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Belgium vs Vietnam statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Belgium has a population of 11.9M (ranked 82/197), compared with 101M in Vietnam (ranked 16/197). Belgium's land area is 11,774 sq mi versus 121,016 sq mi for Vietnam (ranked 136th vs. 67th).

By GDP, Belgium ranks 23/197 ($665B) and Vietnam ranks 34/197 ($476B). By GDP per capita, Belgium ranks 17/197 ($55,955), while Vietnam ranks 123/197 ($4,717).

Main facts and rankings

Belgium Vietnam
Population
11909960
102063551
Population rank 83/197 16/197
GDP
$665B
2024
$476B
2024
GDP rank 23/197 34/197
GDP per capita
$55,955
2024
$4,717
2024
GDP per capita rank 17/197 123/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$72,126
2024
$16,386
2024
Government debt
$694B
2024
$157B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
106.4%
2025
33.6%
2025
Government debt per person
$58,455
2024
$1,550
2024
Government debt per person rank 5/185 127/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$34,348
2025
$4,107
2025
Land area
11,774 sq mi
2025
121,016 sq mi
2025
Population density
1,009 ppl/mi²
2024
835 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.47
2023
1.91
2023
Median age
42.7 years
2024
33.9 years
2024
Life expectancy
82.4 years
2025
74.9 years
2025

Belgium and Vietnam: Comparison Charts

Belgium and Vietnam economies compared

GDP
Belgium

Vietnam
Year GDP
Belgium Vietnam
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 $14,094,687,821
1986 $120,018,787,249 $26,336,616,250
1987 $149,394,404,106 $36,658,108,850
1988 $162,299,103,675 $25,423,812,649
1989 $164,221,056,511 $6,293,304,975
1990 $205,331,747,948 $6,471,740,806
1991 $210,510,999,409 $9,613,369,520
1992 $234,781,652,447 $9,866,990,236
1993 $224,721,795,709 $13,180,953,598
1994 $244,884,129,491 $16,286,433,533
1995 $288,025,588,396 $20,736,164,459
1996 $279,201,433,225 $24,657,470,575
1997 $252,708,051,421 $26,843,700,442
1998 $258,528,339,631 $27,209,602,050
1999 $258,245,733,221 $28,683,659,007
2000 $236,792,460,312 $31,172,518,403
2001 $236,746,141,604 $32,685,198,809
2002 $258,383,599,375 $35,064,105,501
2003 $318,082,528,507 $39,552,513,232
2004 $369,214,712,443 $45,427,854,693
2005 $385,714,762,230 $57,633,255,738
2006 $408,259,840,869 $66,371,664,817
2007 $470,922,156,309 $77,414,425,532
2008 $517,328,087,920 $99,130,304,099
2009 $485,014,525,992 $106,014,659,565
2010 $481,556,503,720 $147,201,173,197
2011 $527,196,649,049 $172,595,049,184
2012 $498,414,364,945 $195,590,661,129
2013 $524,097,026,599 $213,708,811,665
2014 $537,987,419,164 $233,451,469,643
2015 $461,044,767,545 $239,258,328,382
2016 $474,271,566,740 $257,096,001,178
2017 $500,908,767,352 $281,353,605,987
2018 $542,638,913,428 $310,106,478,395
2019 $536,726,344,405 $334,365,270,497
2020 $529,694,473,502 $346,615,738,538
2021 $598,522,422,242 $366,474,752,771
2022 $593,614,574,326 $413,445,230,669
2023 $644,655,275,112 $433,857,681,378
2024 $664,564,181,487 $476,388,230,307

Belgium and Vietnam economies compared

GDP per capita
Belgium

Vietnam
Year GDP per capita
Belgium Vietnam
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 $238.6
1986 $12,170 $436
1987 $15,136 $595
1988 $16,391 $405
1989 $16,525 $98.1
1990 $20,600 $98.8
1991 $21,042 $143.7
1992 $23,373 $144.5
1993 $22,284 $189.4
1994 $24,209 $229.9
1995 $28,414 $287.8
1996 $27,490 $337
1997 $24,821 $362
1998 $25,338 $361
1999 $25,253 $376
2000 $23,099 $404
2001 $23,015 $419
2002 $25,006 $445
2003 $30,655 $497
2004 $35,429 $565
2005 $36,810 $711
2006 $38,705 $808
2007 $44,319 $926
2008 $48,303 $1,164
2009 $44,923 $1,226
2010 $44,197 $1,683
2011 $47,761 $1,951
2012 $44,874 $2,185
2013 $46,965 $2,360
2014 $47,996 $2,546
2015 $40,894 $2,578
2016 $41,855 $2,735
2017 $44,035 $2,956
2018 $47,487 $3,222
2019 $46,717 $3,441
2020 $45,906 $3,534
2021 $51,658 $3,704
2022 $50,822 $4,148
2023 $54,690 $4,323
2024 $55,955 $4,717

Belgium vs. Vietnam life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Belgium

Vietnam
Year Life expectancy, years
Belgium Vietnam
1950 66.3 48
1951 66.7 48.7
1952 68 49.4
1953 68.4 50
1954 68.6 52
1955 68.5 54.8
1956 68.8 55.5
1957 69.2 56.2
1958 69.9 56.8
1959 70.3 57.4
1960 69.6 58
1961 70.5 58.5
1962 70.2 58.2
1963 70 56.9
1964 70.7 57.5
1965 70.6 57
1966 70.6 56.9
1967 70.9 56.7
1968 70.6 52.7
1969 70.7 54.8
1970 70.9 54.9
1971 71.1 55.6
1972 71.4 51.9
1973 71.6 55.7
1974 72 54.8
1975 72 61.9
1976 72.1 63.7
1977 72.8 64.1
1978 72.7 64.5
1979 73.2 65
1980 73.2 65.3
1981 73.7 65.8
1982 73.9 66.2
1983 73.9 66.5
1984 74.4 66.9
1985 74.5 67.2
1986 74.7 67.6
1987 75.3 68
1988 75.6 68.6
1989 75.6 68.8
1990 76.1 69
1991 76.2 69.3
1992 76.4 69.6
1993 76.4 70
1994 76.7 70.4
1995 76.8 70.9
1996 77.2 71.3
1997 77.4 71.7
1998 77.5 72.3
1999 77.6 72.6
2000 77.8 72.7
2001 78.1 73
2002 78.2 73.1
2003 78.3 73.2
2004 79 73.1
2005 79.1 73.2
2006 79.4 73.3
2007 79.5 73.4
2008 79.6 73.5
2009 79.8 73.5
2010 80 73.6
2011 80.4 73.7
2012 80.3 73.8
2013 80.5 73.8
2014 81.1 73.9
2015 80.9 74
2016 81.3 74
2017 81.4 74
2018 81.5 74.1
2019 81.8 74.2
2020 80.8 75.4
2021 81.7 74.1
2022 81.2 74.5
2023 82.1 74.6
2024 82.3 74.7
2025 82.4 74.9

Belgium and Vietnam population clocks and comparison

Population
Belgium

Vietnam
Year Population
Belgium Vietnam
1960 9,153,489 32,531,933
1961 9,183,948 33,409,059
1962 9,220,578 34,288,560
1963 9,289,770 35,249,101
1964 9,378,113 36,201,563
1965 9,463,667 37,129,656
1966 9,527,807 38,024,836
1967 9,580,991 38,895,080
1968 9,618,756 39,734,609
1969 9,646,032 40,582,096
1970 9,655,549 41,475,230
1971 9,673,162 42,449,276
1972 9,711,115 43,429,168
1973 9,741,720 44,409,861
1974 9,772,419 45,413,537
1975 9,800,700 46,482,903
1976 9,818,227 47,684,931
1977 9,830,358 48,954,872
1978 9,839,534 50,249,552
1979 9,848,382 51,378,211
1980 9,859,242 52,490,101
1981 9,858,982 53,738,141
1982 9,856,303 55,011,289
1983 9,855,520 56,337,921
1984 9,855,372 57,706,067
1985 9,858,308 59,060,622
1986 9,861,823 60,347,048
1987 9,870,234 61,584,651
1988 9,901,664 62,843,228
1989 9,937,697 64,147,348
1990 9,967,379 65,504,552
1991 10,004,486 66,891,775
1992 10,045,158 68,260,337
1993 10,084,475 69,586,384
1994 10,115,603 70,854,391
1995 10,136,811 72,049,940
1996 10,156,637 73,156,447
1997 10,181,245 74,226,889
1998 10,203,008 75,299,660
1999 10,226,419 76,287,452
2000 10,251,250 77,154,011
2001 10,286,570 77,969,361
2002 10,332,785 78,772,224
2003 10,376,133 79,563,777
2004 10,421,137 80,338,971
2005 10,478,617 81,088,313
2006 10,547,958 82,167,897
2007 10,625,700 83,633,375
2008 10,709,973 85,175,788
2009 10,796,493 86,460,018
2010 10,895,586 87,455,152
2011 11,038,264 88,468,314
2012 11,106,932 89,510,356
2013 11,159,407 90,573,104
2014 11,209,057 91,679,578
2015 11,274,196 92,823,254
2016 11,331,422 94,000,117
2017 11,375,158 95,176,977
2018 11,427,054 96,237,319
2019 11,488,980 97,173,776
2020 11,538,604 98,079,191
2021 11,586,195 98,935,098
2022 11,680,210 99,680,655
2023 11,787,423 100,352,192
2024 11,876,844 100,987,686

Fertility rates in Belgium and Vietnam

Fertility rate
Belgium

Vietnam
Year Fertility rate
Belgium Vietnam
1960 2.54 6.27
1961 2.63 5.48
1962 2.59 6.26
1963 2.68 6.39
1964 2.71 6.29
1965 2.61 6.16
1966 2.52 5.97
1967 2.41 5.88
1968 2.31 6.03
1969 2.27 6.01
1970 2.25 6.02
1971 2.21 6.07
1972 2.09 6.1
1973 1.95 6.11
1974 1.83 5.78
1975 1.74 5.62
1976 1.73 5.46
1977 1.71 5.29
1978 1.69 5.1
1979 1.69 4.94
1980 1.68 4.8
1981 1.66 4.67
1982 1.61 4.59
1983 1.57 4.52
1984 1.54 4.41
1985 1.51 4.21
1986 1.54 3.96
1987 1.54 3.72
1988 1.57 3.62
1989 1.58 3.64
1990 1.62 3.6
1991 1.66 3.52
1992 1.65 3.35
1993 1.61 3.17
1994 1.56 2.94
1995 1.56 2.7
1996 1.59 2.47
1997 1.6 2.27
1998 1.6 2.1
1999 1.62 2
2000 1.67 2.03
2001 1.67 2.02
2002 1.65 2.01
2003 1.67 2
2004 1.72 1.97
2005 1.76 1.89
2006 1.8 1.87
2007 1.82 1.91
2008 1.85 1.93
2009 1.84 1.92
2010 1.86 1.91
2011 1.81 1.93
2012 1.8 1.97
2013 1.76 1.98
2014 1.74 2.09
2015 1.7 2.1
2016 1.68 2
2017 1.65 1.99
2018 1.62 1.88
2019 1.6 1.94
2020 1.55 1.96
2021 1.6 1.94
2022 1.53 1.93
2023 1.47 1.91

Belgium and Vietnam demographics compared

Median age
Belgium

Vietnam
Year Median age, years
Belgium Vietnam
1960 34.9 21.2
1961 34.9 20.7
1962 34.9 20.2
1963 34.9 19.7
1964 34.8 19.2
1965 34.8 18.9
1966 34.7 18.7
1967 34.7 18.5
1968 34.7 18.4
1969 34.6 18.4
1970 34.5 18.4
1971 34.4 18.4
1972 34.3 18.5
1973 34.3 18.5
1974 34.3 18.6
1975 34.2 18.7
1976 34.1 18.8
1977 34.1 19
1978 34.1 19.1
1979 34.1 19.3
1980 34.2 19.4
1981 34.3 19.5
1982 34.5 19.6
1983 34.8 19.7
1984 35 19.8
1985 35.2 19.9
1986 35.4 20
1987 35.6 20.1
1988 35.9 20.2
1989 36.1 20.4
1990 36.3 20.5
1991 36.5 20.7
1992 36.7 20.9
1993 37 21.1
1994 37.2 21.4
1995 37.5 21.7
1996 37.8 22
1997 38.1 22.4
1998 38.3 22.9
1999 38.6 23.3
2000 38.9 23.7
2001 39.2 24.2
2002 39.4 24.6
2003 39.7 25
2004 40 25.4
2005 40.2 25.8
2006 40.4 26.3
2007 40.6 26.9
2008 40.7 27.4
2009 40.8 27.9
2010 40.8 28.3
2011 40.9 28.7
2012 41.1 29
2013 41.2 29.4
2014 41.3 29.8
2015 41.4 30.2
2016 41.4 30.5
2017 41.6 30.8
2018 41.7 31.2
2019 41.8 31.6
2020 41.9 32.1
2021 42 32.5
2022 42.2 33
2023 42.4 33.4
2024 42.7 33.9

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Belgium Vietnam
GNI, Atlas method
$651B
2024
$454B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
54.6%
2025
22%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
6.28%
2022
2.89%
2022
Military expenditure, % of GDP
1.21%
2023
1.81%
2018
Armed forces personnel
24,000
2020
522,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-5.03%
2025
-3.39%
2025
Unemployment rate
5.7%
2024
1.65%
2023
Services, % of GDP
72.1%
2024
42.4%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
17.6%
2024
37.6%
2024
Economic freedom index
69
2025
65.2
2025
Income share by richest 10%
22.2%
2023
28.1%
2022
Income share by poorest 10%
3.7%
2023
2.6%
2022
Number of millionaires
564,666
2024
n/a
Percentage of millionaires
6.08%
2024
n/a
Number of billionaires
11
2025
5
2025
Percentage of billionaires
0.0001%
2025
0.000007%
2025
Listed domestic companies
117
2015
393
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$321B
2018
$205B
2024
Total reserves including gold
$41.4B
2024
$83.1B
2024
Personal remittances received
$15.2B
2024
$16B
2024
International tourist arrivals
2,584,000
2020
3,837,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
1.77%
2020
1.11%
2020
Banked people share
98.2%
2024
70.6%
2024

Energy

Belgium Vietnam
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
4,049 kg
2023
1,023 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$17.1
2023
$13.6
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
84.3 megatons
2023
373 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
7.15 tons
2023
3.72 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
69.3%
2023
79.4%
2022
Renewable energy use share
11.7%
2021
24.2%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
22.3%
2023
11.3%
2022
Net energy imports use share
89.2%
2023
34%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita
6,927 kWh
2023
2,624 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
23.5%
2021
41.2%
2021
Hydroelectric share
1.98%
2023
34.7%
2022
Nuclear share
39.4%
2023
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
99.8%
2023

Society

Belgium Vietnam
% of world population
0.15%
2024
1.24%
2024
Annual migration change
+36,243
2024
-59,645
2024
Urban population
98.2%
2024
40.2%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.88 ft
2025
5.54 ft
2025
Average female height
5.36 ft
2025
5.2 ft
2025
Quality of life index
87.9
2025
47.3
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
69
2024
40
2024
Higher education index
96
2025
52
2025
Homicides per 100K people
1.08
2021
1.54
2011
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
5.8
2019
30.6
2019
Visa free countries
175
2025
69
2025
Adult literacy rate
99%
2003
96.1%
2022
English speaking
59%
2023
16%
2025
People using the Internet
95.8%
2024
84.2%
2024

Health

Belgium Vietnam
Government health expenditure per capita
$5,405
2022
$188.9
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$1,083
2022
$74.7
2022
Life expectancy
82.4 years
2025
74.9 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0.01%
2022
1.59%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
3.24
2021
0.83
2016
Age at first childbirth
29.5 years
2023
n/a
Maternal mortality per 100K births
4
2023
48
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
3.6
2023
20
2023
Obesity rate
20.5%
2022
2.04%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
5.9%
2024
3.4%
2024
Air quality index
74
2025
18
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
26.7%
2022
22.5%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
9.43 liters
2020
8.04 liters
2020

Territory

Belgium Vietnam
% of world land
0.02%
2025
0.21%
2025
Land area per capita
991 sq mi
2024
1,198 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
5,225 sq mi
2025
47,456 sq mi
2025
Forest area
2,661 sq mi
2025
57,416 sq mi
2025
Roads length
73,579 mi
2015
354,460 mi
2019

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