Bangladesh vs Belgium
Bangladesh vs Belgium: Life expectancy
Life expectancy in 2023: 74.7 years in Bangladesh and 82.1 years in Belgium, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Belgium, by 7.4 years, or 1.1 times that in Bangladesh.
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What the numbers say
- Belgium has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1950.
- In 2023, Bangladesh ranked 117 and Belgium ranked 32 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
- The UN projection (medium variant) puts Bangladesh at 88.3 years and Belgium at 91.4 years in 2100.
- The world as a whole: 73.2 years in 2023.
Every year
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| Year | Bangladesh | Belgium | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 74.7 | 82.1 | 73.2 |
| 2022 | 74.3 | 81.2 | 72.6 |
| 2021 | 71.1 | 81.7 | 70.9 |
| 2020 | 71.4 | 80.8 | 71.9 |
| 2019 | 72.6 | 81.8 | 72.6 |
| 2018 | 72.1 | 81.5 | 72.4 |
| 2017 | 71.6 | 81.4 | 72.1 |
| 2016 | 71.1 | 81.3 | 71.9 |
| 2015 | 70.5 | 80.9 | 71.6 |
| 2014 | 70 | 81.1 | 71.4 |
| 2013 | 69.5 | 80.5 | 71.1 |
| 2012 | 69 | 80.3 | 70.8 |
| 2011 | 68.5 | 80.4 | 70.4 |
| 2010 | 68 | 80 | 70.1 |
| 2009 | 67.5 | 79.9 | 69.7 |
| 2008 | 67.1 | 79.6 | 69.3 |
| 2007 | 66.5 | 79.5 | 69 |
| 2006 | 66.1 | 79.4 | 68.6 |
| 2005 | 65.5 | 79.1 | 68.1 |
| 2004 | 64.9 | 79 | 67.7 |
| 2003 | 64.3 | 78.3 | 67.4 |
| 2002 | 63.6 | 78.2 | 67.1 |
| 2001 | 62.8 | 78.1 | 66.8 |
| 2000 | 62.1 | 77.8 | 66.4 |
| 1999 | 61.2 | 77.7 | 66 |
| 1998 | 60.4 | 77.5 | 65.7 |
| 1997 | 59.7 | 77.4 | 65.5 |
| 1996 | 58.9 | 77.2 | 65.2 |
| 1995 | 58.2 | 76.8 | 64.9 |
| 1994 | 57.6 | 76.7 | 64.3 |
| 1993 | 57.1 | 76.4 | 64.4 |
| 1992 | 56.6 | 76.4 | 64.3 |
| 1991 | 53.8 | 76.2 | 64.1 |
| 1990 | 55.8 | 76.1 | 64 |
| 1989 | 55.5 | 75.7 | 63.8 |
| 1988 | 55.2 | 75.6 | 63.4 |
| 1987 | 54.9 | 75.3 | 63.2 |
| 1986 | 54.6 | 74.7 | 62.7 |
| 1985 | 53.9 | 74.5 | 62.2 |
| 1984 | 53.8 | 74.4 | 61.9 |
| 1983 | 53.4 | 73.9 | 61.5 |
| 1982 | 53 | 73.9 | 61.3 |
| 1981 | 52.6 | 73.7 | 60.9 |
| 1980 | 52.3 | 73.2 | 60.5 |
| 1979 | 52 | 73.2 | 60.2 |
| 1978 | 51.6 | 72.7 | 59.5 |
| 1977 | 51.3 | 72.8 | 59.2 |
| 1976 | 51 | 72.1 | 58.6 |
| 1975 | 50.6 | 72 | 58.3 |
| 1974 | 49.6 | 72 | 58.1 |
| 1973 | 49.9 | 71.6 | 57.7 |
| 1972 | 49.7 | 71.4 | 57.2 |
| 1971 | 26.5 | 71.1 | 56 |
| 1970 | 42.7 | 70.9 | 56.3 |
| 1969 | 48.7 | 70.7 | 56 |
| 1968 | 48.4 | 70.6 | 55.6 |
| 1967 | 48.1 | 70.9 | 55.1 |
| 1966 | 47.6 | 70.6 | 54.6 |
| 1965 | 46.1 | 70.6 | 54 |
| 1964 | 46.8 | 70.7 | 54.3 |
| 1963 | 45.7 | 70 | 53.7 |
| 1962 | 45.8 | 70.2 | 53.2 |
| 1961 | 44.9 | 70.5 | 50.4 |
| 1960 | 44 | 69.6 | 47.8 |
| 1959 | 43.7 | 70.3 | 49.6 |
| 1958 | 43.1 | 69.9 | 51.6 |
| 1957 | 42.6 | 69.2 | 51.1 |
| 1956 | 41.6 | 68.8 | 50.7 |
| 1955 | 41.1 | 68.6 | 50.2 |
| 1954 | 40.4 | 68.6 | 49.7 |
| 1953 | 39.4 | 68.4 | 48.8 |
| 1952 | 38.8 | 68 | 48.2 |
| 1951 | 38.1 | 66.8 | 47.1 |
| 1950 | 37.4 | 66.3 | 46.4 |
| 1949 | – | 65.4 | – |
| 1948 | – | 64.9 | – |
| 1947 | – | 63.4 | – |
| 1946 | – | 61.9 | – |
| 1945 | – | 58.3 | – |
| 1944 | – | 56.9 | – |
| 1943 | – | 60.3 | – |
| 1942 | – | 59.1 | – |
| 1941 | – | 58.7 | – |
| 1940 | – | 56 | – |
| 1939 | – | 60.1 | – |
| 1938 | – | 60.1 | – |
| 1937 | – | 60 | – |
| 1936 | – | 59.9 | – |
| 1935 | – | 59.9 | – |
| 1934 | – | 60.3 | – |
| 1933 | – | 58.7 | – |
| 1932 | – | 58.5 | – |
| 1931 | – | 58.4 | – |
| 1930 | – | 57.1 | – |
| 1929 | – | 55 | – |
| 1928 | – | 57.5 | – |
| 1927 | – | 57.1 | – |
| 1926 | 24.9 | 56.9 | – |
| 1925 | – | 57.1 | – |
| 1924 | – | 57.4 | – |
| 1923 | – | 56.7 | – |
| 1922 | – | 55.2 | – |
| 1921 | – | 54.7 | – |
| 1920 | – | 54 | – |
| 1919 | – | 49.3 | – |
| 1913 | – | 52.5 | – |
| 1912 | – | 52.3 | – |
| 1911 | – | 49.3 | – |
| 1910 | – | 51.3 | – |
| 1909 | – | 50.7 | – |
| 1908 | – | 49.7 | – |
| 1907 | – | 51.1 | – |
| 1906 | 21.5 | 49.7 | – |
| 1905 | – | 50 | – |
| 1904 | – | 49.3 | – |
| 1903 | – | 49.2 | – |
| 1902 | – | 49.1 | – |
| 1901 | – | 49.4 | – |
| 1900 | – | 46.7 | – |
| 1899 | – | 46.5 | – |
| 1898 | – | 48.1 | – |
| 1897 | – | 48.8 | – |
| 1896 | 22 | 48.1 | – |
| 1895 | – | 45.5 | – |
| 1894 | – | 46.6 | – |
| 1893 | – | 44.4 | – |
| 1892 | – | 43.2 | – |
| 1891 | – | 44 | – |
| 1890 | – | 44.1 | – |
| 1889 | – | 45.1 | – |
| 1888 | – | 44.9 | – |
| 1887 | – | 46.1 | – |
| 1886 | 23.2 | 43.4 | – |
| 1885 | – | 45.5 | – |
| 1884 | – | 44.2 | – |
| 1883 | – | 44.9 | – |
| 1882 | – | 45.6 | – |
| 1881 | – | 44.4 | – |
| 1880 | – | 42.5 | – |
| 1879 | – | 43.8 | – |
| 1878 | – | 44.2 | – |
| 1877 | – | 44.5 | – |
| 1876 | 25.5 | 43.7 | – |
| 1875 | – | 42.2 | – |
| 1874 | – | 44.7 | – |
| 1873 | – | 43.5 | – |
| 1872 | – | 40 | – |
| 1871 | – | 34.4 | – |
| 1870 | – | 40.9 | – |
| 1869 | – | 42.6 | – |
| 1868 | – | 42.6 | – |
| 1867 | – | 43.1 | – |
| 1866 | – | 32.5 | – |
| 1865 | – | 37.7 | – |
| 1864 | – | 39.8 | – |
| 1863 | – | 41.3 | – |
| 1862 | – | 43.1 | – |
| 1861 | – | 41.3 | – |
| 1860 | – | 45.1 | – |
| 1859 | – | 39 | – |
| 1858 | – | 40.2 | – |
| 1857 | – | 40.5 | – |
| 1856 | – | 40.9 | – |
| 1855 | – | 37.5 | – |
| 1854 | – | 39.8 | – |
| 1853 | – | 41.4 | – |
| 1852 | – | 41.8 | – |
| 1851 | – | 41.9 | – |
| 1850 | – | 42.3 | – |
| 1849 | – | 34.5 | – |
| 1848 | – | 38.1 | – |
| 1847 | – | 35.1 | – |
| 1846 | – | 37.9 | – |
| 1845 | – | 41.1 | – |
| 1844 | – | 41.9 | – |
| 1843 | – | 40.4 | – |
| 1842 | – | 38.7 | – |
| 1841 | – | 40.3 | – |
- 12.3Estimates, Our World in Data
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
| Year | Bangladesh | Belgium | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 74.973.7–76.1 | 82.381.4–83.2 | 73.3 |
| 2025 | 75.273.5–76.9 | 82.481.1–83.7 | 73.5 |
| 2026 | 75.573.4–77.4 | 82.681–84.1 | 73.8 |
| 2027 | 75.773.4–78 | 82.781–84.5 | 73.9 |
| 2028 | 7673.4–78.5 | 82.980.9–84.9 | 74.1 |
| 2029 | 76.273.5–79 | 83.180.8–85.1 | 74.2 |
| 2030 | 76.573.4–79.3 | 83.280.8–85.4 | 74.4 |
| 2031 | 76.773.3–79.6 | 83.480.8–85.7 | 74.5 |
| 2032 | 7773.4–80.1 | 83.580.7–85.9 | 74.7 |
| 2033 | 77.273.4–80.4 | 83.780.9–86.3 | 74.8 |
| 2034 | 77.473.5–81 | 83.880.9–86.5 | 75 |
| 2035 | 77.773.5–81.4 | 83.980.9–86.6 | 75.1 |
| 2036 | 77.973.6–81.7 | 84.181–86.9 | 75.3 |
| 2037 | 78.173.7–81.9 | 84.281.1–87.2 | 75.4 |
| 2038 | 78.473.8–82.4 | 84.381.1–87.5 | 75.5 |
| 2039 | 78.674–82.7 | 84.581.1–87.7 | 75.7 |
| 2040 | 78.874.3–83 | 84.681.1–88 | 75.8 |
| 2041 | 7974.2–83.4 | 84.781.2–88.2 | 75.9 |
| 2042 | 79.274.4–83.6 | 84.981.2–88.5 | 76.1 |
| 2043 | 79.574.5–83.9 | 8581.4–88.7 | 76.2 |
| 2044 | 79.774.5–84.2 | 85.181.4–89 | 76.3 |
| 2045 | 79.974.6–84.5 | 85.381.4–89.2 | 76.5 |
| 2046 | 80.174.9–84.8 | 85.481.3–89.4 | 76.6 |
| 2047 | 80.375–85.2 | 85.581.4–89.7 | 76.7 |
| 2048 | 80.575.1–85.4 | 85.681.4–89.9 | 76.8 |
| 2049 | 80.775–85.5 | 85.781.5–90.2 | 76.9 |
| 2050 | 80.975.3–85.7 | 85.981.6–90.2 | 77 |
| 2051 | 81.175.3–85.8 | 8681.7–90.3 | 77.1 |
| 2052 | 81.375.4–86.1 | 86.181.8–90.6 | 77.2 |
| 2053 | 81.575.6–86.4 | 86.281.8–90.8 | 77.3 |
| 2054 | 81.775.6–86.5 | 86.381.8–91 | 77.4 |
| 2055 | 81.975.7–86.8 | 86.581.8–91.1 | 77.6 |
| 2056 | 82.175.9–86.9 | 86.682–91.4 | 77.7 |
| 2057 | 82.276–87.2 | 86.782–91.7 | 77.8 |
| 2058 | 82.476.2–87.3 | 86.882.1–91.9 | 77.9 |
| 2059 | 82.676.2–87.6 | 86.982.1–92.2 | 78 |
| 2060 | 82.876.4–87.8 | 87.182.3–92.4 | 78.1 |
| 2061 | 82.976.4–87.9 | 87.282.5–92.6 | 78.2 |
| 2062 | 83.176.6–88.2 | 87.382.5–92.9 | 78.3 |
| 2063 | 83.376.6–88.3 | 87.482.6–92.9 | 78.4 |
| 2064 | 83.576.9–88.6 | 87.582.7–93 | 78.5 |
| 2065 | 83.677–88.8 | 87.682.7–93.2 | 78.6 |
| 2066 | 83.877.2–89 | 87.782.7–93.5 | 78.7 |
| 2067 | 83.977.4–89.1 | 87.882.7–93.6 | 78.8 |
| 2068 | 84.177.2–89.4 | 87.982.9–93.7 | 78.9 |
| 2069 | 84.377.4–89.5 | 88.182.8–93.9 | 79 |
| 2070 | 84.477.6–89.8 | 88.283–94.1 | 79.1 |
| 2071 | 84.677.6–90 | 88.383–94.1 | 79.2 |
| 2072 | 84.777.7–90.2 | 88.483.1–94.4 | 79.3 |
| 2073 | 84.977.7–90.3 | 88.583.2–94.4 | 79.4 |
| 2074 | 8578.1–90.7 | 88.683.2–94.5 | 79.4 |
| 2075 | 85.278.3–90.9 | 88.783.1–94.8 | 79.5 |
| 2076 | 85.378.5–91.1 | 88.883.2–94.9 | 79.6 |
| 2077 | 85.578.5–91.1 | 88.983.3–95.1 | 79.7 |
| 2078 | 85.678.6–91.3 | 8983.1–95.3 | 79.8 |
| 2079 | 85.878.8–91.4 | 89.283.3–95.5 | 79.9 |
| 2080 | 85.978.9–91.7 | 89.383.4–95.7 | 80 |
| 2081 | 8679–92 | 89.483.4–95.9 | 80.1 |
| 2082 | 86.278.9–92.2 | 89.583.5–96 | 80.2 |
| 2083 | 86.379.1–92.4 | 89.683.4–96.2 | 80.3 |
| 2084 | 86.479.2–92.6 | 89.783.5–96.4 | 80.3 |
| 2085 | 86.579.4–92.8 | 89.883.4–96.5 | 80.4 |
| 2086 | 86.779.5–93.1 | 89.983.4–96.8 | 80.5 |
| 2087 | 86.879.7–93.3 | 9083.3–96.9 | 80.6 |
| 2088 | 86.979.7–93.5 | 90.183.4–97.1 | 80.7 |
| 2089 | 8780–93.6 | 90.383.3–97 | 80.8 |
| 2090 | 87.280.1–93.8 | 90.483.4–97.3 | 80.9 |
| 2091 | 87.380–93.9 | 90.583.4–97.5 | 81 |
| 2092 | 87.480.3–94.1 | 90.683.6–97.8 | 81 |
| 2093 | 87.580.2–94.4 | 90.783.5–97.9 | 81.1 |
| 2094 | 87.780.3–94.5 | 90.883.4–97.9 | 81.2 |
| 2095 | 87.880.4–94.7 | 90.983.7–98.2 | 81.3 |
| 2096 | 87.980.6–94.9 | 9183.6–98.1 | 81.4 |
| 2097 | 8880.6–95 | 91.183.9–98.5 | 81.5 |
| 2098 | 88.181–94.9 | 91.283.9–98.7 | 81.6 |
| 2099 | 88.280.7–95.3 | 91.384–98.9 | 81.7 |
| 2100 | 88.381.1–95.5 | 91.484–98.9 | 81.7 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- How long a newborn would live on average if the year’s death rates held all its life.
- Source: UN DESA, World Population Prospects 2024.
- Before 1950: Our World in Data, long-run life expectancy.
- The dashed line is the UN projection (medium variant), a scenario rather than a forecast; the band is its 95% prediction interval.
- Ranks count the 229 countries with a value in 2023, highest first.
- The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Bangladesh vs Belgium
Health
- Child mortalityBangladesh: 3.1 per 100 live births in 2024Belgium: 0.4 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityBangladesh: 22.8 per 1,000 live births in 2023Belgium: 3.3 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterBangladesh: 59.1% in 2022Belgium: 99.7% in 2022
- DepressionBangladesh: 4.11% in 2017Belgium: 4.11% in 2017
- Suicide rateBangladesh: 6 per 100,000 people in 2017Belgium: 14.3 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationBangladesh: 172 million people in 2023Belgium: 11.7 million people in 2023
- Population growthBangladesh: 1.21% a year in 2023Belgium: 0.25% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateBangladesh: 2.16 births per woman in 2023Belgium: 1.38 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationBangladesh: 33.2% in 2025Belgium: 87.7% in 2025
- Median ageBangladesh: 25.3 years in 2023Belgium: 41.4 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overBangladesh: 6.3% in 2023Belgium: 20.2% in 2023
- Net migration rateBangladesh: -3.2 per 1,000 people in 2023Belgium: 3.6 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingBangladesh: 0.81% of GDP in 2025Belgium: 2.01% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsBangladesh: $3.67B in 2025Belgium: $13.6B in 2025
- Military spending per personBangladesh: $22 in 2025Belgium: $1,237 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingBangladesh: 7.1% of government spending in 2025Belgium: 3.7% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelBangladesh: 227,000 people in 2020Belgium: 24,000 people in 2020
- National powerBangladesh: 1.01% of world capability in 2022Belgium: 0.22% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersBangladesh: 0.32% of the labour force in 2020Belgium: 0.47% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsBangladesh: 32 million TIV in 2025Belgium: 430 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsBangladesh: 2 million TIV in 1984Belgium: 86 million TIV in 2025