Quality of life comparison

live 5.9 years longer

In Brazil, the average life expectancy is 76 years (72 years for men, 80 years for women) as of 2022. In Belgium, that number is 82 years (79 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2022.

make 3.4 times more money

Brazil has a GDP per capita of $18,600 as of 2023, while in Belgium, the GDP per capita is $63,600 as of 2023.

be 30.7% less likely to be unemployed

In Brazil, 8.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Belgium, that number is 5.5% as of 2023.

be 2.9 times more likely to live below the poverty line

In Brazil, 4.2% live below the poverty line as of 2016. In Belgium, however, that number is 12.3% as of 2022.

pay a 95.3% higher top tax rate

Brazil has a top tax rate of 27.5% as of 2016. In Belgium, the top tax rate is 53.7% as of 2016.

be 93.1% less likely to die during childbirth

In Brazil, approximately 72.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Belgium, 5.0 women do as of 2020.

be 76.0% less likely to die during infancy

In Brazil, approximately 13.3 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Belgium, on the other hand, 3.2 children do as of 2022.

have 18.2% fewer children

In Brazil, there are approximately 13.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Belgium, there are 10.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 12.3% more likely to have internet access

In Brazil, approximately 81.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Belgium, about 91.0% do as of 2021.

spend 11.7% more on education

Brazil spends 6.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Belgium spends 6.7% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

see 99.1% less coastline

Brazil has a total of 7,491 km of coastline. In Belgium, that number is 66 km.