Belgium vs Saudi Arabia
Belgium vs Saudi Arabia: Tropical nights
Tropical nights in 2014: 0.2 nights in Belgium and 181.5 nights in Saudi Arabia, in the CMIP6 climate models’ median run. In 2014 the value was higher in Saudi Arabia, by 181.3 nights, or 760 times that in Belgium.
nights a year · CMIP6
What the numbers say
- Saudi Arabia has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1950.
- The CMIP6 model median (SSP2-4.5, middle of the road) puts Belgium at 7.7 nights and Saudi Arabia at 218.7 nights in 2100.
Every year
nights a year · CMIP6
| Year | Belgium | Saudi Arabia |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 0.2 | 181.5 |
| 2013 | 0.5 | 180.4 |
| 2012 | 0.5 | 182.8 |
| 2011 | 0.1 | 182.7 |
| 2010 | 0.6 | 179.2 |
| 2009 | 0.1 | 177.1 |
| 2008 | 0 | 180.3 |
| 2007 | 0 | 178.9 |
| 2006 | 0 | 177.5 |
| 2005 | 0.3 | 177.9 |
| 2004 | 0.1 | 177.6 |
| 2003 | 0.4 | 177.4 |
| 2002 | 0 | 175.6 |
| 2001 | 0 | 178.1 |
| 2000 | 0 | 176.4 |
| 1999 | 0.2 | 173.2 |
| 1998 | 0 | 173.4 |
| 1997 | 0 | 173.8 |
| 1996 | 0 | 172 |
| 1995 | 0 | 169.2 |
| 1994 | 0 | 170.4 |
| 1993 | 0 | 164.6 |
| 1992 | 0 | 165.9 |
| 1991 | 0 | 169.2 |
| 1990 | 0 | 172.7 |
| 1989 | 0 | 168.9 |
| 1988 | 0 | 166.8 |
| 1987 | 0 | 167.3 |
| 1986 | 0 | 169.4 |
| 1985 | 0 | 166 |
| 1984 | 0 | 165 |
| 1983 | 0 | 163.5 |
| 1982 | 0 | 164.7 |
| 1981 | 0 | 168.9 |
| 1980 | 0 | 166.8 |
| 1979 | 0 | 165.3 |
| 1978 | 0 | 164.8 |
| 1977 | 0 | 165.6 |
| 1976 | 0 | 165.9 |
| 1975 | 0 | 161.2 |
| 1974 | 0 | 162.9 |
| 1973 | 0 | 163.7 |
| 1972 | 0 | 163.7 |
| 1971 | 0 | 160.4 |
| 1970 | 0 | 162.5 |
| 1969 | 0 | 161.3 |
| 1968 | 0 | 162.7 |
| 1967 | 0 | 159.5 |
| 1966 | 0 | 159.5 |
| 1965 | 0 | 159.5 |
| 1964 | 0 | 159.9 |
| 1963 | 0 | 160.2 |
| 1962 | 0 | 163.2 |
| 1961 | 0 | 163.7 |
| 1960 | 0 | 165.7 |
| 1959 | 0 | 164.4 |
| 1958 | 0 | 164.1 |
| 1957 | 0 | 165.5 |
| 1956 | 0 | 163.6 |
| 1955 | 0 | 162 |
| 1954 | 0 | 161.2 |
| 1953 | 0 | 162.5 |
| 1952 | 0 | 163.4 |
| 1951 | 0 | 161.2 |
| 1950 | 0 | 161.6 |
CMIP6 model median (SSP2-4.5, middle of the road) · 2015–2100
| Year | Belgium | Saudi Arabia |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 0.10–3.4 | 184.9169.4–198.7 |
| 2016 | 0.40–3.5 | 183167.7–195.7 |
| 2017 | 0.30–4.5 | 182.6168.1–196.7 |
| 2018 | 0.30–2.1 | 186.8173.1–199.4 |
| 2019 | 0.40–3 | 184.1168.8–199.1 |
| 2020 | 0.40–4.4 | 185.3171.8–198.9 |
| 2021 | 0.30–3.8 | 188.6173.6–202.8 |
| 2022 | 0.70–4.2 | 187.6170.7–202 |
| 2023 | 0.60–4.8 | 188.6173–203.8 |
| 2024 | 0.70–4.7 | 187.1172.9–203.9 |
| 2025 | 1.30–5.8 | 191.5176–206.1 |
| 2026 | 1.20–5.5 | 191.8177.1–205.5 |
| 2027 | 0.80–3.6 | 191.2176.6–206.8 |
| 2028 | 0.60–6 | 191.9175.5–205.1 |
| 2029 | 1.10–4.6 | 192.2176.6–205.7 |
| 2030 | 0.90–4 | 193.3178.4–206.3 |
| 2031 | 0.70–4 | 194.7179.1–207.6 |
| 2032 | 0.70–5.4 | 192.2175.2–206 |
| 2033 | 0.90–5 | 192.6177.5–206.9 |
| 2034 | 1.50–8.7 | 196.7181.6–213 |
| 2035 | 1.20–7.3 | 196.5179.9–211.6 |
| 2036 | 1.50–6.5 | 194.1180–209.7 |
| 2037 | 1.60–7.1 | 197183.7–209.9 |
| 2038 | 0.90–10.4 | 198.4182.3–213.3 |
| 2039 | 0.90–5.5 | 198184.4–213.6 |
| 2040 | 10–6.1 | 199.2182.1–212.7 |
| 2041 | 1.80–7.2 | 197.7181.4–211.7 |
| 2042 | 1.10–5.5 | 198.3181.2–217 |
| 2043 | 1.80–6 | 198.2182.3–215.3 |
| 2044 | 1.60.1–7.4 | 199.2185.5–213.5 |
| 2045 | 2.10–7.4 | 202187.1–216.8 |
| 2046 | 1.40.1–8 | 204.1185.3–219.4 |
| 2047 | 2.50.1–8.4 | 204.1187.4–220 |
| 2048 | 2.20–10.9 | 206.1190.7–220 |
| 2049 | 2.70–9.2 | 201.6187.7–216.2 |
| 2050 | 2.90.1–7.7 | 205.7190.2–219.3 |
| 2051 | 1.70.1–6.5 | 204.3188.8–222.1 |
| 2052 | 1.80–10.1 | 203.8189.6–218 |
| 2053 | 1.20–7 | 203.8186.3–218.8 |
| 2054 | 2.40.3–9.6 | 207.6188.3–222.3 |
| 2055 | 1.80–5.7 | 207.8190.8–221 |
| 2056 | 3.50.1–10.1 | 203.7186.6–220.1 |
| 2057 | 2.70–9.4 | 207.5188.8–224.2 |
| 2058 | 4.30.2–12.1 | 205.9189.2–221.4 |
| 2059 | 2.70–11.7 | 207.3191.6–226.9 |
| 2060 | 2.90.1–10.7 | 206.9192.7–222.8 |
| 2061 | 30.2–11.5 | 206.5190.4–220.9 |
| 2062 | 4.10.3–11.8 | 208.1189.4–228.3 |
| 2063 | 2.30.2–11 | 210.4193–227.1 |
| 2064 | 2.10.3–8.1 | 207.5191.9–223.3 |
| 2065 | 30.1–14.1 | 208.9193.9–226.1 |
| 2066 | 2.20–8.7 | 210.3194.9–228 |
| 2067 | 6.60.7–16.4 | 210.9193.1–228.6 |
| 2068 | 1.90–7.8 | 209.8194.6–228.6 |
| 2069 | 4.20.7–11.9 | 208.9194.5–226.3 |
| 2070 | 3.90.1–13.1 | 211.2191.2–229 |
| 2071 | 4.20.1–13.5 | 215.1196.3–233.3 |
| 2072 | 4.51.3–10.4 | 213.6195.3–229.3 |
| 2073 | 3.70.1–15.1 | 213.7194.1–231.6 |
| 2074 | 40.3–12.8 | 210.5191.9–229.3 |
| 2075 | 3.60.2–15 | 212.1196.6–231.8 |
| 2076 | 5.10.2–15.2 | 212.8194.8–230.3 |
| 2077 | 4.40–14.7 | 215.1196.6–233.9 |
| 2078 | 5.40.1–17.8 | 215.5197.6–230.7 |
| 2079 | 3.10.3–13.4 | 213.6197–229 |
| 2080 | 4.60.3–12 | 213.6197.1–233.9 |
| 2081 | 5.50.1–14.9 | 214.7194.4–231.6 |
| 2082 | 4.60.3–18.7 | 214198.9–230.9 |
| 2083 | 4.50.7–14.2 | 214.2198.5–238 |
| 2084 | 3.10.3–14 | 217.4197.4–233.1 |
| 2085 | 40.3–16.3 | 217.4199.6–237.9 |
| 2086 | 7.10.2–19.4 | 217197.4–237.4 |
| 2087 | 7.30.2–23.2 | 217.3199.7–238.7 |
| 2088 | 6.61.2–19.7 | 216.1198.2–243.1 |
| 2089 | 5.71.2–11.1 | 217.6199.5–239 |
| 2090 | 3.90–16.8 | 217.3198.5–239.2 |
| 2091 | 7.60.2–16.1 | 218.5202.8–238.4 |
| 2092 | 5.60.1–15 | 218.5198.5–241.6 |
| 2093 | 3.70.3–13.6 | 216.6197.8–236.3 |
| 2094 | 61.5–17 | 218.8202–236.9 |
| 2095 | 7.10.2–17.3 | 219.4204.2–237.4 |
| 2096 | 6.70.1–18.3 | 219.9197.7–239.6 |
| 2097 | 3.30.2–17.2 | 216.7196.8–239.7 |
| 2098 | 5.90.4–17.2 | 219.7199.6–241.3 |
| 2099 | 4.90.1–22 | 216.8200.8–236.8 |
| 2100 | 7.70.5–15.1 | 218.7202.3–241 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- Nights in a year when the temperature stays above 20 °C, averaged over the country.
- Source: World Bank Climate Change Knowledge Portal, CMIP6 multi-model median.
- The dashed line is the CMIP6 model median (SSP2-4.5, middle of the road), a scenario rather than a forecast; the band is its models’ 10th–90th percentile.
- Climate model values are the median of the CMIP6 models, run on past emissions to 2014 and on SSP2-4.5, a middle-of-the-road path, after: they are not measurements.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Belgium vs Saudi Arabia
Health
- Life expectancyBelgium: 82.1 years in 2023Saudi Arabia: 78.7 years in 2023
- Child mortalityBelgium: 0.4 per 100 live births in 2024Saudi Arabia: 0.6 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityBelgium: 3.3 per 1,000 live births in 2023Saudi Arabia: 5.1 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionBelgium: 4.11% in 2017Saudi Arabia: 3.54% in 2017
- Suicide rateBelgium: 14.3 per 100,000 people in 2017Saudi Arabia: 2.9 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationBelgium: 11.7 million people in 2023Saudi Arabia: 33.3 million people in 2023
- Population growthBelgium: 0.25% a year in 2023Saudi Arabia: 2.39% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateBelgium: 1.38 births per woman in 2023Saudi Arabia: 2.28 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationBelgium: 87.7% in 2025Saudi Arabia: 84.6% in 2025
- Median ageBelgium: 41.4 years in 2023Saudi Arabia: 29.3 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overBelgium: 20.2% in 2023Saudi Arabia: 2.8% in 2023
- Net migration rateBelgium: 3.6 per 1,000 people in 2023Saudi Arabia: 9.8 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingBelgium: 2.01% of GDP in 2025Saudi Arabia: 6.48% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsBelgium: $13.6B in 2025Saudi Arabia: $81.5B in 2025
- Military spending per personBelgium: $1,237 in 2025Saudi Arabia: $2,428 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingBelgium: 3.7% of government spending in 2025Saudi Arabia: 23.5% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelBelgium: 24,000 people in 2020Saudi Arabia: 282,000 people in 2020
- National powerBelgium: 0.22% of world capability in 2022Saudi Arabia: 1.34% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersBelgium: 0.47% of the labour force in 2020Saudi Arabia: 1.92% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsBelgium: 430 million TIV in 2025Saudi Arabia: 3.04 billion TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsBelgium: 86 million TIV in 2025Saudi Arabia: 3 million TIV in 2023