Belgium vs United Arab Emirates

Belgium and United Arab Emirates 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 and United Arab Emirates have about the same number of people: 11.9 million and 11.5 million in 2025.
• GDP per person in Belgium ($60,750 in 2025) is 21% higher than in United Arab Emirates ($50,274 in 2024).
• The economy grew faster in United Arab Emirates (4% in 2024) than in Belgium (1% in 2025), a difference of 3 percentage points.
• Consumer prices rose faster in Belgium (2.5%) than in United Arab Emirates (1.3%), a difference of 1.2 percentage points in 2025.
• The unemployment rate was higher in Belgium (5.9%) than in United Arab Emirates (2.2%), a difference of 3.7 percentage points in 2025.
• A baby born in United Arab Emirates can expect to live 0.8 years longer than one born in Belgium: 83.1 years against 82.3 years in 2024.
• The population of Belgium is older: half of its people are over 41.4 years, against 31.2 years in United Arab Emirates in 2023.
• A larger share of people used the internet in United Arab Emirates (100%) than in Belgium (95.8%), a difference of 4.2 percentage points in 2024.
• CO2 emissions per person in United Arab Emirates (18.3 tonnes) are about 2.5 times as high as in Belgium (7.3 tonnes) in 2024.
• Forest covers a larger share of the land in Belgium (22%) than in United Arab Emirates (4.6%), a difference of 17.4 percentage points in 2024.