Belgium vs Netherlands: Coal vs gdp per capita
Belgium
2.85
in 2025
Netherlands
2.87
in 2025
Belgium rank
27th
Netherlands rank
26th
Coal vs gdp per capita over time
- Belgium
- Netherlands
How they compare
Netherlands currently reports 2.87 against 2.85 in Belgium, a difference of 0.02.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Belgium ahead.
Belgium ranks 27th and Netherlands ranks 26th of 78 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 5 and Netherlands in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Netherlands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 21.75 | 7.09 | 14.66 | Belgium |
| 1970s | 13.32 | 2.79 | 10.54 | Belgium |
| 1980s | 11.79 | 4.9 | 6.89 | Belgium |
| 1990s | 10.11 | 6.26 | 3.85 | Belgium |
| 2000s | 6.14 | 5.75 | 0.3939 | Belgium |
| 2010s | 3.45 | 5.82 | 2.37 | Netherlands |
| 2020s | 2.61 | 2.98 | 0.3682 | Netherlands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher coal vs gdp per capita, Belgium or Netherlands?
- Netherlands, at 2.87 against 2.85 in Belgium as of 2025.
- What is the difference in coal vs gdp per capita between Belgium and Netherlands?
- 0.02, with Netherlands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Netherlands?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Belgium and Netherlands rank globally for coal vs gdp per capita?
- Belgium ranks 27th and Netherlands ranks 26th of 78 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Coal vs gdp per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.