Belgium: 71 winsNetherlands: 81 wins
Across 152 shared metrics
Analysis
Netherlands leads in 81 of 152 shared metrics, while Belgium leads in 71.
Belgium's Nuclear Electricity Share is 11.9x that of Netherlands (41.2% vs 3.2%).
Belgium's Long-Term Unemployment is 3.0x that of Netherlands (2.1% vs 0.5%).
Belgium's Youth Unemployment (%) is 1.9x that of Netherlands (12.1% vs 4.1%).
Belgium's Financial Hardship is 1.3x that of Netherlands (17.1% vs 7.3%).
Belgium's Low-Wage Workers is 1.2x that of Netherlands (11.4% vs 5.2%).
Key Comparisons
Nuclear Electricity ShareBelgium leads
41.2%
3.2%
Long-Term UnemploymentBelgium leads
2.1%
0.5%
Youth Unemployment (%)Belgium leads
12.1%
4.1%
Financial HardshipBelgium leads
17.1%
7.3%
Low-Wage WorkersBelgium leads
11.4%
5.2%
Median WealthBelgium leads
$343.7K
$165.9K
All Metrics
| Winner | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nuclear Electricity Share | 41.2% | 3.2% | 1188% higher | Belgium |
| Long-Term Unemployment | 2.1% | 0.5% | 305% higher | Belgium |
| Youth Unemployment (%) | 12.1% | 4.1% | 192% higher | Belgium |
| Financial Hardship | 17.1% | 7.3% | 134% higher | Belgium |
| Low-Wage Workers | 11.4% | 5.2% | 121% higher | Belgium |
| Median Wealth | $343.7K | $165.9K | 107% higher | Belgium |
| Youth Unemployment Rate | 16.8% | 8.2% | 105% higher | Belgium |
| Forest Coverage (%) | 22.6% | 11.1% | 104% higher | Belgium |
| Border Countries Count | 4.00 | 2.00 | 100% higher | Belgium |
| Teen Birth Rate | 3.67 | 1.86 | 98% higher | Belgium |
| Irrigated Land | 57 | 3.0K | 98% lower | Netherlands |
| Hospital Beds (per 1,000) | 5.50 | 2.90 | 90% higher | Belgium |
| Coastline Length | 66.5 | 451 | 85% lower | Netherlands |
| Forest Area | 6.9K | 3.7K | 85% higher | Belgium |
| Long Work Hours | 3.6% | 2.0% | 83% higher | Belgium |
| Merchant Ships | 198 | 1.2K | 83% lower | Netherlands |
| Gender Pay Gap (%) | 1.1% | 6.1% | 82% lower | Netherlands |
| Nurses & Midwives | 20.89 | 11.66 | 79% higher | Belgium |
| Air Passengers | 11.39M | 41.44M | 73% lower | Netherlands |
| Foreign Patents | 415 | 1.4K | 70% lower | Netherlands |
| Doctors (per 1,000) | 6.53 | 3.88 | 68% higher | Belgium |
| Tourist Arrivals | 2.58M | 7.26M | 64% lower | Netherlands |
| Government Debt (% GDP) | 92.5% | 56.5% | 64% higher | Belgium |
| Domestic Patents | 799 | 2.1K | 62% lower | Netherlands |
| Suicide Rate | 18.36 | 11.5 | 60% higher | Belgium |
| Homicide Rate | 1.08 | 0.69 | 56% higher | Belgium |
| Electricity Capacity | 28.25M | 59.98M | 53% lower | Netherlands |
| Water Stress (%) | 35.8% | 74.9% | 52% lower | Netherlands |
| Unemployment Rate | 5.5% | 3.6% | 52% higher | Belgium |
| R&D Spending (% GDP) | 3.4% | 2.3% | 51% higher | Belgium |
| Scientific Publications | 17.6K | 34.3K | 49% lower | Netherlands |
| Deaths (Suicide/Alcohol/Drugs) | 21.706 | 14.619 | 48% higher | Belgium |
| Water Withdrawal | 4.30 | 8.23 | 48% lower | Netherlands |
| Active Military Personnel | 23.0K | 43.0K | 47% lower | Netherlands |
| GDP (Nominal) | 671.37B | 1214.93B | 45% lower | Netherlands |
| Carbon Emissions (Total) | 112.08M | 188.19M | 40% lower | Netherlands |
| Electricity Generation | 74.93 | 122.3 | 39% lower | Netherlands |
| Poor Health | 8.3% | 6.0% | 38% higher | Belgium |
| Renewable Energy (%) | 11.5% | 18.1% | 37% lower | Netherlands |
| Low Life Satisfaction | 2.7% | 4.1% | 35% lower | Netherlands |
| Population | 11.96M | 17.83M | 33% lower | Netherlands |
| Fuel Poverty | 4.8% | 7.1% | 32% lower | Netherlands |
| Tourism Revenue | 7.45B | 10.93B | 32% lower | Netherlands |
| Obesity Rate | 22.0% | 16.9% | 30% higher | Belgium |
| Social Time | 5.95 | 8.40 | 29% lower | Netherlands |
| Protected Land (%) | 16.3% | 22.9% | 29% lower | Netherlands |
| Population Density | 386.304 | 530.951 | 27% lower | Netherlands |
| Green Space Access | 57.7% | 78.2% | 26% lower | Netherlands |
| Low Reading Skills | 15.2% | 20.2% | 25% lower | Netherlands |
| Low Math Skills | 15.2% | 20.2% | 25% lower | Netherlands |
| Low Science Skills | 15.2% | 20.2% | 25% lower | Netherlands |
| Smoking Rate | 26.7% | 21.3% | 25% higher | Belgium |
| Political Voice | 29.5% | 39.0% | 24% lower | Netherlands |
| Time Dissatisfaction | 7.4% | 6.0% | 24% higher | Belgium |
| Land Boundaries Length | 1.3K | 1.1K | 23% higher | Belgium |
| Housing Cost Burden | 15.5% | 12.8% | 21% higher | Belgium |
| Chronic Pain | 31.5% | 26.0% | 21% higher | Belgium |
| Education Spending (% GDP) | 6.3% | 5.2% | 21% higher | Belgium |
| Military Spend (% GDP) | 2.0% | 2.5% | 20% lower | Netherlands |
| Railway Network | 3.6K | 3.0K | 19% higher | Belgium |
| Mobile Subscriptions (%) | 104 | 129 | 19% lower | Netherlands |
| Energy Use (Per Capita) | 4.1K | 3.4K | 19% higher | Belgium |
| Highest Elevation | 694 | 862 | 19% lower | Netherlands |
| Income Gap (Rich vs Poor) | 3.57 | 4.33 | 18% lower | Netherlands |
| Wealth Concentration | 45.9% | 55.7% | 18% lower | Netherlands |
| Railway Length | 3.6K | 3.1K | 18% higher | Belgium |
| Shipping Traffic | 12.30M | 14.93M | 18% lower | Netherlands |
| Homicide Rate | 0.70 | 0.60 | 17% higher | Belgium |
| Agricultural Land (%) | 44.4% | 53.5% | 17% lower | Netherlands |
| High-Tech Exports (%) | 19.6% | 23.5% | 17% lower | Netherlands |
| Overcrowded Housing | 4.0% | 3.5% | 16% higher | Belgium |
| CO2 Per Capita | 7.28 | 6.30 | 16% higher | Belgium |
| Birth Rate | 9.09 | 10.68 | 15% lower | Netherlands |
| Safety at Night | 71.0% | 82.5% | 14% lower | Netherlands |
| Spirits Consumption | 1.12 | 1.29 | 14% lower | Netherlands |
| Infant Mortality | 3.00 | 3.50 | 14% lower | Netherlands |
| GDP Per Capita (PPP) | 72.2K | 84.2K | 14% lower | Netherlands |
| Voter Turnout | 87.4% | 77.7% | 12% higher | Belgium |
| Lack of Support | 9.6% | 8.5% | 12% higher | Belgium |
| Imports (% GDP) | 79.7% | 71.4% | 12% higher | Belgium |
| GNI Per Capita | 55.3K | 62.5K | 12% lower | Netherlands |
| Electricity Use (Per Capita) | 6.9K | 6.2K | 12% higher | Belgium |
| Road Deaths | 4.24 | 3.83 | 11% higher | Belgium |
| Time Use Inequality | 2.07 | 1.87 | 11% higher | Belgium |
| GDP Per Capita | $63.1K | $70.9K | 11% lower | Netherlands |
| Researchers | 7.0K | 6.3K | 11% higher | Belgium |
| Employment Rate (%) | 75.8% | 83.8% | 10% lower | Netherlands |
| Job Strain | 25.8% | 23.4% | 10% higher | Belgium |
| Depression Rate | 9.0% | 8.2% | 10% higher | Belgium |
| Child Mortality | 3.60 | 4.00 | 10% lower | Netherlands |
| Fertility Rate | 1.46 | 1.62 | 10% lower | Netherlands |
| Tax Revenue (% GDP) | 22.8% | 25.3% | 10% lower | Netherlands |
| Airports | 48 | 44 | 9% higher | Belgium |
| Reading Score Gap | 1.81 | 2.00 | 9% lower | Netherlands |
| Land Area | 30.5K | 33.7K | 9% lower | Netherlands |
| Alcohol Consumption | 9.43 | 8.71 | 8% higher | Belgium |
| Urban Population (%) | 87.6% | 95.6% | 8% lower | Netherlands |
| Home Internet Access | 92.0% | 98.6% | 7% lower | Netherlands |
| Self-Rated Health | 74.6% | 69.9% | 7% higher | Belgium |
| Women in Parliament (%) | 41.3% | 38.7% | 7% higher | Belgium |
| Health Spending (% GDP) | 10.8% | 10.1% | 7% higher | Belgium |
| Health Spending Per Capita | 5.4K | 5.8K | 7% lower | Netherlands |
| Loneliness | 5.3% | 5.7% | 6% lower | Netherlands |
| Math Score Gap | 1.71 | 1.81 | 6% lower | Netherlands |
| Science Score Gap | 1.76 | 1.87 | 6% lower | Netherlands |
| Inflation Rate | 3.1% | 3.3% | 6% lower | Netherlands |
| Youth Population (%) | 16.0% | 15.0% | 6% higher | Belgium |
| Job Insecurity | 2.4% | 2.5% | 5% lower | Netherlands |
| University Enrollment Rate | 82.1% | 86.6% | 5% lower | Netherlands |
| Dependency Ratio | 57.615 | 55.091 | 5% higher | Belgium |
| Disposable Income (Per Capita) | $45.3K | $47.2K | 4% lower | Netherlands |
| Reading Skills | 478.85 | 459.24 | 4% higher | Belgium |
| Earnings Inequality | 2.61 | 2.52 | 4% higher | Belgium |
| Relationship Dissatisfaction | 2.1% | 2.2% | 4% lower | Netherlands |
| Inequality (Gini) | 26.8 | 25.7 | 4% higher | Belgium |
| Renewable Energy (%) | 11.7% | 12.2% | 4% lower | Netherlands |
| Exports (% GDP) | 79.3% | 82.4% | 4% lower | Netherlands |
| Beer Consumption | 3.65 | 3.53 | 3% higher | Belgium |
| Relationship Inequality | 1.55 | 1.60 | 3% lower | Netherlands |
| Air Pollution (PM2.5) | 11.216 | 10.889 | 3% higher | Belgium |
| Time Satisfaction | 7.19 | 7.34 | 2% lower | Netherlands |
| Adult Numeracy | 283.024 | 287.745 | 2% lower | Netherlands |
| Broadband Access (%) | 44 | 43 | 2% higher | Belgium |
| Sanitation Access (%) | 99.5% | 97.7% | 2% higher | Belgium |
| Death Rate | 9.55 | 9.70 | 2% lower | Netherlands |
| Poverty Rate | 6.9% | 7.0% | 1% lower | Netherlands |
| Average Earnings | $76.1K | $75.4K | 1% higher | Belgium |
| Job Satisfaction | 7.72 | 7.68 | 1% higher | Belgium |
| Housing Affordability | 80.9% | 81.8% | 1% lower | Netherlands |
| Life Expectancy | 82.5 years | 81.9 years | 1% higher | Belgium |
| Math Skills | 489.49 | 492.68 | 1% lower | Netherlands |
| Adult Literacy | 278.461 | 282.321 | 1% lower | Netherlands |
| Social Support | 90.2% | 91.0% | 1% lower | Netherlands |
| Relationship Satisfaction | 7.94 | 8.03 | 1% lower | Netherlands |
| Air Pollution Exposure | 100.0% | 99.4% | 1% higher | Belgium |
| Happiness Inequality | 1.64 | 1.67 | 1% lower | Netherlands |
| Internet Users (%) | 95.8% | 97.0% | 1% lower | Netherlands |
| Life Expectancy | 82.4 years | 81.9 years | 1% higher | Belgium |
| GDP Growth Rate | 1.1% | 1.1% | 1% lower | Netherlands |
| Leisure Time | 15.517 | 15.445 | equal | Belgium |
| Gender Gap in Work | 18.754 | -4.83 | ranked higher | Belgium |
| Science Skills | 490.58 | 488.32 | equal | Belgium |
| Extreme Temperature Exposure | 0.0% | 0.0% | ranked higher | Belgium |
| Human Development Index | 0.95 | 0.95 | equal | Netherlands |
| Life Satisfaction | 7.60 | 7.62 | equal | Netherlands |
| Median Age | 42.4 years | 42.2 years | equal | Belgium |
| Electricity Access (%) | 100.0% | 100.0% | equal | Belgium |
| Safe Drinking Water (%) | 99.5% | 100.0% | equal | Netherlands |
| Life Expectancy | 82.1 years | 82.2 years | equal | Netherlands |
| Elderly Population (%) | 20.6% | 20.5% | equal | Belgium |
| Lowest Elevation | 0 | -7 | ranked higher | Belgium |
| FDI Inflows (% GDP) | -6.2% | -1.4% | ranked lower | Netherlands |