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Belgium vs Slovakia statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Belgium has a population of 11.9M (ranked 82/197), compared with 5.42M in Slovakia (ranked 119/197). Belgium's land area is 11,774 sq mi versus 18,564 sq mi for Slovakia (ranked 136th vs. 128th).

By GDP, Belgium ranks 23/197 ($665B) and Slovakia ranks 61/197 ($142B). By GDP per capita, Belgium ranks 17/197 ($55,955), while Slovakia ranks 46/197 ($26,148).

Main facts and rankings

Belgium Slovakia
Population
11909960
5390674
Population rank 83/197 125/197
GDP
$665B
2024
$142B
2024
GDP rank 23/197 61/197
GDP per capita
$55,955
2024
$26,148
2024
GDP per capita rank 17/197 46/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$72,126
2024
$47,181
2024
Government debt
$694B
2024
$82.3B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
106.4%
2025
60.1%
2025
Government debt per person
$58,455
2024
$15,170
2024
Government debt per person rank 5/185 40/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$34,348
2025
$17,365
2025
Land area
11,774 sq mi
2025
18,564 sq mi
2025
Population density
1,009 ppl/mi²
2024
292.1 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.47
2023
1.49
2023
Median age
42.7 years
2024
42.7 years
2024
Life expectancy
82.4 years
2025
78.7 years
2025

Belgium and Slovakia: Comparison Charts

Belgium and Slovakia economies compared

GDP
Belgium

Slovakia
Year GDP
Belgium Slovakia
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 $12,915,046,978
1991 $210,510,999,409 $14,459,924,589
1992 $234,781,652,447 $15,699,327,209
1993 $224,721,795,709 $16,737,973,764
1994 $244,884,129,491 $20,428,139,756
1995 $288,025,588,396 $26,180,022,222
1996 $279,201,433,225 $28,197,790,875
1997 $252,708,051,421 $27,844,628,979
1998 $258,528,339,631 $29,976,207,629
1999 $258,245,733,221 $30,496,272,225
2000 $236,792,460,312 $29,215,726,005
2001 $236,746,141,604 $30,726,659,551
2002 $258,383,599,375 $35,243,658,399
2003 $318,082,528,507 $46,616,149,117
2004 $369,214,712,443 $57,215,475,076
2005 $385,714,762,230 $62,547,753,148
2006 $408,259,840,869 $70,751,813,443
2007 $470,922,156,309 $86,587,749,518
2008 $517,328,087,920 $100,830,060,553
2009 $485,014,525,992 $89,342,984,698
2010 $481,556,503,720 $91,112,160,801
2011 $527,196,649,049 $99,705,104,723
2012 $498,414,364,945 $94,724,394,278
2013 $524,097,026,599 $99,134,277,850
2014 $537,987,419,164 $101,713,075,599
2015 $461,044,767,545 $89,178,548,717
2016 $474,271,566,740 $90,347,173,229
2017 $500,908,767,352 $95,978,130,735
2018 $542,638,913,428 $106,611,673,365
2019 $536,726,344,405 $105,843,498,304
2020 $529,694,473,502 $107,732,602,896
2021 $598,522,422,242 $120,560,912,621
2022 $593,614,574,326 $115,884,262,198
2023 $644,655,275,112 $133,896,931,490
2024 $664,564,181,487 $141,775,733,420

Belgium and Slovakia economies compared

GDP per capita
Belgium

Slovakia
Year GDP per capita
Belgium Slovakia
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 $2,437
1991 $21,042 $2,727
1992 $23,373 $2,959
1993 $22,284 $3,143
1994 $24,209 $3,821
1995 $28,414 $4,883
1996 $27,490 $5,248
1997 $24,821 $5,172
1998 $25,338 $5,561
1999 $25,253 $5,652
2000 $23,099 $5,422
2001 $23,015 $5,712
2002 $25,006 $6,555
2003 $30,655 $8,675
2004 $35,429 $10,650
2005 $36,810 $11,642
2006 $38,705 $13,168
2007 $44,319 $16,110
2008 $48,303 $18,744
2009 $44,923 $16,587
2010 $44,197 $16,899
2011 $47,761 $18,469
2012 $44,874 $17,517
2013 $46,965 $18,313
2014 $47,996 $18,771
2015 $40,894 $16,442
2016 $41,855 $16,636
2017 $44,035 $17,646
2018 $47,487 $19,573
2019 $46,717 $19,406
2020 $45,906 $19,735
2021 $51,658 $22,132
2022 $50,822 $21,335
2023 $54,690 $24,674
2024 $55,955 $26,148

Belgium vs. Slovakia life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Belgium

Slovakia
Year Life expectancy, years
Belgium Slovakia
1950 66.3 60.8
1951 66.7 61.1
1952 68 64.3
1953 68.4 65.7
1954 68.6 66.7
1955 68.5 67.8
1956 68.8 68.4
1957 69.2 67.5
1958 69.9 69.4
1959 70.3 69
1960 69.6 70.3
1961 70.5 70.8
1962 70.2 70.3
1963 70 70.7
1964 70.7 71.1
1965 70.6 70.3
1966 70.6 70.4
1967 70.9 71
1968 70.6 70.5
1969 70.7 69.8
1970 70.9 69.7
1971 71.1 69.9
1972 71.4 70.3
1973 71.6 70
1974 72 70.2
1975 72 70.3
1976 72.1 70.5
1977 72.8 70.4
1978 72.7 70.4
1979 73.2 70.7
1980 73.2 70.4
1981 73.7 70.6
1982 73.9 70.8
1983 73.9 70.5
1984 74.4 70.7
1985 74.5 70.7
1986 74.7 70.9
1987 75.3 71.1
1988 75.6 71.1
1989 75.6 70.9
1990 76.1 70.8
1991 76.2 70.9
1992 76.4 71.4
1993 76.4 71.9
1994 76.7 72.3
1995 76.8 72.3
1996 77.2 72.7
1997 77.4 72.7
1998 77.5 72.6
1999 77.6 73
2000 77.8 73.1
2001 78.1 73.6
2002 78.2 73.8
2003 78.3 73.8
2004 79 74.2
2005 79.1 74.2
2006 79.4 74.4
2007 79.5 74.5
2008 79.6 74.9
2009 79.8 75.2
2010 80 75.5
2011 80.4 76
2012 80.3 76.2
2013 80.5 76.5
2014 81.1 76.8
2015 80.9 76.7
2016 81.3 77.2
2017 81.4 77.2
2018 81.5 77.3
2019 81.8 77.7
2020 80.8 76.9
2021 81.7 74.6
2022 81.2 77
2023 82.1 78.3
2024 82.3 78.5
2025 82.4 78.7

Belgium and Slovakia population clocks and comparison

Population
Belgium

Slovakia
Year Population
Belgium Slovakia
1960 9,153,489 4,068,095
1961 9,183,948 4,191,667
1962 9,220,578 4,238,188
1963 9,289,770 4,282,017
1964 9,378,113 4,327,341
1965 9,463,667 4,370,983
1966 9,527,807 4,411,666
1967 9,580,991 4,449,367
1968 9,618,756 4,483,915
1969 9,646,032 4,518,607
1970 9,655,549 4,538,223
1971 9,673,162 4,557,449
1972 9,711,115 4,596,622
1973 9,741,720 4,641,445
1974 9,772,419 4,689,623
1975 9,800,700 4,739,105
1976 9,818,227 4,789,507
1977 9,830,358 4,840,501
1978 9,839,534 4,890,125
1979 9,848,382 4,938,973
1980 9,859,242 4,979,815
1981 9,858,982 5,016,105
1982 9,856,303 5,055,099
1983 9,855,520 5,091,971
1984 9,855,372 5,127,097
1985 9,858,308 5,161,768
1986 9,861,823 5,193,838
1987 9,870,234 5,222,840
1988 9,901,664 5,250,596
1989 9,937,697 5,275,942
1990 9,967,379 5,299,187
1991 10,004,486 5,303,294
1992 10,045,158 5,305,016
1993 10,084,475 5,325,305
1994 10,115,603 5,346,331
1995 10,136,811 5,361,999
1996 10,156,637 5,373,361
1997 10,181,245 5,383,291
1998 10,203,008 5,390,516
1999 10,226,419 5,396,020
2000 10,251,250 5,388,720
2001 10,286,570 5,378,867
2002 10,332,785 5,376,912
2003 10,376,133 5,373,374
2004 10,421,137 5,372,280
2005 10,478,617 5,372,807
2006 10,547,958 5,373,054
2007 10,625,700 5,374,622
2008 10,709,973 5,379,233
2009 10,796,493 5,386,406
2010 10,895,586 5,391,428
2011 11,038,264 5,398,384
2012 11,106,932 5,407,579
2013 11,159,407 5,413,393
2014 11,209,057 5,418,649
2015 11,274,196 5,423,801
2016 11,331,422 5,430,798
2017 11,375,158 5,439,232
2018 11,427,054 5,446,771
2019 11,488,980 5,454,147
2020 11,538,604 5,458,827
2021 11,586,195 5,447,247
2022 11,680,210 5,431,752
2023 11,787,423 5,426,740
2024 11,876,844 5,422,069

Fertility rates in Belgium and Slovakia

Fertility rate
Belgium

Slovakia
Year Fertility rate
Belgium Slovakia
1960 2.54 3.04
1961 2.63 2.96
1962 2.59 2.83
1963 2.68 2.92
1964 2.71 2.89
1965 2.61 2.78
1966 2.52 2.66
1967 2.41 2.48
1968 2.31 2.39
1969 2.27 2.43
1970 2.25 2.41
1971 2.21 2.43
1972 2.09 2.49
1973 1.95 2.56
1974 1.83 2.61
1975 1.74 2.55
1976 1.73 2.55
1977 1.71 2.49
1978 1.69 2.47
1979 1.69 2.45
1980 1.68 2.32
1981 1.66 2.29
1982 1.61 2.28
1983 1.57 2.28
1984 1.54 2.26
1985 1.51 2.26
1986 1.54 2.2
1987 1.54 2.14
1988 1.57 2.13
1989 1.58 2.07
1990 1.62 2.09
1991 1.66 2.05
1992 1.65 1.93
1993 1.61 1.87
1994 1.56 1.67
1995 1.56 1.52
1996 1.59 1.47
1997 1.6 1.43
1998 1.6 1.37
1999 1.62 1.33
2000 1.67 1.3
2001 1.67 1.2
2002 1.65 1.19
2003 1.67 1.2
2004 1.72 1.25
2005 1.76 1.27
2006 1.8 1.25
2007 1.82 1.27
2008 1.85 1.34
2009 1.84 1.44
2010 1.86 1.43
2011 1.81 1.45
2012 1.8 1.34
2013 1.76 1.34
2014 1.74 1.37
2015 1.7 1.4
2016 1.68 1.48
2017 1.65 1.52
2018 1.62 1.54
2019 1.6 1.57
2020 1.55 1.59
2021 1.6 1.63
2022 1.53 1.57
2023 1.47 1.49

Belgium and Slovakia demographics compared

Median age
Belgium

Slovakia
Year Median age, years
Belgium Slovakia
1960 34.9 27.6
1961 34.9 27.7
1962 34.9 27.8
1963 34.9 27.9
1964 34.8 27.9
1965 34.8 28
1966 34.7 28
1967 34.7 28.1
1968 34.7 28.2
1969 34.6 28.3
1970 34.5 28.3
1971 34.4 28.3
1972 34.3 28.3
1973 34.3 28.4
1974 34.3 28.4
1975 34.2 28.4
1976 34.1 28.4
1977 34.1 28.5
1978 34.1 28.6
1979 34.1 28.8
1980 34.2 28.9
1981 34.3 29.1
1982 34.5 29.4
1983 34.8 29.6
1984 35 29.8
1985 35.2 30.1
1986 35.4 30.3
1987 35.6 30.6
1988 35.9 30.8
1989 36.1 31.1
1990 36.3 31.3
1991 36.5 31.5
1992 36.7 31.7
1993 37 31.9
1994 37.2 32.2
1995 37.5 32.5
1996 37.8 32.7
1997 38.1 33
1998 38.3 33.3
1999 38.6 33.6
2000 38.9 33.9
2001 39.2 34.3
2002 39.4 34.6
2003 39.7 34.9
2004 40 35.2
2005 40.2 35.5
2006 40.4 35.8
2007 40.6 36.2
2008 40.7 36.6
2009 40.8 36.9
2010 40.8 37.3
2011 40.9 37.6
2012 41.1 38
2013 41.2 38.4
2014 41.3 38.8
2015 41.4 39.2
2016 41.4 39.6
2017 41.6 40
2018 41.7 40.4
2019 41.8 40.8
2020 41.9 41.2
2021 42 41.5
2022 42.2 41.9
2023 42.4 42.3
2024 42.7 42.7

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Belgium Slovakia
GNI, Atlas method
$651B
2024
$130B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
54.6%
2025
48.6%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
6.28%
2022
4.66%
2022
Military expenditure, % of GDP
1.21%
2023
2.02%
2023
Armed forces personnel
24,000
2020
18,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-5.03%
2025
-5.24%
2025
Unemployment rate
5.7%
2024
5.34%
2024
Services, % of GDP
72.1%
2024
60%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
17.6%
2024
28.5%
2024
Economic freedom index
69
2025
68.4
2025
Income share by richest 10%
22.2%
2023
18.8%
2023
Income share by poorest 10%
3.7%
2023
3.3%
2023
Number of millionaires
564,666
2024
n/a
Percentage of millionaires
6.08%
2024
n/a
Number of billionaires
11
2025
2
2025
Percentage of billionaires
0.0001%
2025
0.00005%
2025
Listed domestic companies
117
2015
67
2013
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$321B
2018
$5.38B
2014
Total reserves including gold
$41.4B
2024
$14.5B
2024
Personal remittances received
$15.2B
2024
$2.74B
2024
International tourist arrivals
2,584,000
2020
15,299,000
2018
International tourism as share of exports
1.77%
2020
1.43%
2020
Banked people share
98.2%
2024
92.2%
2024

Energy

Belgium Slovakia
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
4,049 kg
2023
3,055 kg
2023
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$17.1
2023
$14.4
2023
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
84.3 megatons
2023
34.9 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
7.15 tons
2023
6.42 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
69.3%
2023
59.5%
2023
Renewable energy use share
11.7%
2021
17.9%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
22.3%
2023
31.9%
2023
Net energy imports use share
89.2%
2023
57.9%
2023
Electric power consumption per capita
6,927 kWh
2023
4,674 kWh
2023
Renewable electricity output share
23.5%
2021
23.6%
2021
Hydroelectric share
1.98%
2023
16.8%
2023
Nuclear share
39.4%
2023
61.3%
2023
Electricity access
100%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Belgium Slovakia
% of world population
0.15%
2024
0.07%
2024
Annual migration change
+36,243
2024
-21,027
2024
Urban population
98.2%
2024
54.2%
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
5.48 ft
2025
Quality of life index
87.9
2025
72.5
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
69
2024
49
2024
Higher education index
96
2025
74
2025
Homicides per 100K people
1.08
2021
1.12
2023
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
5.8
2019
6.1
2019
Visa free countries
175
2025
173
2025
Adult literacy rate
99%
2003
99.6%
2004
English speaking
59%
2023
25.9%
2023
People using the Internet
95.8%
2024
89.8%
2024

Health

Belgium Slovakia
Government health expenditure per capita
$5,405
2022
$1,642
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$1,083
2022
$316
2022
Life expectancy
82.4 years
2025
78.7 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0.01%
2022
n/a
Physicians per 1,000 people
3.24
2021
3.68
2021
Age at first childbirth
29.5 years
2023
27.3 years
2023
Maternal mortality per 100K births
4
2023
4
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
3.6
2023
6.1
2023
Obesity rate
20.5%
2022
27.6%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
5.9%
2024
7.1%
2024
Air quality index
74
2025
57
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
26.7%
2022
32.4%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
9.43 liters
2020
10.7 liters
2020

Territory

Belgium Slovakia
% of world land
0.02%
2025
0.03%
2025
Land area per capita
991 sq mi
2024
3,424 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
5,225 sq mi
2025
7,046 sq mi
2025
Forest area
2,661 sq mi
2025
7,436 sq mi
2025
Roads length
73,579 mi
2015
24,224 mi
2018

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