Israel vs Belgium

Israel
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
High income
Population
10M
GDP
$542.3B
Belgium
Europe & Central Asia
High income
Capital: Brussels
Population
11.9M
GDP
$671.0B

POP 1.2x GDP 1.2x LE 0.9 yrs same-band HIC

Widest indicator spreads · Israel vs Belgium

Foreign Direct Investment135.7%Freshwater Withdrawal82.4%Forest Area71.4%Net Migration70.7%Trade (% of GDP)65.8%Maternal Mortality Ratio50%Renewable Energy Consump…47%Population Ages 0-1441.6%
TIGHT pair: headers nearly match, so the chart is Foreign Direct Investment rather than GDP scale.

Demographics: Population Ages 0-14 (Israel, 42% spread)

Indicator Israel Belgium Year
Population Ages 0-14 27.4% 16.0% 2024
Population Ages 65+ 12.6% 20.6% 2024
Population 10M 11.9M 2024
Population Density 455.1 386.3 2023

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

Economy: Foreign Direct Investment (Israel, 136% spread)

Indicator Israel Belgium Year
Foreign Direct Investment $14.8B $-41,357,732,773.288 2024
Trade (% of GDP) 54.4% 159.0% 2024
Unemployment Rate 3.6% 5.7% 2024
GDP (Current USD) $542.3B $671.0B 2024

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

Health: Maternal Mortality Ratio (Israel, 50% spread)

Indicator Israel Belgium Year
Maternal Mortality Ratio 2 4 2023
Health Expenditure (% of GDP) 7.1% 10.8% 2023

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

Education: School Enrollment (Tertiary) (Belgium, 32% spread)

Indicator Israel Belgium Year
School Enrollment (Tertiary) 56.3% 82.1% 2024
School Enrollment (Secondary) 98.5% 143.0% 2024

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

Environment: Freshwater Withdrawal (Israel, 82% spread)

Indicator Israel Belgium Year
Freshwater Withdrawal 204.0% 35.8% 2021
Forest Area 6.5% 22.6% 2023
Renewable Energy Consumption 6.2% 11.7% 2021
CO2 Emissions Per Capita 5.8 7.3 2024

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

Infrastructure: Mobile Subscriptions (Israel, 41% spread)

Indicator Israel Belgium Year
Mobile Subscriptions 177.4 103.9 2024

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

Social: Net Migration (Belgium, 71% spread)

Indicator Israel Belgium Year
Net Migration 10.6K 36.2K 2024
Intentional Homicides 1.6 1.1 2022
GINI Index 38.3 26.8 2022
Poverty (< $2.15/day) 0.4% 0.1% 2022

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

How to read this Israel vs Belgium comparison

Israel vs Belgium is a TIGHT pair on population/GDP scale (same-band HIC: HIC/HIC). Look past the near-parity headers to Foreign Direct Investment (~136% 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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Israel vs Belgium figures: World Bank Open Data and health rows: WHO Global Health Observatory. CC BY 4.0 · same-band HIC · TIGHT scale band.