Belgium vs Netherlands: Life expectancy at age 15
Belgium
91.5
in 2100
Netherlands
91.6
in 2100
Belgium rank
34th
Netherlands rank
32nd
Life expectancy at age 15 over time
- Belgium
- Netherlands
How they compare
Netherlands currently reports 91.6 against 91.5 in Belgium, a difference of 0.1.
The two have swapped places 17 times across 246 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Belgium ahead.
Belgium ranks 34th and Netherlands ranks 32nd of 229 countries.
Across the 26 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 5 and Netherlands in 21.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Netherlands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 59.15 | 57.46 | 1.69 | Belgium |
| 1860s | 59.52 | 58.49 | 1.03 | Belgium |
| 1870s | 59.79 | 59.5 | 0.288 | Belgium |
| 1880s | 61.06 | 61.82 | 0.76 | Netherlands |
| 1890s | 61.97 | 63.16 | 1.19 | Netherlands |
| 1900s | 63.76 | 65.43 | 1.67 | Netherlands |
| 1910s | 64.35 | 66.95 | 2.61 | Netherlands |
| 1920s | 65.99 | 68.86 | 2.87 | Netherlands |
| 1930s | 67.42 | 70.81 | 3.39 | Netherlands |
| 1940s | 67.62 | 70.28 | 2.66 | Netherlands |
| 1950s | 72.12 | 74.7 | 2.59 | Netherlands |
| 1960s | 72.79 | 75.23 | 2.43 | Netherlands |
| 1970s | 73.62 | 75.77 | 2.15 | Netherlands |
| 1980s | 75.53 | 77.27 | 1.73 | Netherlands |
| 1990s | 77.56 | 78.17 | 0.6196 | Netherlands |
| 2000s | 79.35 | 79.86 | 0.5017 | Netherlands |
| 2010s | 81.31 | 81.85 | 0.5434 | Netherlands |
| 2020s | 82.51 | 82.63 | 0.1197 | Netherlands |
| 2030s | 84.1 | 84.08 | 0.0222 | Belgium |
| 2040s | 85.38 | 85.37 | 0.0149 | Belgium |
| 2050s | 86.57 | 86.58 | 0.0037 | Netherlands |
| 2060s | 87.7 | 87.71 | 0.0158 | Netherlands |
| 2070s | 88.79 | 88.82 | 0.0276 | Netherlands |
| 2080s | 89.87 | 89.89 | 0.027 | Netherlands |
| 2090s | 90.92 | 90.99 | 0.0704 | Netherlands |
| 2100s | 91.5 | 91.6 | 0.096 | Netherlands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher life expectancy at age 15, Belgium or Netherlands?
- Netherlands, at 91.6 against 91.5 in Belgium as of 2100.
- What is the difference in life expectancy at age 15 between Belgium and Netherlands?
- 0.1, with Netherlands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Netherlands?
- 246 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2100.
- How do Belgium and Netherlands rank globally for life expectancy at age 15?
- Belgium ranks 34th and Netherlands ranks 32nd of 229 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Life expectancy at age 15. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.