Belgium vs Iran
Belgium vs Iran: Learning-adjusted schooling
Learning-adjusted schooling in 2020: 11.2 years in Belgium and 8.2 years in Iran, by World Bank estimates. In 2020 the value was higher in Belgium, by 3 years, or 1.36 times that in Iran.
years · World Bank
What the numbers say
- Belgium has been higher in every year both have figures for since 2010.
- In 2020, Belgium ranked 20 and Iran ranked 83 of 174 countries, counting from the highest.
Every year
years · World Bank
| Year | Belgium | Iran |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 11.2 | 8.2 |
| 2018 | 11.2 | 8.2 |
| 2017 | 11.1 | 8.1 |
| 2010 | 11.2 | 8 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- The years of school a child can expect by 18, cut to what students actually learn: the World Bank’s learning-adjusted years of school.
- Source: World Bank Human Capital Index, via Our World in Data.
- Ranks count the 174 countries with a value in 2020, highest first.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Belgium vs Iran
Health
- Life expectancyBelgium: 82.1 years in 2023Iran: 77.7 years in 2023
- Child mortalityBelgium: 0.4 per 100 live births in 2024Iran: 1.1 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityBelgium: 3.3 per 1,000 live births in 2023Iran: 9.9 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterBelgium: 99.7% in 2022Iran: 94.2% in 2022
- DepressionBelgium: 4.11% in 2017Iran: 5.12% in 2017
- Suicide rateBelgium: 14.3 per 100,000 people in 2017Iran: 5.4 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationBelgium: 11.7 million people in 2023Iran: 90.6 million people in 2023
- Population growthBelgium: 0.25% a year in 2023Iran: 1.12% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateBelgium: 1.38 births per woman in 2023Iran: 1.7 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationBelgium: 87.7% in 2025Iran: 77.4% in 2025
- Median ageBelgium: 41.4 years in 2023Iran: 32.9 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overBelgium: 20.2% in 2023Iran: 7.9% in 2023
- Net migration rateBelgium: 3.6 per 1,000 people in 2023Iran: 2.9 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingBelgium: 2.01% of GDP in 2025Iran: 2.09% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsBelgium: $13.6B in 2025Iran: $7.45B in 2025
- Military spending per personBelgium: $1,237 in 2025Iran: $80 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingBelgium: 3.7% of government spending in 2025Iran: 11.2% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelBelgium: 24,000 people in 2020Iran: 650,000 people in 2020
- National powerBelgium: 0.22% of world capability in 2022Iran: 1.64% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersBelgium: 0.47% of the labour force in 2020Iran: 2.35% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsBelgium: 430 million TIV in 2025Iran: 42 million TIV in 2024
- Arms exportsBelgium: 86 million TIV in 2025Iran: 80 million TIV in 2025