Belgium vs Netherlands: Life expectancy at birth vs. CO₂ emissions per capita
Belgium
82.11 years
in 2023
Netherlands
82.16 years
in 2023
Belgium rank
35th
Netherlands rank
34th
Life expectancy at birth vs. CO₂ emissions per capita over time
- Belgium
- Netherlands
How they compare
Netherlands currently reports 82.16 years against 82.11 years in Belgium, a difference of 0.05 years.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Netherlands ahead.
Belgium ranks 35th and Netherlands ranks 34th of 236 countries.
Netherlands has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Netherlands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 68.48 years | 72.35 years | 3.87 years | Netherlands |
| 1960s | 70.45 years | 73.54 years | 3.09 years | Netherlands |
| 1970s | 71.98 years | 74.54 years | 2.57 years | Netherlands |
| 1980s | 74.47 years | 76.38 years | 1.91 years | Netherlands |
| 1990s | 76.82 years | 77.51 years | 0.6861 years | Netherlands |
| 2000s | 78.87 years | 79.34 years | 0.4736 years | Netherlands |
| 2010s | 80.9 years | 81.46 years | 0.552 years | Netherlands |
| 2020s | 81.43 years | 81.7 years | 0.272 years | Netherlands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher life expectancy at birth vs. co₂ emissions per capita, Belgium or Netherlands?
- Netherlands, at 82.16 years against 82.11 years in Belgium as of 2023.
- What is the difference in life expectancy at birth vs. co₂ emissions per capita between Belgium and Netherlands?
- 0.05 years, with Netherlands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Netherlands?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Belgium and Netherlands rank globally for life expectancy at birth vs. co₂ emissions per capita?
- Belgium ranks 35th and Netherlands ranks 34th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Life expectancy at birth vs. CO₂ emissions per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Period life expectancy at birth.