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Belgium vs United Arab Emirates
How Belgium and United Arab Emirates compare on 37 measures, from 1789 to 2025. The main differences:
- Life expectancy · In 2023, United Arab Emirates was higher: 82.9 years against 82.1 years
- GDP per person · In 2024, Belgium was higher: $45,020 against $41,610
- Population · In 2023, Belgium was higher: 11.7 million people against 10.6 million people
- Military spending · In 2014, United Arab Emirates was higher: 5.64% of GDP against 0.97% of GDP
- CO₂ per person · In 2024, United Arab Emirates was higher: 18.26 tonnes against 7.31 tonnes
- Life expectancyBelgium: 82.1 years in 2023United Arab Emirates: 82.9 years in 2023
- PopulationBelgium: 11.7 million people in 2023United Arab Emirates: 10.6 million people in 2023
- GDP per personBelgium: $45,150 in 2025United Arab Emirates: $41,610 in 2024
- TemperatureBelgium: 11.3 °C in 2025United Arab Emirates: 28.9 °C in 2025
Every measure
Health
- Life expectancyBelgium: 82.1 years in 2023United Arab Emirates: 82.9 years in 2023
- Child mortalityBelgium: 0.4 per 100 live births in 2024United Arab Emirates: 0.5 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityBelgium: 3.3 per 1,000 live births in 2023United Arab Emirates: 4.9 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionBelgium: 4.11% in 2017United Arab Emirates: 2.88% in 2017
- Suicide rateBelgium: 14.3 per 100,000 people in 2017United Arab Emirates: 5.1 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationBelgium: 11.7 million people in 2023United Arab Emirates: 10.6 million people in 2023
- Population growthBelgium: 0.25% a year in 2023United Arab Emirates: 3.7% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateBelgium: 1.38 births per woman in 2023United Arab Emirates: 1.2 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationBelgium: 87.7% in 2025United Arab Emirates: 86% in 2025
- Median ageBelgium: 41.4 years in 2023United Arab Emirates: 31.2 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overBelgium: 20.2% in 2023United Arab Emirates: 1.7% in 2023
- Net migration rateBelgium: 3.6 per 1,000 people in 2023United Arab Emirates: 28.2 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
- GDP per personBelgium: $45,150 in 2025United Arab Emirates: $41,610 in 2024
- GDP growthBelgium: 1% a year in 2025United Arab Emirates: 6.2% a year in 2025
- InflationBelgium: 3% a year in 2025United Arab Emirates: 1.3% a year in 2025
- Government debtBelgium: 107.9% of GDP in 2025United Arab Emirates: 33.9% of GDP in 2025
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingBelgium: 2.01% of GDP in 2025United Arab Emirates: 5.64% of GDP in 2014
- Military spending in US dollarsBelgium: $13.6B in 2025United Arab Emirates: $27.8B in 2014
- Military spending per personBelgium: $1,237 in 2025United Arab Emirates: $2,840 in 2014
- Military share of state spendingBelgium: 3.7% of government spending in 2025United Arab Emirates: 17% of government spending in 2014
- Armed forces personnelBelgium: 24,000 people in 2020United Arab Emirates: 63,000 people in 2020
- National powerBelgium: 0.22% of world capability in 2022United Arab Emirates: 0.47% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersBelgium: 0.47% of the labour force in 2020United Arab Emirates: 1.02% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsBelgium: 430 million TIV in 2025United Arab Emirates: 868 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsBelgium: 86 million TIV in 2025United Arab Emirates: 33 million TIV in 2025
Climate
Technology and environment
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Good to know
- Sources: UN, Gapminder and UN IGME, IHME, World Bank, IMF, Our World in Data, V-Dem, UCDP, SIPRI, IISS, Correlates of War, ERA5, CMIP6, EDGAR, ITU and FAO. Each measure’s page names its own and what it counts.
- Values are drawn on today’s borders. Years without a published value are left empty, never filled in.
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