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Belgium

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Belgium is a country. The capital city is Brussels, located in the Western Europe region of Europe. It has a land area of 30,494 km², a population of 11,787,423 people and uses the currency Euro. The Prime Minister is Sophie Wilmès.

Key facts

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Location on a map: 50°83′N, 4°0′E

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Environment

Belgium is one of the countries in Europe, countries in Western Europe and 194 countries in our database.

  • Agricultural land: 13,656.70 km²
  • Alternative and nuclear energy: 15.11 % of total energy use
  • Carbon dioxide emissions (co2): 84.31 Mt of CO2 equivalent
  • Access to electricity: 100.00 % of population
  • Electricity production from coal sources: 6.11 % of total
  • Electricity production from natural gas sources: 32.81 % of total
  • Electricity production from hydroelectric sources: 0.46 % of total
  • Electricity production from nuclear sources: 37.53 % of total
  • Electricity production from oil sources: 0.30 % of total
  • Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric: 20.34 % of total
  • Net energy imports: 80.09 % of energy use
  • Fertility rate: 1.53 births per woman
  • Forest area: 6,893 km²
  • Fossil fuel energy consumption: 75.87 % of total
  • Greenhouse gas emissions (co2, ch4, n2o, hfcs, pfcs, sf6): 106.37 Mt of CO2 equivalent
  • Median age: 37.40
  • Methane emissions: 12.41 Mt of CO2 equivalent
  • Nitrous oxide emissions: 7.67 Mt of CO2 equivalent
  • Female population: 5,977,124 people
  • Male population: 5,810,299 people
  • Renewable energy consumption: 11.70 % of total final energy consumption
  • Rural land area: 22,780.52 km²
  • Rural population: 213,470 people
  • Urban land area: 7,730.88 km²
  • Urban population: 11,573,953 people
  • Urban population living in areas where elevation is below 5 meters : 4.23 % of total population

Proportion of transboundary sites in Belgium

Geographical distribution of cities in Belgium by population

dataset Cities in Belgium:

Relationship between fertility rate and median age in Belgium

Evolution of historical forest area in Belgium with forecast

Relationship between forest area and rural land area in Belgium

Evolution of historical fossil fuel energy consumption in Belgium with forecast

Relationship between fossil fuel and renewable energy consumption in Belgium

Evolution of historical greenhouse gas emissions (CO2, CH4, N2O, HFCs, PFCs, SF6) in Belgium with forecast

Relationship between other greenhouse gas emissions and methane emissions in Belgium

Relationship between greenhouse gas emissions (CO2, CH4, N2O, HFCs, PFCs, SF6) and nitrous oxide emissions in Belgium

Relationship between greenhouse gas emissions (CO2, CH4, N2O, HFCs, PFCs, SF6) and urban land area in Belgium

Relationship between greenhouse gas emissions (CO2, CH4, N2O, HFCs, PFCs, SF6) and urban population in Belgium

Evolution of historical land area in Belgium with forecast

Evolution of historical median age in Belgium

Evolution of historical methane emissions in Belgium with forecast

Relationship between methane and nitrous oxide emissions in Belgium

Relationship between methane emissions and population in Belgium

Relationship between methane emissions and rural population in Belgium

Relationship between methane emissions and urban land area in Belgium

Relationship between methane emissions and urban population in Belgium

Evolution of historical nitrous oxide emissions in Belgium with forecast

Relationship between nitrous oxide emissions and population in Belgium

Relationship between urban land area and nitrous oxide emissions in Belgium

Relationship between urban population and nitrous oxide emissions in Belgium

Evolution of historical population in Belgium with forecast

Relationship between urban land area and population in Belgium

Evolution of historical female population in Belgium with forecast

Evolution of historical male population in Belgium with forecast

Evolution of historical renewable energy consumption in Belgium with forecast

Evolution of historical rural land area in Belgium with forecast

Evolution of historical rural population in Belgium with forecast

Relationship between rural population and urban land area in Belgium

Evolution of historical urban land area in Belgium with forecast

Relationship between urban land area and urban population in Belgium

Evolution of historical urban population in Belgium with forecast

Evolution of historical urban population living in areas where elevation is below 5 meters in Belgium with forecast

Relationship between population and date in Belgium

Relationship between carbon dioxide emissions and greenhouse gas emissions (CO2, CH4, N2O, HFCs, PFCs, SF6) in Belgium

Evolution of historical agricultural land in Belgium with forecast

Relationship between agricultural land and methane emissions in Belgium

Relationship between agricultural land and nitrous oxide emissions in Belgium

Evolution of historical alternative and nuclear energy in Belgium with forecast

Evolution of historical carbon dioxide emissions (CO2) in Belgium with forecast

Relationship between carbon dioxide emissions (CO2) and GDP in Belgium

Relationship between carbon dioxide and methane emissions in Belgium

Relationship between carbon dioxide and nitrous oxide emissions in Belgium

Relationship between carbon dioxide emissions (CO2) and urban land area in Belgium

Relationship between carbon dioxide emissions and urban population in Belgium

Evolution of historical access to electricity in Belgium with forecast

Relationship between access to electricity and fertility rate in Belgium

Relationship between access to electricity and life expectancy at birth in Belgium

Relationship between access to electricity and renewable energy consumption in Belgium

Relationship between access to electricity and self-employed workers in Belgium

Relationship between access to electricity and vulnerable employment in Belgium

Evolution of historical electricity production from coal sources in Belgium with forecast

Evolution of historical electricity production from natural gas sources in Belgium with forecast

Evolution of historical electricity production from hydroelectric sources in Belgium with forecast

Evolution of historical electricity production from nuclear sources in Belgium with forecast

Evolution of historical electricity production from oil sources in Belgium with forecast

Evolution of historical electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric, in Belgium with forecast

Evolution of historical net energy imports in Belgium with forecast

Evolution of historical fertility rate in Belgium with forecast

Relationship between fertility rate and life expectancy at birth in Belgium

Distribution of sites in Belgium by inscription year

Geographical distribution of sites in Belgium by area

dataset Sites in Belgium:

Geographical distribution of wildfires in Belgium by mean width

dataset Wildfires in Belgium:

Relationship between mean length and mean width of wildfires in Belgium

Politics

  • Armed forces personnel: 24,000 people
  • Democracy score: 7.78
  • Democracy type: Flawed democracy
  • Individuals using the internet: 94.63 % of population
  • Military expenditure: 1.21 % of GDP
  • Net migration: 41,679 people
  • Press freedom: 6.48
  • Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments: 42.67 %

Evolution of historical armed forces personnel in Belgium with forecast

Relationship between armed forces personnel and greenhouse gas emissions (CO2, CH4, N2O, HFCs, PFCs, SF6) in Belgium

Relationship between methane emissions and armed forces personnel in Belgium

Relationship between armed forces personnel and nitrous oxide emissions in Belgium

Relationship between armed forces personnel and population in Belgium

Relationship between rural population and armed forces personnel in Belgium

Relationship between urban land area and armed forces personnel in Belgium

Relationship between urban population and armed forces personnel in Belgium

Evolution of historical internally displaced persons, by conflict and violence in Belgium with forecast

Evolution of historical individuals using the Internet in Belgium with forecast

Evolution of historical military expenditure in Belgium with forecast

Evolution of historical net migration in Belgium with forecast

Evolution of the historical proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Belgium with forecast

dataset Political parties in Belgium:

Distribution of politicians from Belgium by birth year

Proportion of politicians per gender in Belgium

dataset Politicians from Belgium:

Business

  • Central government debt: 92.48 % of GDP
  • Expense: 39.58 % of GDP
  • Gdp: 644,782,756,682.76 current US$
  • Inflation: 4.05 annual %
  • Self-employed workers: 15.02 % of total employment
  • Tax revenue: 22.71 % of GDP
  • Unemployment: 5.53 % of total labor force
  • Vulnerable employment: 11.45 % of total employment

Proportion of CEOs per gender in Belgium

dataset Companies in Belgium:

Proportion of employee types in companies from Belgium

Distribution of companies in Belgium by foundation year

Proportion of revenue types by company in Belgium

Relationship between employees and revenues in Belgium

Evolution of historical central government debt in Belgium with forecast

Evolution of historical expense in Belgium with forecast

Evolution of historical GDP in Belgium with forecast

Relationship between GDP and other greenhouse gas emissions, HFC, PFC and SF6 in Belgium

Evolution of historical inflation in Belgium with forecast

Evolution of historical proportion of self-employed workers in Belgium with forecast

Relationship between self-employment and vulnerable employment in Belgium

Evolution of historical tax revenue in Belgium with forecast

Evolution of historical unemployment in Belgium with forecast

Evolution of historical vulnerable employment in Belgium with forecast

dataset Exchanges in Belgium:

dataset Shops in Belgium :

Health

  • Birth rate: 9.80 per 1,000 people
  • Death rate: 10.00 per 1,000 people
  • Health expenditure per capita: 5,680.23 current US$
  • Health expenditure: 11.04 % of GDP
  • Incidence of hiv: 0.04 per 1,000 uninfected population
  • Hospital beds: 5.48 per 1,000 people
  • Life expectancy at birth: 82
  • Suicide mortality rate: 18.30 per 100,000 population

Evolution of historical birth rate in Belgium with forecast

Relationship between birth rate and access to electricity in Belgium

Relationship between birth rate and fertility rate in Belgium

Relationship between birth rate and life expectancy at birth in Belgium

Relationship between birth rate and median age in Belgium

Relationship between birth rate and proportion of self-employed workers in Belgium

Relationship between birth rate and vulnerable employment in Belgium

Evolution of historical death rate in Belgium with forecast

Relationship between death rate and life expectancy at birth in Belgium

Evolution of historical health expenditure per capita in Belgium with forecast

Evolution of historical health expenditure in Belgium with forecast

Evolution of historical incidence of HIV in Belgium with forecast

Evolution of historical hospital beds in Belgium with forecast

Evolution of historical life expectancy at birth in Belgium with forecast

Relationship between life expectancy and the proportion of self-employed workers in Belgium

Relationship between life expectancy and vulnerable employment in Belgium

Evolution of historical suicide mortality rate in Belgium with forecast

dataset Diseases in Belgium :

Distribution of diseases by first founded year in Belgium

Proportion of diseases in Belgium by mortality rate

Distribution of diseases in Belgium by start date

Evolution of historical cases in Belgium

Evolution of historical deaths in Belgium

Relationship between cases and deaths in Belgium

Sports

dataset Athletes from Belgium:

Distribution of athletes from Belgium by birth date

Proportion of athletes per gender in Belgium

dataset Competitions in Belgium :

Distribution of competitions in Belgium by start date

Proportion of medals won by Belgium in the Olympics

Culture

dataset Artists from Belgium:

Distribution of artists from Belgium by birth year

Proportion of artists per gender in Belgium

Geographical distribution of museums in Belgium by visitors

dataset Museums in Belgium:

Research

Geographical distribution of universities in Belgium by total students

Distribution of universities in Belgium per foundation year

dataset Universities in Belgium:

In literature

There are 259 books written about Belgium in the database.

Related

Connected or similar to Belgium:

Details

This dashboard is based on data from: SIPRI, World Bank, Reporters Without Borders.

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