Quality of life comparison

be 11.2% less likely to be obese

In Greece, 24.9% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Belgium, that number is 22.1% of people as of 2016.

make 75.2% more money

Greece has a GDP per capita of $36,300 as of 2023, while in Belgium, the GDP per capita is $63,600 as of 2023.

be 49.9% less likely to be unemployed

In Greece, 11.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Belgium, that number is 5.5% as of 2023.

be 34.6% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Greece, 18.8% live below the poverty line as of 2021. In Belgium, however, that number is 12.3% as of 2022.

pay a 11.9% higher top tax rate

Greece has a top tax rate of 48.0% as of 2016. In Belgium, the top tax rate is 53.7% as of 2016.

be 37.5% less likely to die during childbirth

In Greece, approximately 8.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Belgium, 5.0 women do as of 2020.

be 10.1% less likely to die during infancy

In Greece, approximately 3.5 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 45.9% more children

In Greece, there are approximately 7.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Belgium, there are 10.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 16.7% more likely to have internet access

In Greece, approximately 78.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Belgium, about 91.0% do as of 2021.

spend 52.3% more on education

Greece spends 4.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Belgium spends 6.7% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

spend 16.8% more on healthcare

Greece spends 9.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Belgium, that number is 11.1% of GDP as of 2020.

see 99.5% less coastline

Greece has a total of 13,676 km of coastline. In Belgium, that number is 66 km.