Development Ledger · Europe
Belgium
HDI rank 10 of 193High incomeGDI group 1
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Human Development Index (2023)
0.951
+0.127 since 1990
Inequality-adjusted HDI
0.891
6.3% lost to inequality
Life expectancy
82.1 yrs
Expected schooling 19.0 yrs
GNI per person (2021 PPP $)
$63,582
Mean schooling 12.7 yrs
HDI over Time
Belgium against its closest income-group peers, 1990–2023.
The Three Dimensions
Each scaled 0 to 1 against UNDP goalposts. The HDI is their geometric mean, so a weak dimension pulls it down more than an average would.
Health0.955
Education0.923
Income0.975
World Bank Human Capital Index (2020): 0.76. A child born today will be 76% as productive as with full health and education.
Peers
Belgium against economies in the same World Bank income group, same region first.
Years Behind
How many years ago the benchmark reached the level this country is at today.