Country comparison Belgium vs North Korea

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Gouvernement
Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]2024Q413,143K
Annual GDP [+]2024€613,984Mchart€15,371M2017Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$664,564Mchart$17,365M2017Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€51,810chart€5952017GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$56,271chart$6732017GDP per capita [+]
Quarterly GDP [+]2024Q4€155,312M
Debt (M.€.) [+]2024642,875
Debt ($M) [+]2024695,835
Debt (%GDP) [+]2024104.70%
Debt Per Capita [+]2024€54,402
Debt Per Capita [+]2024$58,884
Deficit (M.€) [+]2024-27,749
Deficit ($M) [+]2024-30,035
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2024-4.50%
Expenditure (M.€) [+]2024334,545.5
Expenditure ($M) [+]2024362,105.4
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]202131,425.5
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]202138,190.6
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202111.32%
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]202347,958,537,000.0chart288.21999Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]202351,857,566,058.1chart307.21999Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]202215.19%
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]20237,241.6
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]20237,830.1
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20232.22%
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202454.50%
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024€28,310
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024$30,643
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2021€2,713
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2021$3,219
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023€4,084chart€121999Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023$4,416chart$131999Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2023€615
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2023$667
Moody's Rating [+]10/11/2024Aa3
S&P Rating [+]11/25/2011AA
Fitch Rating [+]04/03/2020AA-
Corruption Index [+]202373chart172023Corruption Index [+]
Competitiveness Ranking [+]201922º
Fragile States Index [+]202430.3chart84.92024Fragile States Index [+]
RTI Raking [+]2024122º
Innovation Ranking [+]202424º
Labour
Unemployment Rate [+]March 20255.9%
Unemployment rate [+]2024Q45.9%
Unemployed [+]2024Q4319K
NMW [+]2025$2,150.5
NMW [+]2025€2,070.0
Average Wage [+]2023$64,105
Average Wage [+]2024€60,841
Human Capital Ranking [+]201715º
Markets
US Dollar exchange rate [+]05/12/20250.9004
10-Year Bond Yield [+]05/13/20253.22%
Risk Premium [+]05/13/202555
Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]05/12/20253.41%
Prices
CPI (overall index) [+]April 20252.6%
HICP [+]April 20253.1%
PPI Year on Year [+]March 20253.2%
Money Market
Key rates [+]04/23/20252.40%
Business
Doing Business [+]202046º
IPI Year on Year [+]February 20253.1%
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 2024849,888
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 202236.75
Motor vehicle production [+]2023332,103
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]2021591.19
Taxes
Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]202344.1%
Standard VAT [+]01/01/200621.00%
Top tax rate + SSC [+]202260.2%
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]20228,220,000
Exports [+]2024€495,054.0Mchart€242.3M2023Exports [+]
Exports [+]2024$535,836.6Mchart$262.0M2023Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]202480.63%chart10.19%2017Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2024€475,375.8Mchart€2,513.8M2023Imports [+]
Imports [+]2024$514,537.3Mchart$2,718.2M2023Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202477.42%chart21.77%2017Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2024€19,678.1Mchart€-2,271.5M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2024$21,299.3Mchart$-2,379.0M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]20243.20%chart-11.58%2017Trade balance % GDP [+]
Retail Sales YoY [+]March 20251.1%
Socio-Demography
Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]201524º
Density [+]2023385chart2192023Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]202416ºchart152º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
Crude divorce rate [+]20231.70‰
Remittance received ($M) [+]201710,273.0
% Immigrant [+]202017.36%chart0.19%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]20205.00%chart0.42%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]20239.40‰chart12.95‰2023Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]20176,021.6chart200.62017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]20239.40‰chart9.68‰2023Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20231.47chart1.782023Fertility Rate [+]
Crude marriage rate [+]20234.00‰
% risk of poverty [+]202411.5%
Population [+]202311,817,096chart26,418,2042023Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]20202,005,479chart49,5492020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]2020577,463chart110,3772020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.942
Gender Gap Ranking [+]202412º
Life expectancy [+]202382.50chart73.642023Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]20221,796chart3,9812015Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]202215.27chart15.572015Suicide rate [+]
Number of homicides [+]2021125
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]20211.08
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20237.18chart2.462023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
Consumption GWh [+]202374,537chart22,4482023Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]202377,337chart26,5492023Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]08/04/202434,339chart008/04/2024COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]08/04/20244,872,829chart008/04/2024COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]02/11/20249,170,945
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]08/04/20242,905.87chart008/04/2024COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]02/11/202431,469,387
Belgium
North Korea
  • Capital: Pyongyang
  • Population: 26,418,204
  • Surface Area: 120,540 km2
  • Currency: North Korean won
  • Religion: Unbelieving majority
  • Belongs to: UN