Belgium vs Austria

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

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

Widest indicator spreads · Belgium vs Austria

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

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

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

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

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

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

Indicator Belgium Austria Year
Physicians (per 1,000 people) 3.6 5.5 2022
Maternal Mortality Ratio 4 6 2023

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

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

Indicator Belgium Austria Year
School Enrollment (Secondary) 143.0% 100.6% 2023
Education Expenditure (% of GDP) 6.3% 5.3% 2022

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

Environment: Freshwater Withdrawal (Belgium, 84% spread)

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

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

Infrastructure: Mobile Subscriptions (Austria, 17% spread)

Indicator Belgium Austria Year
Mobile Subscriptions 103.9 124.5 2024

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

Social: Net Migration (Belgium, 76% spread)

Indicator Belgium Austria Year
Net Migration 36.2K 8.8K 2024
Poverty (< $2.15/day) 0.1% 0.5% 2023
Intentional Homicides 1.1 0.9 2021

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

How to read this Belgium vs Austria comparison

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