Belgium vs Denmark

Belgium and Denmark compared on 10 key figures from official sources. Each value is the latest one published for that country, so the year is shown with it.

• Belgium has about 2 times as many people as Denmark: 11.9 million against 6 million in 2025.
• GDP per person in Denmark ($76,970) is 27% higher than in Belgium ($60,750) in 2025.
• The economy grew faster in Denmark (2.9%) than in Belgium (1%), a difference of 1.9 percentage points in 2025.
• Consumer prices rose faster in Belgium (2.5%) than in Denmark (1.9%), a difference of 0.6 percentage points in 2025.
• The unemployment rate was higher in Belgium (5.9%) than in Denmark (5.5%), a difference of 0.4 percentage points in 2025.
• Life expectancy at birth is about the same in Belgium (82.3 years) and Denmark (82.3 years) in 2024.
• Half of the population is older than about 41.4 years in both Belgium and Denmark in 2023.
• A larger share of people used the internet in Denmark (99.8%) than in Belgium (95.8%), a difference of 4 percentage points in 2024.
• CO2 emissions per person in Belgium (7.3 tonnes) are 70% higher than in Denmark (4.3 tonnes) in 2024.
• Forest covers a larger share of the land in Belgium (22%) than in Denmark (16%), a difference of 6 percentage points in 2024.