Sweden vs Belgium
POP 1.1x GDP 1.1x LE 1.8 yrs same-band HIC
Widest indicator spreads · Sweden vs Belgium
Economy: Foreign Direct Investment (Sweden, 174% spread)
| Indicator | Sweden | Belgium | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Foreign Direct Investment | $30.7B | $-41,357,732,773.288 | 2024 |
| Trade (% of GDP) | 106.0% | 159.0% | 2024 |
| Unemployment Rate | 8.4% | 5.7% | 2024 |
4 closer economy rows sit on the Sweden and Belgium profiles; this pair keeps the steep spreads only.
Environment: Freshwater Withdrawal (Belgium, 96% spread)
| Indicator | Sweden | Belgium | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Freshwater Withdrawal | 1.5% | 35.8% | 2022 |
| Renewable Energy Consumption | 57.9% | 11.7% | 2021 |
| Forest Area | 68.7% | 22.6% | 2023 |
| CO2 Emissions Per Capita | 3.6 | 7.3 | 2024 |
1 closer environment rows sit on the Sweden and Belgium profiles; this pair keeps the steep spreads only.
How to read this Sweden vs Belgium comparison
Sweden 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 (~174% 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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Sweden vs Belgium figures: World Bank Open Data and health rows: WHO Global Health Observatory. CC BY 4.0 · same-band HIC · TIGHT scale band.