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Belgium vs Vanuatu statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Belgium has a population of 11.9M (ranked 82/197), compared with 328K in Vanuatu (ranked 174/197). Belgium's land area is 11,774 sq mi versus 4,707 sq mi for Vanuatu (ranked 136th vs. 157th).

By GDP, Belgium ranks 23/197 ($665B) and Vanuatu ranks 185/197 ($1.16B). By GDP per capita, Belgium ranks 17/197 ($55,955), while Vanuatu ranks 133/197 ($3,543).

Main facts and rankings

Belgium Vanuatu
Population
11909960
341110
Population rank 83/197 174/197
GDP
$665B
2024
$1.16B
2024
GDP rank 23/197 185/197
GDP per capita
$55,955
2024
$3,543
2024
GDP per capita rank 17/197 133/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$72,126
2024
$3,602
2024
Government debt
$694B
2024
$518M
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
106.4%
2025
48.5%
2025
Government debt per person
$58,455
2024
$1,580
2024
Government debt per person rank 5/185 126/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$34,348
2025
$2,778
2025
Land area
11,774 sq mi
2025
4,707 sq mi
2025
Population density
1,009 ppl/mi²
2024
69.6 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.47
2023
3.6
2023
Median age
42.7 years
2024
21.3 years
2024
Life expectancy
82.4 years
2025
71.8 years
2025

Belgium and Vanuatu: Comparison Charts

Belgium and Vanuatu economies compared

GDP
Belgium

Vanuatu
Year GDP
Belgium Vanuatu
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 $119,258,835
1980 $126,829,314,388 $121,185,498
1981 $104,730,018,470 $113,781,796
1982 $92,095,926,188 $114,501,913
1983 $87,184,239,053 $117,389,554
1984 $83,349,530,159 $144,482,515
1985 $86,268,264,148 $131,856,421
1986 $120,018,787,249 $126,498,935
1987 $149,394,404,106 $139,464,174
1988 $162,299,103,675 $158,351,368
1989 $164,221,056,511 $154,013,202
1990 $205,331,747,948 $168,879,207
1991 $210,510,999,409 $201,334,169
1992 $234,781,652,447 $209,088,825
1993 $224,721,795,709 $200,491,853
1994 $244,884,129,491 $233,701,301
1995 $288,025,588,396 $249,333,250
1996 $279,201,433,225 $261,370,044
1997 $252,708,051,421 $272,771,209
1998 $258,528,339,631 $262,293,411
1999 $258,245,733,221 $268,006,973
2000 $236,792,460,312 $272,014,628
2001 $236,746,141,604 $257,926,882
2002 $258,383,599,375 $262,596,536
2003 $318,082,528,507 $314,471,413
2004 $369,214,712,443 $364,996,869
2005 $385,714,762,230 $394,962,433
2006 $408,259,840,869 $439,358,587
2007 $470,922,156,309 $516,392,923
2008 $517,328,087,920 $590,748,429
2009 $485,014,525,992 $592,622,319
2010 $481,556,503,720 $670,712,980
2011 $527,196,649,049 $770,153,588
2012 $498,414,364,945 $747,839,698
2013 $524,097,026,599 $758,304,466
2014 $537,987,419,164 $773,717,011
2015 $461,044,767,545 $759,690,181
2016 $474,271,566,740 $804,323,577
2017 $500,908,767,352 $880,043,284
2018 $542,638,913,428 $914,727,908
2019 $536,726,344,405 $936,526,268
2020 $529,694,473,502 $909,421,044
2021 $598,522,422,242 $982,362,212
2022 $593,614,574,326 $1,030,654,208
2023 $644,655,275,112 $1,126,313,359
2024 $664,564,181,487 $1,161,251,868

Belgium and Vanuatu economies compared

GDP per capita
Belgium

Vanuatu
Year GDP per capita
Belgium Vanuatu
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 $1,055
1980 $12,864 $1,048
1981 $10,623 $962
1982 $9,344 $946
1983 $8,846 $947
1984 $8,457 $1,137
1985 $8,751 $1,012
1986 $12,170 $946
1987 $15,136 $1,017
1988 $16,391 $1,125
1989 $16,525 $1,067
1990 $20,600 $1,141
1991 $21,042 $1,326
1992 $23,373 $1,344
1993 $22,284 $1,257
1994 $24,209 $1,431
1995 $28,414 $1,492
1996 $27,490 $1,529
1997 $24,821 $1,562
1998 $25,338 $1,471
1999 $25,253 $1,472
2000 $23,099 $1,460
2001 $23,015 $1,350
2002 $25,006 $1,341
2003 $30,655 $1,567
2004 $35,429 $1,774
2005 $36,810 $1,874
2006 $38,705 $2,035
2007 $44,319 $2,334
2008 $48,303 $2,604
2009 $44,923 $2,546
2010 $44,197 $2,815
2011 $47,761 $3,163
2012 $44,874 $3,005
2013 $46,965 $2,980
2014 $47,996 $2,973
2015 $40,894 $2,855
2016 $41,855 $2,956
2017 $44,035 $3,160
2018 $47,487 $3,207
2019 $46,717 $3,207
2020 $45,906 $3,043
2021 $51,658 $3,212
2022 $50,822 $3,292
2023 $54,690 $3,515
2024 $55,955 $3,543

Belgium vs. Vanuatu life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Belgium

Vanuatu
Year Life expectancy, years
Belgium Vanuatu
1950 66.3 43.9
1951 66.7 42.2
1952 68 45.3
1953 68.4 45.8
1954 68.6 46.5
1955 68.5 47.1
1956 68.8 47.7
1957 69.2 48.2
1958 69.9 48.7
1959 70.3 49.3
1960 69.6 49.8
1961 70.5 50.4
1962 70.2 50.9
1963 70 51.5
1964 70.7 52
1965 70.6 52.5
1966 70.6 53.1
1967 70.9 53.7
1968 70.6 54.2
1969 70.7 54.8
1970 70.9 55.3
1971 71.1 55.9
1972 71.4 56.4
1973 71.6 57
1974 72 57.6
1975 72 58.1
1976 72.1 58.7
1977 72.8 59.2
1978 72.7 59.9
1979 73.2 60.9
1980 73.2 61.3
1981 73.7 61.9
1982 73.9 62.5
1983 73.9 63.1
1984 74.4 63.5
1985 74.5 63.9
1986 74.7 64.6
1987 75.3 64.4
1988 75.6 65.7
1989 75.6 66
1990 76.1 66.7
1991 76.2 67.1
1992 76.4 67.4
1993 76.4 67.7
1994 76.7 68
1995 76.8 68.1
1996 77.2 68.2
1997 77.4 68.3
1998 77.5 68.4
1999 77.6 67.9
2000 77.8 68.6
2001 78.1 68.7
2002 78.2 68.8
2003 78.3 68.9
2004 79 69
2005 79.1 69.2
2006 79.4 69.1
2007 79.5 69.1
2008 79.6 69.3
2009 79.8 69.4
2010 80 69.6
2011 80.4 69.7
2012 80.3 69.9
2013 80.5 70
2014 81.1 70
2015 80.9 70.2
2016 81.3 70.4
2017 81.4 70.5
2018 81.5 70.6
2019 81.8 70.8
2020 80.8 70.4
2021 81.7 70
2022 81.2 71.3
2023 82.1 71.5
2024 82.3 71.7
2025 82.4 71.8

Belgium and Vanuatu population clocks and comparison

Population
Belgium

Vanuatu
Year Population
Belgium Vanuatu
1960 9,153,489 64,431
1961 9,183,948 66,264
1962 9,220,578 68,174
1963 9,289,770 70,159
1964 9,378,113 72,219
1965 9,463,667 74,358
1966 9,527,807 76,590
1967 9,580,991 78,921
1968 9,618,756 81,314
1969 9,646,032 83,755
1970 9,655,549 86,266
1971 9,673,162 88,862
1972 9,711,115 91,562
1973 9,741,720 94,362
1974 9,772,419 97,260
1975 9,800,700 100,269
1976 9,818,227 103,388
1977 9,830,358 106,618
1978 9,839,534 109,963
1979 9,848,382 113,040
1980 9,859,242 115,660
1981 9,858,982 118,249
1982 9,856,303 121,035
1983 9,855,520 123,998
1984 9,855,372 127,109
1985 9,858,308 130,356
1986 9,861,823 133,720
1987 9,870,234 137,187
1988 9,901,664 140,756
1989 9,937,697 144,393
1990 9,967,379 148,063
1991 10,004,486 151,793
1992 10,045,158 155,608
1993 10,084,475 159,463
1994 10,115,603 163,314
1995 10,136,811 167,137
1996 10,156,637 170,911
1997 10,181,245 174,626
1998 10,203,008 178,313
1999 10,226,419 182,048
2000 10,251,250 186,281
2001 10,286,570 191,031
2002 10,332,785 195,863
2003 10,376,133 200,746
2004 10,421,137 205,711
2005 10,478,617 210,760
2006 10,547,958 215,923
2007 10,625,700 221,276
2008 10,709,973 226,896
2009 10,796,493 232,731
2010 10,895,586 238,248
2011 11,038,264 243,474
2012 11,106,932 248,883
2013 11,159,407 254,482
2014 11,209,057 260,240
2015 11,274,196 266,101
2016 11,331,422 272,087
2017 11,375,158 278,507
2018 11,427,054 285,259
2019 11,488,980 291,985
2020 11,538,604 298,858
2021 11,586,195 305,868
2022 11,680,210 313,046
2023 11,787,423 320,409
2024 11,876,844 327,777

Fertility rates in Belgium and Vanuatu

Fertility rate
Belgium

Vanuatu
Year Fertility rate
Belgium Vanuatu
1960 2.54 6.78
1961 2.63 6.73
1962 2.59 6.67
1963 2.68 6.62
1964 2.71 6.57
1965 2.61 6.52
1966 2.52 6.51
1967 2.41 6.51
1968 2.31 6.46
1969 2.27 6.41
1970 2.25 6.35
1971 2.21 6.29
1972 2.09 6.23
1973 1.95 6.15
1974 1.83 6.06
1975 1.74 5.98
1976 1.73 5.89
1977 1.71 5.81
1978 1.69 5.77
1979 1.69 5.73
1980 1.68 5.69
1981 1.66 5.65
1982 1.61 5.6
1983 1.57 5.55
1984 1.54 5.49
1985 1.51 5.43
1986 1.54 5.38
1987 1.54 5.33
1988 1.57 5.27
1989 1.58 5.21
1990 1.62 5.17
1991 1.66 5.13
1992 1.65 5.09
1993 1.61 5.02
1994 1.56 4.94
1995 1.56 4.85
1996 1.59 4.75
1997 1.6 4.66
1998 1.6 4.6
1999 1.62 4.56
2000 1.67 4.54
2001 1.67 4.5
2002 1.65 4.38
2003 1.67 4.29
2004 1.72 4.21
2005 1.76 4.13
2006 1.8 4.1
2007 1.82 4.12
2008 1.85 4.16
2009 1.84 4.16
2010 1.86 4.13
2011 1.81 4.09
2012 1.8 4.06
2013 1.76 4.04
2014 1.74 4
2015 1.7 3.95
2016 1.68 3.92
2017 1.65 3.88
2018 1.62 3.83
2019 1.6 3.79
2020 1.55 3.74
2021 1.6 3.7
2022 1.53 3.65
2023 1.47 3.6

Belgium and Vanuatu demographics compared

Median age
Belgium

Vanuatu
Year Median age, years
Belgium Vanuatu
1960 34.9 17.7
1961 34.9 17.6
1962 34.9 17.5
1963 34.9 17.4
1964 34.8 17.3
1965 34.8 17.2
1966 34.7 17.1
1967 34.7 17.1
1968 34.7 17
1969 34.6 17
1970 34.5 17
1971 34.4 17
1972 34.3 17
1973 34.3 17
1974 34.3 17.1
1975 34.2 17.1
1976 34.1 17.1
1977 34.1 17.2
1978 34.1 17.3
1979 34.1 17.5
1980 34.2 17.6
1981 34.3 17.7
1982 34.5 17.7
1983 34.8 17.7
1984 35 17.7
1985 35.2 17.7
1986 35.4 17.8
1987 35.6 17.8
1988 35.9 17.8
1989 36.1 17.8
1990 36.3 17.8
1991 36.5 17.9
1992 36.7 17.8
1993 37 17.7
1994 37.2 17.7
1995 37.5 17.8
1996 37.8 18
1997 38.1 18
1998 38.3 18
1999 38.6 18
2000 38.9 18.2
2001 39.2 18.5
2002 39.4 18.7
2003 39.7 18.9
2004 40 19.2
2005 40.2 19.4
2006 40.4 19.6
2007 40.6 19.9
2008 40.7 20.1
2009 40.8 20.3
2010 40.8 20.5
2011 40.9 20.6
2012 41.1 20.8
2013 41.2 20.9
2014 41.3 21
2015 41.4 21.1
2016 41.4 21.1
2017 41.6 21.2
2018 41.7 21.2
2019 41.8 21.2
2020 41.9 21.2
2021 42 21.2
2022 42.2 21.2
2023 42.4 21.2
2024 42.7 21.3

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Belgium Vanuatu
GNI, Atlas method
$651B
2024
$1.29B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
54.6%
2025
38.6%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
6.28%
2022
7.58%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
1.21%
2023
n/a
Armed forces personnel
24,000
2020
n/a
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-5.03%
2025
-5.96%
2025
Unemployment rate
5.7%
2024
4.05%
2020
Services, % of GDP
72.1%
2024
60.4%
2022
Industry, % of GDP
17.6%
2024
7.55%
2022
Economic freedom index
69
2025
61.8
2025
Income share by richest 10%
22.2%
2023
24.7%
2019
Income share by poorest 10%
3.7%
2023
3%
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
$615M
2024
Personal remittances received
$15.2B
2024
$145M
2024
International tourist arrivals
2,584,000
2020
82,400
2020
International tourism as share of exports
1.77%
2020
50.4%
2020
Banked people share
98.2%
2024
n/a

Energy

Belgium Vanuatu
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
4,049 kg
2023
158.2 kg
2007
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$17.1
2023
$16.3
2007
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
84.3 megatons
2023
0.29 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
7.15 tons
2023
0.9 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
69.3%
2023
0%
2007
Renewable energy use share
11.7%
2021
25%
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
25.2%
2021
Hydroelectric share
1.98%
2023
10.7%
2021
Nuclear share
39.4%
2023
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
61.6%
2023

Society

Belgium Vanuatu
% of world population
0.15%
2024
0.004%
2024
Annual migration change
+36,243
2024
-43
2024
Urban population
98.2%
2024
26.1%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.88 ft
2025
5.52 ft
2025
Average female height
5.36 ft
2025
5.27 ft
2025
Quality of life index
87.9
2025
45.1
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
69
2024
50
2024
Higher education index
96
2025
n/a
Homicides per 100K people
1.08
2021
0.32
2020
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
5.8
2019
14.9
2019
Visa free countries
175
2025
96
2025
Adult literacy rate
99%
2003
88%
2023
English speaking
59%
2023
83.5%
2023
People using the Internet
95.8%
2024
45.7%
2023

Health

Belgium Vanuatu
Government health expenditure per capita
$5,405
2022
$135.4
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$1,083
2022
$10.3
2022
Life expectancy
82.4 years
2025
71.8 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0.01%
2022
49.3%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
3.24
2021
0.16
2019
Age at first childbirth
29.5 years
2023
n/a
Maternal mortality per 100K births
4
2023
100
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
3.6
2023
16.8
2023
Obesity rate
20.5%
2022
22.1%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
5.9%
2024
19.7%
2024
Air quality index
74
2025
96
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
26.7%
2022
n/a
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
9.43 liters
2020
2.04 liters
2020

Territory

Belgium Vanuatu
% of world land
0.02%
2025
0.008%
2025
Land area per capita
991 sq mi
2024
14,359 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
5,225 sq mi
2025
722 sq mi
2025
Forest area
2,661 sq mi
2025
1,708 sq mi
2025
Roads length
73,579 mi
2015
665 mi
2000

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