Austria vs Belgium

Austria
Europe & Central Asia
High income
Capital: Vienna
Population
9.2M
GDP
$534.8B
Belgium
Europe & Central Asia
High income
Capital: Brussels
Population
11.9M
GDP
$671.0B

POP 1.3x GDP 1.3x LE 0.3 yrs same-band HIC

Widest indicator spreads · Austria vs Belgium

GDP Growth Rate160%Foreign Direct Investment133%Freshwater Withdrawal84.1%Net Migration75.7%Population Density71.4%Renewable Energy Consump…67.5%Forest Area52.2%Poverty (< $2.15/day)40%
TIGHT pair: headers nearly match, so the chart is GDP Growth Rate rather than GDP scale.

Demographics: Population Density (Belgium, 71% spread)

Indicator Austria Belgium Year
Population Density 110.7 386.3 2023
Population 9.2M 11.9M 2024
Urban Population 69.5% 87.6% 2024

2 closer demographics rows sit on the Austria and Belgium profiles; this pair keeps the steep spreads only.

Economy: GDP Growth Rate (Belgium, 160% spread)

Indicator Austria Belgium Year
GDP Growth Rate -0.7% 1.1% 2024
Foreign Direct Investment $13.7B $-41,357,732,773.288 2024
Trade (% of GDP) 108.8% 159.0% 2024
GDP (Current USD) $534.8B $671.0B 2024

3 closer economy rows sit on the Austria and Belgium profiles; this pair keeps the steep spreads only.

Health: Physicians (per 1,000 people) (Austria, 35% spread)

Indicator Austria Belgium Year
Physicians (per 1,000 people) 5.5 3.6 2023
Maternal Mortality Ratio 6 4 2023

5 closer health rows sit on the Austria and Belgium profiles; this pair keeps the steep spreads only.

Education: School Enrollment (Secondary) (Belgium, 30% spread)

Indicator Austria Belgium Year
School Enrollment (Secondary) 100.6% 143.0% 2024
Education Expenditure (% of GDP) 5.3% 6.3% 2022

2 closer education rows sit on the Austria and Belgium profiles; this pair keeps the steep spreads only.

Environment: Freshwater Withdrawal (Belgium, 84% spread)

Indicator Austria Belgium Year
Freshwater Withdrawal 5.7% 35.8% 2022
Renewable Energy Consumption 36.0% 11.7% 2021
Forest Area 47.2% 22.6% 2023

2 closer environment rows sit on the Austria and Belgium profiles; this pair keeps the steep spreads only.

Infrastructure: Mobile Subscriptions (Austria, 17% spread)

Indicator Austria Belgium Year
Mobile Subscriptions 124.5 103.9 2024

4 closer infrastructure rows sit on the Austria and Belgium profiles; this pair keeps the steep spreads only.

Social: Net Migration (Belgium, 76% spread)

Indicator Austria Belgium Year
Net Migration 8.8K 36.2K 2024
Poverty (< $2.15/day) 0.5% 0.1% 2023
Intentional Homicides 0.9 1.1 2023

3 closer social rows sit on the Austria and Belgium profiles; this pair keeps the steep spreads only.

How to read this Austria vs Belgium comparison

Austria vs Belgium is a TIGHT pair on population/GDP scale (same-band HIC: HIC/HIC). Look past the near-parity headers to GDP Growth Rate (~160% spread); 39 WDI/WHO/ILO figures across 7 topics. Shared income tier makes small rate gaps more informative than totals. Figures may come from different reporting years; dollar values move with exchange rates; national averages conceal inequality. See our methodology.

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Austria vs Belgium figures: World Bank Open Data and health rows: WHO Global Health Observatory. CC BY 4.0 · same-band HIC · TIGHT scale band.