Belgium or Germany: which is better?

Country: head-to-head comparison

Belgium
5
indicators ahead
Germany
5
indicators ahead

Belgium and Germany are even: 5 : 5 across 12 indicators.

  • Safety and trust: Germany 0:2
  • Costs and work: Germany 0:1
  • Climate and health: Belgium 5:0
  • Law and institutions: Germany 0:2

All indicators weigh the same. This is a score based on data, not advice on where to live: different people have different circumstances.

Belgium
Germany

Safety and trust

Better: Germany (0 : 2)
Organized violence
lower is better
✗0.02 deaths per 100,000 residents, 2022–2024
2022–2024
✓0.00 deaths per 100,000 residents, 2022–2024
2022–2024
Homicides
lower is better
periods differ
✗1.1 per 100,000 residents
202119% higher
✓0.9 per 100,000 residents
202316% lower
Trust between people
observation is outdated
periods differ
36%
2010
42%
2022

Costs and work

Better: Germany (0 : 1)
GDP per capita
higher is better
$74,676
2025almost equal
✓$75,407
2025almost equal

Climate and health

Better: Belgium (5 : 0)
Life expectancy
higher is better
✓82.3 years
20242% higher
✗80.8 years
20242% lower
Life expectancy: men
higher is better
✓80.3 years
20242% higher
✗78.5 years
20242% lower
Life expectancy: women
higher is better
✓84.4 years
20241% higher
✗83.2 years
20241% lower
Median age at death
higher is better
✓85.3 years
20231% higher
✗84.4 years
20231% lower
Infant survival
tie
99.69%
2024
99.69%
2024
Survival of children under 5
tie
99.63%
2024
99.63%
2024
Air (PM2.5)
lower is better
✓8.4 µg/m³ per year
20235% lower
✗8.8 µg/m³ per year
20235% higher

Law and institutions

Better: Germany (0 : 2)
Rule of law
higher is better
✗1.27 WGI index, from −2.5 to 2.5
202521% lower
✓1.60 WGI index, from −2.5 to 2.5
202526% higher
Control of corruption
higher is better
✗1.36 WGI index, from −2.5 to 2.5
202519% lower
✓1.68 WGI index, from −2.5 to 2.5
202524% higher

A winner is named only for indicators with a known “better / worse” direction. Population and other neutral indicators are shown without a winner. Outdated and missing values are not counted. Details for each place: Belgium, Germany.

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