Belgium vs IDA & IBRD total: Life expectancy at birth, total (years) (Life World Population)
Belgium
82.3 years
in 2024
IDA & IBRD total
72.13 years
in 2024
Belgium rank
31st
IDA & IBRD total rank
29th
Life expectancy at birth, total (years) (Life World Population) over time
- Belgium
- IDA & IBRD total
How they compare
Belgium currently reports 82.3 years against 72.13 years in IDA & IBRD total, a difference of 10.17 years.
That makes Belgium's figure about 1.1 times IDA & IBRD total's.
Across all 65 years both countries report, Belgium has been ahead every year.
Belgium ranks 31st and IDA & IBRD total ranks 29th of 218 countries.
Belgium has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | IDA & IBRD total | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 70.51 years | 51.21 years | 19.3 years | Belgium |
| 1970s | 71.98 years | 56.59 years | 15.39 years | Belgium |
| 1980s | 74.48 years | 61 years | 13.48 years | Belgium |
| 1990s | 76.81 years | 63.98 years | 12.84 years | Belgium |
| 2000s | 78.86 years | 67.09 years | 11.77 years | Belgium |
| 2010s | 81.05 years | 70.21 years | 10.84 years | Belgium |
| 2020s | 81.79 years | 71.25 years | 10.54 years | Belgium |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher life expectancy at birth, total, Belgium or IDA & IBRD total?
- Belgium, at 82.3 years against 72.13 years in IDA & IBRD total as of 2024.
- What is the difference in life expectancy at birth, total between Belgium and IDA & IBRD total?
- 10.17 years, with Belgium ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and IDA & IBRD total?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Belgium and IDA & IBRD total rank globally for life expectancy at birth, total?
- Belgium ranks 31st and IDA & IBRD total ranks 29th of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), published as Life expectancy at birth, total (years). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Life expectancy at birth indicates the number of years a newborn infant would live if prevailing patterns of mortality at the time of its birth were to stay the same throughout its life.