 9,153,489 41,700
1961 9,183,948 42,889
1962 9,220,578 44,042
1963 9,289,770 45,176
1964 9,378,113 46,322
1965 9,463,667 47,500
1966 9,527,807 48,699
1967 9,580,991 49,911
1968 9,618,756 51,134
1969 9,646,032 52,365
1970 9,655,549 53,600
1971 9,673,162 54,695
1972 9,711,115 56,029
1973 9,741,720 56,892
1974 9,772,419 57,937
1975 9,800,700 59,292
1976 9,818,227 60,504
1977 9,830,358 61,786
1978 9,839,534 62,150
1979 9,848,382 62,686
1980 9,859,242 63,261
1981 9,858,982 64,035
1982 9,856,303 64,413
1983 9,855,520 64,335
1984 9,855,372 64,717
1985 9,858,308 65,244
1986 9,861,823 65,652
1987 9,870,234 68,499
1988 9,901,664 68,755
1989 9,937,697 69,167
1990 9,967,379 69,507
1991 10,004,486 70,439
1992 10,045,158 70,763
1993 10,084,475 72,253
1994 10,115,603 74,205
1995 10,136,811 75,304
1996 10,156,637 76,417
1997 10,181,245 77,319
1998 10,203,008 78,846
1999 10,226,419 80,410
2000 10,251,250 81,131
2001 10,286,570 81,202
2002 10,332,785 83,723
2003 10,376,133 82,781
2004 10,421,137 82,475
2005 10,478,617 82,858
2006 10,547,958 84,600
2007 10,625,700 85,033
2008 10,709,973 86,956
2009 10,796,493 87,298
2010 10,895,586 89,770
2011 11,038,264 87,441
2012 11,106,932 88,303
2013 11,159,407 89,949
2014 11,209,057 91,359
2015 11,274,196 93,419
2016 11,331,422 94,677
2017 11,375,158 95,843
2018 11,427,054 96,762
2019 11,488,980 97,625
2020 11,538,604 98,462
2021 11,586,195 99,258
2022 11,680,210 119,878
2023 11,787,423 119,773
2024 11,876,844 121,354

Fertility rates in Belgium and Seychelles

Fertility rate
Belgium

Seychelles
Year Fertility rate
Belgium Seychelles
1960 2.54 5.31
1961 2.63 5.42
1962 2.59 5.51
1963 2.68 5.61
1964 2.71 5.69
1965 2.61 5.72
1966 2.52 6.13
1967 2.41 5.9
1968 2.31 5.61
1969 2.27 5.48
1970 2.25 5.31
1971 2.21 5.69
1972 2.09 5.16
1973 1.95 4.78
1974 1.83 5.1
1975 1.74 4.75
1976 1.73 4.09
1977 1.71 3.75
1978 1.69 3.92
1979 1.69 3.66
1980 1.68 3.79
1981 1.66 3.67
1982 1.61 3.13
1983 1.57 3.22
1984 1.54 3.24
1985 1.51 3.09
1986 1.54 3.07
1987 1.54 2.92
1988 1.57 2.79
1989 1.58 2.67
1990 1.62 2.61
1991 1.66 2.69
1992 1.65 2.53
1993 1.61 2.58
1994 1.56 2.6
1995 1.56 2.36
1996 1.59 2.31
1997 1.6 2.1
1998 1.6 2.04
1999 1.62 2.04
2000 1.67 2.08
2001 1.67 1.98
2002 1.65 2.04
2003 1.67 2.06
2004 1.72 2.01
2005 1.76 2.2
2006 1.8 2.11
2007 1.82 2.24
2008 1.85 2.33
2009 1.84 2.38
2010 1.86 2.16
2011 1.81 2.33
2012 1.8 2.37
2013 1.76 2.26
2014 1.74 2.25
2015 1.7 2.31
2016 1.68 2.39
2017 1.65 2.41
2018 1.62 2.41
2019 1.6 2.36
2020 1.55 2.29
2021 1.6 2.46
2022 1.53 2.01
2023 1.47 2.02

Belgium and Seychelles demographics compared

Median age
Belgium

Seychelles
Year Median age, years
Belgium Seychelles
1960 34.9 21.9
1961 34.9 21.6
1962 34.9 21.3
1963 34.9 21
1964 34.8 20.6
1965 34.8 20.2
1966 34.7 19.8
1967 34.7 19.4
1968 34.7 19
1969 34.6 18.7
1970 34.5 18.5
1971 34.4 18.4
1972 34.3 18.5
1973 34.3 18.6
1974 34.3 18.7
1975 34.2 18.9
1976 34.1 19
1977 34.1 19.3
1978 34.1 19.6
1979 34.1 19.9
1980 34.2 20.4
1981 34.3 20.7
1982 34.5 21.1
1983 34.8 21.4
1984 35 21.7
1985 35.2 22
1986 35.4 22.3
1987 35.6 22.5
1988 35.9 22.9
1989 36.1 23.3
1990 36.3 23.6
1991 36.5 24
1992 36.7 24.5
1993 37 24.8
1994 37.2 25.2
1995 37.5 25.4
1996 37.8 25.7
1997 38.1 26.1
1998 38.3 26.4
1999 38.6 26.8
2000 38.9 27.3
2001 39.2 27.7
2002 39.4 28.1
2003 39.7 28.5
2004 40 28.9
2005 40.2 29.3
2006 40.4 29.6
2007 40.6 30
2008 40.7 30.4
2009 40.8 30.8
2010 40.8 31.2
2011 40.9 31.4
2012 41.1 31.5
2013 41.2 31.6
2014 41.3 31.8
2015 41.4 32.1
2016 41.4 32.3
2017 41.6 32.6
2018 41.7 32.9
2019 41.8 33.2
2020 41.9 33.6
2021 42 34
2022 42.2 34.4
2023 42.4 34.7
2024 42.7 35

Interactive Maps

Use the buttons below to switch between world maps comparing statistics for Belgium and the Seychelles.

GDP per capita

GDP

Life expectancy

Population

Population density

Fertility rate

Median age

Land area

National statistics comparison

Finance

Belgium Seychelles
GNI, Atlas method
$651B
2024
$2.12B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
54.6%
2025
36%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
6.28%
2022
4.45%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
1.21%
2023
1.71%
2023
Armed forces personnel
24,000
2020
0
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-5.03%
2025
-1.19%
2025
Unemployment rate
5.7%
2024
2.59%
2024
Services, % of GDP
72.1%
2024
65.8%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
17.6%
2024
12.3%
2024
Economic freedom index
69
2025
66.4
2025
Income share by richest 10%
22.2%
2023
23.9%
2018
Income share by poorest 10%
3.7%
2023
2.6%
2018
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
23
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$321B
2018
$811M
2024
Total reserves including gold
$41.4B
2024
$774M
2024
Personal remittances received
$15.2B
2024
$11.4M
2024
International tourist arrivals
2,584,000
2020
124,500
2020
International tourism as share of exports
1.77%
2020
18.4%
2020
Banked people share
98.2%
2024
n/a

Energy

Belgium Seychelles
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
4,049 kg
2023
2,411 kg
2007
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$17.1
2023
$8.08
2007
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
84.3 megatons
2023
1.24 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
7.15 tons
2023
10.3 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
69.3%
2023
0%
2007
Renewable energy use share
11.7%
2021
1.9%
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
4.51%
2021
Hydroelectric share
1.98%
2023
0%
2021
Nuclear share
39.4%
2023
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Belgium Seychelles
% of world population
0.15%
2024
0.001%
2024
Annual migration change
+36,243
2024
+1,747
2024
Urban population
98.2%
2024
59.2%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.88 ft
2025
5.77 ft
2025
Average female height
5.36 ft
2025
5.33 ft
2025
Quality of life index
87.9
2025
61.5
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
69
2024
72
2024
Higher education index
96
2025
7
2025
Homicides per 100K people
1.08
2021
9.34
2022
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
5.8
2019
11.3
2019
Visa free countries
175
2025
149
2025
Adult literacy rate
99%
2003
96.2%
2020
English speaking
59%
2023
37.9%
2023
People using the Internet
95.8%
2024
87.4%
2023

Health

Belgium Seychelles
Government health expenditure per capita
$5,405
2022
$695
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$1,083
2022
$169.6
2022
Life expectancy
82.4 years
2025
73.1 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0.01%
2022
0%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
3.24
2021
3.82
2022
Age at first childbirth
29.5 years
2023
n/a
Maternal mortality per 100K births
4
2023
42
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
3.6
2023
14.3
2023
Obesity rate
20.5%
2022
30.2%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
5.9%
2024
9.3%
2024
Air quality index
74
2025
52
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
26.7%
2022
20.2%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
9.43 liters
2020
10.2 liters
2020

Territory

Belgium Seychelles
% of world land
0.02%
2025
0.0003%
2025
Land area per capita
991 sq mi
2024
1,464 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
5,225 sq mi
2025
5.98 sq mi
2025
Forest area
2,661 sq mi
2025
130.1 sq mi
2025
Roads length
73,579 mi
2015
327 mi
2015

In-depth comparisons

Facts comparisons

Facts vs Belgium vs Seychelles
Afghanistan Compare Compare
Albania Compare Compare
Algeria Compare Compare
Andorra Compare Compare
Angola Compare Compare
Antigua Compare Compare
Argentina Compare Compare
Armenia Compare Compare
Australia Compare Compare
Austria Compare Compare
Azerbaijan Compare Compare
Bahamas Compare Compare
Bahrain Compare Compare
Bangladesh Compare Compare
Barbados Compare Compare
Belarus Compare Compare
Belize Compare Compare
Benin Compare Compare
Bhutan Compare Compare
Bolivia Compare Compare
Bosnia Compare Compare
Botswana Compare Compare
Brazil Compare Compare
Brunei Compare Compare
Bulgaria Compare Compare
Burkina Faso Compare Compare
Burundi Compare Compare
Cambodia Compare Compare
Cameroon Compare Compare
Canada Compare Compare
Cape Verde Compare Compare
Cayman Islands Compare Compare
CAR Compare Compare
Chad Compare Compare
Chile Compare Compare
China Compare Compare
Colombia Compare Compare
Comoros Compare Compare
Congo Compare Compare
Costa Rica Compare Compare
Croatia Compare Compare
Cuba Compare Compare
Curacao Compare Compare
Cyprus Compare Compare
Czech Republic Compare Compare
DR Congo Compare Compare
Denmark Compare Compare
Djibouti Compare Compare
Dominica Compare Compare
Dominican Republic Compare Compare
East Timor Compare Compare
Ecuador Compare Compare
Egypt Compare Compare
El Salvador Compare Compare
Equatorial Guinea Compare Compare
Eritrea Compare Compare
Estonia Compare Compare
Eswatini Compare Compare
Ethiopia Compare Compare
Fiji Compare Compare
Finland Compare Compare
France Compare Compare
Gabon Compare Compare
Gambia Compare Compare
Georgia Compare Compare
Germany Compare Compare
Ghana Compare Compare
Greece Compare Compare
Grenada Compare Compare
Guatemala Compare Compare
Guinea Compare Compare
Guinea-Bissau Compare Compare
Guyana Compare Compare
Haiti Compare Compare
Honduras Compare Compare
Hungary Compare Compare
Iceland Compare Compare
India Compare Compare
Indonesia Compare Compare
Iran Compare Compare
Iraq Compare Compare
Ireland Compare Compare
Israel Compare Compare
Italy Compare Compare
Ivory Coast Compare Compare
Jamaica Compare Compare
Japan Compare Compare
Jordan Compare Compare
Kazakhstan Compare Compare
Kenya Compare Compare
Kiribati Compare Compare
Kuwait Compare Compare
Kyrgyzstan Compare Compare
Laos Compare Compare
Latvia Compare Compare
Lebanon Compare Compare
Lesotho Compare Compare
Liberia Compare Compare
Libya Compare Compare
Liechtenstein Compare Compare
Lithuania Compare Compare
Luxembourg Compare Compare
Madagascar Compare Compare
Malawi Compare Compare
Malaysia Compare Compare
Maldives Compare Compare
Mali Compare Compare
Malta Compare Compare
Marshall Islands Compare Compare
Mauritania Compare Compare
Mauritius Compare Compare
Mexico Compare Compare
Moldova Compare Compare
Monaco Compare Compare
Mongolia Compare Compare
Montenegro Compare Compare
Morocco Compare Compare
Mozambique Compare Compare
Myanmar Compare Compare
Namibia Compare Compare
Nauru Compare Compare
Nepal Compare Compare
Netherlands Compare Compare
New Zealand Compare Compare
Nicaragua Compare Compare
Niger Compare Compare
Nigeria Compare Compare
North Korea Compare Compare
North Macedonia Compare Compare
Norway Compare Compare
Oman Compare Compare
Pakistan Compare Compare
Palau Compare Compare
Palestine Compare Compare
Panama Compare Compare
Papua New Guinea Compare Compare
Paraguay Compare Compare
Peru Compare Compare
Philippines Compare Compare
Poland Compare Compare
Portugal Compare Compare
Qatar Compare Compare
Romania Compare Compare
Russia Compare Compare
Rwanda Compare Compare
Saint Kitts Compare Compare
Saint Lucia Compare Compare
Saint Vincent Compare Compare
Samoa Compare Compare
San Marino Compare Compare
Sao Tome Compare Compare
Saudi Arabia Compare Compare
Senegal Compare Compare
Serbia Compare Compare
Sierra Leone Compare Compare
Singapore Compare Compare
Slovakia Compare Compare
Slovenia Compare Compare
Solomon Islands Compare Compare
Somalia Compare Compare
South Africa Compare Compare
South Korea Compare Compare
South Sudan Compare Compare
Spain Compare Compare
Sri Lanka Compare Compare
Sudan Compare Compare
Suriname Compare Compare
Sweden Compare Compare
Switzerland Compare Compare
Syria Compare Compare
Taiwan Compare Compare
Tajikistan Compare Compare
Tanzania Compare Compare
Thailand Compare Compare
Togo Compare Compare
Tonga Compare Compare
Trinidad Compare Compare
Tunisia Compare Compare
Turkey Compare Compare
Turkmenistan Compare Compare
Tuvalu Compare Compare
Uganda Compare Compare
Ukraine Compare Compare
UAE Compare Compare
United Kingdom Compare Compare
United States Compare Compare
Uruguay Compare Compare
Uzbekistan Compare Compare
Vanuatu Compare Compare
Vatican Compare Compare
Venezuela Compare Compare
Vietnam Compare Compare
Yemen Compare Compare
Zambia Compare Compare
Zimbabwe Compare Compare