Belgium vs Vatican statistics compared

Belgium has a population of 11.9M (ranked 82/197), compared with 1K in The Vatican (ranked 197/197). Belgium's land area is 11,774 sq mi versus 0.17 sq mi for The Vatican (ranked 136th vs. 197th).

By GDP, Belgium ranks 23/197 ($665B) and The Vatican ranks 197/197 ($19.8M). By GDP per capita, Belgium ranks 17/197 ($55,955), while The Vatican ranks 59/197 ($19,800).

Belgium and Vatican: Comparison Charts

Belgium vs. Vatican life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy

Belgium

Vatican

Table

Year	Life expectancy, years
	Belgium	Vatican
1950	66.3	65.9
1951	66.7	65.3
1952	68	65.7
1953	68.4	66.3
1954	68.6	67.5
1955	68.5	67.8
1956	68.8	67.3
1957	69.2	67.5
1958	69.9	68.7
1959	70.3	69.2
1960	69.6	69.2
1961	70.5	69.8
1962	70.2	69.2
1963	70	69.3
1964	70.7	70.3
1965	70.6	70.1
1966	70.6	70.9
1967	70.9	70.9
1968	70.6	70.7
1969	70.7	70.7
1970	70.9	71.5
1971	71.1	71.7
1972	71.4	72
1973	71.6	71.9
1974	72	72.7
1975	72	72.6
1976	72.1	72.9
1977	72.8	73.3
1978	72.7	73.7
1979	73.2	74
1980	73.2	74.1
1981	73.7	74.3
1982	73.9	74.8
1983	73.9	74.7
1984	74.4	75.1
1985	74.5	75.5
1986	74.7	75.7
1987	75.3	76.2
1988	75.6	76.4
1989	75.6	76.8
1990	76.1	76.9
1991	76.2	76.9
1992	76.4	77.3
1993	76.4	77
1994	76.7	77.7
1995	76.8	77.8
1996	77.2	78.5
1997	77.4	78.2
1998	77.5	78.3
1999	77.6	78.7
2000	77.8	79.3
2001	78.1	79.9
2002	78.2	80
2003	78.3	79.8
2004	79	80.2
2005	79.1	80.6
2006	79.4	81.2
2007	79.5	81.3
2008	79.6	81.4
2009	79.8	81.3
2010	80	81.5
2011	80.4	81.7
2012	80.3	82
2013	80.5	82.5
2014	81.1	82.6
2015	80.9	82.5
2016	81.3	82.9
2017	81.4	82.7
2018	81.5	83.3
2019	81.8	83.6
2020	80.8	83
2021	81.7	82.9
2022	81.2	83.3
2023	82.1	83
2024	82.3	83.1
2025	82.4	83.3

Belgium and Vatican population clocks and comparison

Population

Belgium

Vatican

Table

Year	Population
	Belgium	Vatican
1960	9,153,489	-
1961	9,183,948	-
1962	9,220,578	-
1963	9,289,770	-
1964	9,378,113	-
1965	9,463,667	-
1966	9,527,807	-
1967	9,580,991	-
1968	9,618,756	-
1969	9,646,032	-
1970	9,655,549	-
1971	9,673,162	-
1972	9,711,115	-
1973	9,741,720	-
1974	9,772,419	-
1975	9,800,700	-
1976	9,818,227	-
1977	9,830,358	-
1978	9,839,534	-
1979	9,848,382	-
1980	9,859,242	-
1981	9,858,982	-
1982	9,856,303	-
1983	9,855,520	-
1984	9,855,372	-
1985	9,858,308	-
1986	9,861,823	-
1987	9,870,234	-
1988	9,901,664	-
1989	9,937,697	-
1990	9,967,379	-
1991	10,004,486	-
1992	10,045,158	-
1993	10,084,475	-
1994	10,115,603	-
1995	10,136,811	-
1996	10,156,637	-
1997	10,181,245	-
1998	10,203,008	-
1999	10,226,419	-
2000	10,251,250	880
2001	10,286,570	890
2002	10,332,785	900
2003	10,376,133	911
2004	10,421,137	921
2005	10,478,617	921
2006	10,547,958	932
2007	10,625,700	821
2008	10,709,973	824
2009	10,796,493	826
2010	10,895,586	829
2011	11,038,264	832
2012	11,106,932	836
2013	11,159,407	839
2014	11,209,057	842
2015	11,274,196	1,000
2016	11,331,422	-
2017	11,375,158	1,000
2018	11,427,054	-
2019	11,488,980	1,000
2020	11,538,604	-
2021	11,586,195	-
2022	11,680,210	-
2023	11,787,423	-
2024	11,876,844	-

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