Israel vs Belgium
POP 1.2x GDP 1.2x LE 0.9 yrs same-band HIC
Widest indicator spreads · Israel vs Belgium
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.
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.
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.