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Belgium

Brussels
Leads 5 of 15 metrics
vs
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China

Beijing
Leads 10 of 15 metrics
314×
China has 314× the land area of Belgium
122×
China has 122× the population of Belgium
77×
China has 77× the active military of Belgium
Belgium Tale of the tape China
11.6M
Population
CHN 122×
1.41B
30.5K km²
Land Area
CHN 314×
9.6M km²
$579B
GDP (nominal)
CHN 31×
$18T
$49,910
GDP per Capita
BEL 3.9×
$12,720
81.6 yrs
Life Expectancy
BEL 1.1×
77.1 yrs
0.937
HDI
BEL 1.2×
0.768
99.0%
Literacy Rate
BEL 1.0×
96.8%
90.7%
Internet Users
BEL 1.3×
70.4%
26.3K
Active Military
CHN 77×
2.04M
$9B
Defense Budget
CHN 37×
$314B
$532B
Exports
CHN 7.1×
$3.75T
$535B
Imports
CHN 6.0×
$3.22T
179
Olympic Medals
CHN 4.6×
819
227 t
Gold Reserves
CHN 10×
2,280 t
62.5
Cost of Living Index
CHN 1.5× lower
42.0
Bars are scaled to the larger value of each metric. The chip marks the leading country (for cost of living, the lower index leads).
Belgium China
Brussels Capital Beijing
Euro (EUR) Currency Renminbi (Yuan, CNY)
Dutch, French, German Language Mandarin Chinese
Federal parliamentary constitutional monarchy Government Unitary one-party socialist republic