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Belgium vs Ukraine statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Belgium has a population of 11.9M (ranked 82/197), compared with 37.9M in Ukraine (ranked 41/197). Belgium's land area is 11,774 sq mi versus 223,708 sq mi for Ukraine (ranked 136th vs. 46th).

By GDP, Belgium ranks 23/197 ($665B) and Ukraine ranks 57/197 ($191B). By GDP per capita, Belgium ranks 17/197 ($55,955), while Ukraine ranks 118/197 ($5,038).

Main facts and rankings

Belgium Ukraine
Population
11909960
39426577
Population rank 83/197 40/197
GDP
$665B
2024
$191B
2024
GDP rank 23/197 57/197
GDP per capita
$55,955
2024
$5,038
2024
GDP per capita rank 17/197 118/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$72,126
2024
$18,550
2024
Government debt
$694B
2024
$171B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
106.4%
2025
110%
2025
Government debt per person
$58,455
2024
$4,526
2024
Government debt per person rank 5/185 85/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$34,348
2025
$5,178
2025
Land area
11,774 sq mi
2025
223,708 sq mi
2025
Population density
1,009 ppl/mi²
2024
169.2 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.47
2023
0.98
2023
Median age
42.7 years
2024
43.2 years
2024
Life expectancy
82.4 years
2025
74.9 years
2025

Belgium and Ukraine: Comparison Charts

Belgium and Ukraine economies compared

GDP
Belgium

Ukraine
Year GDP
Belgium Ukraine
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 $64,087,694,038
1988 $162,299,103,675 $74,703,517,903
1989 $164,221,056,511 $82,709,161,099
1990 $205,331,747,948 $81,393,558,423
1991 $210,510,999,409 $77,350,733,982
1992 $234,781,652,447 $73,945,908,384
1993 $224,721,795,709 $65,648,559,903
1994 $244,884,129,491 $52,549,580,265
1995 $288,025,588,396 $48,213,856,469
1996 $279,201,433,225 $44,558,831,005
1997 $252,708,051,421 $50,151,531,592
1998 $258,528,339,631 $41,882,523,345
1999 $258,245,733,221 $31,580,639,554
2000 $236,792,460,312 $32,375,083,935
2001 $236,746,141,604 $39,309,580,983
2002 $258,383,599,375 $43,956,163,612
2003 $318,082,528,507 $52,010,355,753
2004 $369,214,712,443 $67,220,154,164
2005 $385,714,762,230 $89,238,865,119
2006 $408,259,840,869 $111,884,752,475
2007 $470,922,156,309 $148,733,861,386
2008 $517,328,087,920 $188,110,390,660
2009 $485,014,525,992 $121,552,153,444
2010 $481,556,503,720 $141,209,170,427
2011 $527,196,649,049 $169,333,835,202
2012 $498,414,364,945 $182,591,753,828
2013 $524,097,026,599 $190,498,811,460
2014 $537,987,419,164 $133,503,871,862
2015 $461,044,767,545 $91,030,967,789
2016 $474,271,566,740 $93,355,869,404
2017 $500,908,767,352 $112,090,505,082
2018 $542,638,913,428 $130,891,088,294
2019 $536,726,344,405 $153,883,047,510
2020 $529,694,473,502 $156,617,722,013
2021 $598,522,422,242 $199,765,859,571
2022 $593,614,574,326 $161,989,520,721
2023 $644,655,275,112 $181,221,517,869
2024 $664,564,181,487 $190,741,263,732

Belgium and Ukraine economies compared

GDP per capita
Belgium

Ukraine
Year GDP per capita
Belgium Ukraine
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 $1,244
1988 $16,391 $1,444
1989 $16,525 $1,593
1990 $20,600 $1,564
1991 $21,042 $1,483
1992 $23,373 $1,413
1993 $22,284 $1,254
1994 $24,209 $1,009
1995 $28,414 $933
1996 $27,490 $870
1997 $24,821 $987
1998 $25,338 $831
1999 $25,253 $632
2000 $23,099 $653
2001 $23,015 $800
2002 $25,006 $903
2003 $30,655 $1,076
2004 $35,429 $1,401
2005 $36,810 $1,875
2006 $38,705 $2,366
2007 $44,319 $3,160
2008 $48,303 $4,018
2009 $44,923 $2,607
2010 $44,197 $3,040
2011 $47,761 $3,657
2012 $44,874 $3,951
2013 $46,965 $4,130
2014 $47,996 $2,904
2015 $40,894 $1,988
2016 $41,855 $2,047
2017 $44,035 $2,467
2018 $47,487 $2,895
2019 $46,717 $3,423
2020 $45,906 $3,505
2021 $51,658 $4,510
2022 $50,822 $3,946
2023 $54,690 $4,803
2024 $55,955 $5,038

Belgium vs. Ukraine life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Belgium

Ukraine
Year Life expectancy, years
Belgium Ukraine
1950 66.3 61.2
1951 66.7 61.4
1952 68 62.1
1953 68.4 63
1954 68.6 64.1
1955 68.5 65.3
1956 68.8 66.3
1957 69.2 67.2
1958 69.9 67.7
1959 70.3 68.7
1960 69.6 69.4
1961 70.5 70
1962 70.2 70.4
1963 70 70.7
1964 70.7 71
1965 70.6 71.1
1966 70.6 71.2
1967 70.9 71.1
1968 70.6 71
1969 70.7 70.8
1970 70.9 70.8
1971 71.1 70.9
1972 71.4 71
1973 71.6 70.8
1974 72 70.6
1975 72 70.4
1976 72.1 70.1
1977 72.8 70
1978 72.7 69.8
1979 73.2 69.8
1980 73.2 69.8
1981 73.7 69.8
1982 73.9 69.9
1983 73.9 69.9
1984 74.4 70
1985 74.5 70.4
1986 74.7 70.8
1987 75.3 71.2
1988 75.6 71
1989 75.6 70.8
1990 76.1 70.4
1991 76.2 69.7
1992 76.4 68.9
1993 76.4 68.3
1994 76.7 67.5
1995 76.8 67.1
1996 77.2 67.1
1997 77.4 67.7
1998 77.5 68
1999 77.6 68
2000 77.8 67.8
2001 78.1 67.7
2002 78.2 67.7
2003 78.3 67.6
2004 79 67.5
2005 79.1 67.5
2006 79.4 67.5
2007 79.5 67.7
2008 79.6 68.3
2009 79.8 69.2
2010 80 70.2
2011 80.4 70.7
2012 80.3 71.1
2013 80.5 71.5
2014 81.1 71.8
2015 80.9 72.7
2016 81.3 73.4
2017 81.4 74
2018 81.5 73.6
2019 81.8 73.9
2020 80.8 73.3
2021 81.7 71.6
2022 81.2 72.7
2023 82.1 73.4
2024 82.3 74.7
2025 82.4 74.9

Belgium and Ukraine population clocks and comparison

Population
Belgium

Ukraine
Year Population
Belgium Ukraine
1960 9,153,489 42,824,093
1961 9,183,948 43,399,766
1962 9,220,578 43,943,674
1963 9,289,770 44,462,372
1964 9,378,113 44,951,156
1965 9,463,667 45,386,892
1966 9,527,807 45,802,519
1967 9,580,991 46,215,988
1968 9,618,756 46,614,325
1969 9,646,032 46,976,256
1970 9,655,549 47,261,306
1971 9,673,162 47,573,287
1972 9,711,115 47,946,893
1973 9,741,720 48,277,121
1974 9,772,419 48,576,570
1975 9,800,700 48,865,229
1976 9,818,227 49,120,842
1977 9,830,358 49,336,481
1978 9,839,534 49,521,243
1979 9,848,382 49,721,381
1980 9,859,242 49,955,152
1981 9,858,982 50,189,281
1982 9,856,303 50,402,724
1983 9,855,520 50,637,029
1984 9,855,372 50,887,599
1985 9,858,308 51,108,770
1986 9,861,823 51,318,745
1987 9,870,234 51,515,732
1988 9,901,664 51,724,853
1989 9,937,697 51,917,817
1990 9,967,379 52,054,092
1991 10,004,486 52,170,961
1992 10,045,158 52,323,671
1993 10,084,475 52,350,126
1994 10,115,603 52,075,998
1995 10,136,811 51,665,539
1996 10,156,637 51,226,109
1997 10,181,245 50,786,885
1998 10,203,008 50,379,731
1999 10,226,419 49,976,446
2000 10,251,250 49,556,660
2001 10,286,570 49,106,855
2002 10,332,785 48,677,281
2003 10,376,133 48,315,136
2004 10,421,137 47,979,507
2005 10,478,617 47,585,556
2006 10,547,958 47,278,694
2007 10,625,700 47,062,798
2008 10,709,973 46,819,175
2009 10,796,493 46,623,731
2010 10,895,586 46,456,003
2011 11,038,264 46,307,853
2012 11,106,932 46,210,056
2013 11,159,407 46,126,770
2014 11,209,057 45,972,380
2015 11,274,196 45,784,896
2016 11,331,422 45,616,832
2017 11,375,158 45,436,041
2018 11,427,054 45,208,907
2019 11,488,980 44,957,458
2020 11,538,604 44,680,014
2021 11,586,195 44,298,640
2022 11,680,210 41,048,766
2023 11,787,423 37,732,836
2024 11,876,844 37,860,221

Fertility rates in Belgium and Ukraine

Fertility rate
Belgium

Ukraine
Year Fertility rate
Belgium Ukraine
1960 2.54 2.29
1961 2.63 2.2
1962 2.59 2.15
1963 2.68 2.11
1964 2.71 2.01
1965 2.61 1.94
1966 2.52 2.04
1967 2.41 2.04
1968 2.31 2.03
1969 2.27 2.01
1970 2.25 2.08
1971 2.21 2.11
1972 2.09 2.13
1973 1.95 2.04
1974 1.83 2.06
1975 1.74 2.05
1976 1.73 2.04
1977 1.71 1.98
1978 1.69 1.97
1979 1.69 1.96
1980 1.68 1.95
1981 1.66 1.92
1982 1.61 1.95
1983 1.57 2.1
1984 1.54 2.08
1985 1.51 2.03
1986 1.54 2.12
1987 1.54 2.07
1988 1.57 2.04
1989 1.58 1.93
1990 1.62 1.85
1991 1.66 1.77
1992 1.65 1.67
1993 1.61 1.56
1994 1.56 1.47
1995 1.56 1.4
1996 1.59 1.33
1997 1.6 1.27
1998 1.6 1.21
1999 1.62 1.13
2000 1.67 1.11
2001 1.67 1.09
2002 1.65 1.13
2003 1.67 1.17
2004 1.72 1.22
2005 1.76 1.22
2006 1.8 1.3
2007 1.82 1.34
2008 1.85 1.44
2009 1.84 1.47
2010 1.86 1.44
2011 1.81 1.46
2012 1.8 1.53
2013 1.76 1.52
2014 1.74 1.47
2015 1.7 1.39
2016 1.68 1.39
2017 1.65 1.3
2018 1.62 1.23
2019 1.6 1.22
2020 1.55 1.21
2021 1.6 1.15
2022 1.53 0.9
2023 1.47 0.98

Belgium and Ukraine demographics compared

Median age
Belgium

Ukraine
Year Median age, years
Belgium Ukraine
1960 34.9 29.2
1961 34.9 29.6
1962 34.9 29.7
1963 34.9 29.8
1964 34.8 29.9
1965 34.8 30.1
1966 34.7 30.6
1967 34.7 31.2
1968 34.7 31.6
1969 34.6 32
1970 34.5 32.3
1971 34.4 32.5
1972 34.3 32.8
1973 34.3 33.1
1974 34.3 33.4
1975 34.2 33.7
1976 34.1 34
1977 34.1 34.2
1978 34.1 34.2
1979 34.1 34
1980 34.2 33.8
1981 34.3 33.7
1982 34.5 33.7
1983 34.8 33.6
1984 35 33.6
1985 35.2 33.8
1986 35.4 33.9
1987 35.6 34.1
1988 35.9 34.1
1989 36.1 34.1
1990 36.3 34.3
1991 36.5 34.5
1992 36.7 34.7
1993 37 34.9
1994 37.2 35.2
1995 37.5 35.5
1996 37.8 35.8
1997 38.1 36.2
1998 38.3 36.5
1999 38.6 36.9
2000 38.9 37.2
2001 39.2 37.6
2002 39.4 37.9
2003 39.7 38.2
2004 40 38.4
2005 40.2 38.7
2006 40.4 38.9
2007 40.6 39.1
2008 40.7 39.2
2009 40.8 39.3
2010 40.8 39.5
2011 40.9 39.7
2012 41.1 39.8
2013 41.2 39.8
2014 41.3 40
2015 41.4 40.2
2016 41.4 40.6
2017 41.6 40.9
2018 41.7 41.2
2019 41.8 41.5
2020 41.9 41.9
2021 42 42.2
2022 42.2 42.5
2023 42.4 43.1
2024 42.7 43.2

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Belgium Ukraine
GNI, Atlas method
$651B
2024
$185B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
54.6%
2025
58%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
6.28%
2022
5.93%
2022
Military expenditure, % of GDP
1.21%
2023
36.7%
2023
Armed forces personnel
24,000
2020
298,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-5.03%
2025
-18.8%
2025
Unemployment rate
5.7%
2024
9.83%
2021
Services, % of GDP
72.1%
2024
60.6%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
17.6%
2024
19%
2024
Economic freedom index
69
2025
54.1
2022
Income share by richest 10%
22.2%
2023
21.7%
2020
Income share by poorest 10%
3.7%
2023
4.3%
2020
Number of millionaires
564,666
2024
n/a
Percentage of millionaires
6.08%
2024
n/a
Number of billionaires
11
2025
7
2025
Percentage of billionaires
0.0001%
2025
0.00002%
2025
Listed domestic companies
117
2015
78
2018
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$321B
2018
$4.42B
2018
Total reserves including gold
$41.4B
2024
$43.8B
2024
Personal remittances received
$15.2B
2024
$11.9B
2024
International tourist arrivals
2,584,000
2020
3,382,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
1.77%
2020
1.13%
2020
Banked people share
98.2%
2024
87.6%
2024

Energy

Belgium Ukraine
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
4,049 kg
2023
1,508 kg
2023
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$17.1
2023
$10.9
2023
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
84.3 megatons
2023
136.2 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
7.15 tons
2023
3.61 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
69.3%
2023
65.5%
2022
Renewable energy use share
11.7%
2021
8.9%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
22.3%
2023
26.4%
2023
Net energy imports use share
89.2%
2023
23.6%
2023
Electric power consumption per capita
6,927 kWh
2023
2,516 kWh
2023
Renewable electricity output share
23.5%
2021
12%
2021
Hydroelectric share
1.98%
2023
11.7%
2023
Nuclear share
39.4%
2023
49.4%
2023
Electricity access
100%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Belgium Ukraine
% of world population
0.15%
2024
0.46%
2024
Annual migration change
+36,243
2024
+1,146,012
2024
Urban population
98.2%
2024
70.3%
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
5.47 ft
2025
Quality of life index
87.9
2025
49.1
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
69
2024
35
2024
Higher education index
96
2025
64
2025
Homicides per 100K people
1.08
2021
3.84
2021
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
5.8
2019
10.2
2019
Visa free countries
175
2025
147
2025
Adult literacy rate
99%
2003
100%
2021
English speaking
59%
2023
51%
2023
People using the Internet
95.8%
2024
82.4%
2023

Health

Belgium Ukraine
Government health expenditure per capita
$5,405
2022
$370
2021
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$1,083
2022
$167.5
2021
Life expectancy
82.4 years
2025
74.9 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0.01%
2022
0.68%
2019
Physicians per 1,000 people
3.24
2021
2.99
2014
Age at first childbirth
29.5 years
2023
26.2 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
4
2023
15
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
3.6
2023
8.1
2023
Obesity rate
20.5%
2022
24.4%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
5.9%
2024
6%
2024
Air quality index
74
2025
73
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
26.7%
2022
24.9%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
9.43 liters
2020
9.24 liters
2020

Territory

Belgium Ukraine
% of world land
0.02%
2025
0.39%
2025
Land area per capita
991 sq mi
2024
5,909 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
5,225 sq mi
2025
159,503 sq mi
2025
Forest area
2,661 sq mi
2025
37,483 sq mi
2025
Roads length
73,579 mi
2015
105,443 mi
2012

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