Child mortality (under 5)
survival · World Bank
3.70 per 1,000 live births(2024)
Normalized: 99/100 · lower is better
Sworn Score
Country profile
Belgium
Europe & Central Asia · Europe & Central Asia · Capital: Brussels
Rank #12 of scored countries.
Survival
83.9
Living
78.1
Governance
87.8
Metrics
19 verified indicators
From official sources, sorted by category. Each card shows the latest value, a sparkline, and a link back to the source.
survival·7
Physicians per 1,000 people
survival · World Bank / WHO
3.57 per 1,000(2022)
Normalized: 64/100 · higher is better
Poverty rate (national line)
survival · World Bank
12.30 %(2022)
Normalized: 86/100 · lower is better
Access to safely managed drinking water
survival · World Bank / WHO-UNICEF JMP
99.55 %(2024)
Normalized: 99/100 · higher is better
Undernourishment
survival · World Bank / FAO
2.50 %(2023)
Normalized: 100/100 · lower is better
Unemployment rate (total)
survival · World Bank / ILO
5.91 %(2025)
Normalized: 75/100 · lower is better
Youth unemployment (15–24)
survival · World Bank / ILO
17.78 %(2025)
Normalized: 63/100 · lower is better
living·5
Education expenditure (% of GDP)
living · World Bank / UNESCO
6.28 % of GDP(2022)
Normalized: 65/100 · higher is better
GDP per capita (PPP)
living · World Bank
73,514 USD (PPP)(2024)
Normalized: 63/100 · higher is better
Health expenditure (% of GDP)
living · World Bank
10.80 % of GDP(2023)
Normalized: 75/100 · higher is better
Inflation (CPI, annual %)
living · World Bank / IMF
3.14 %(2024)
Normalized: 94/100 · lower is better
Life expectancy at birth
living · World Bank / WHO
82.30 years(2024)
Normalized: 93/100 · higher is better
governance·7
Corruption Perceptions Index
governance · Transparency International
—
Normalized: — · higher is better
Gini coefficient
governance · World Bank
26.80 0–100 index(2023)
Normalized: 92/100 · lower is better
World Press Freedom Index
governance · Reporters Without Borders
—
Normalized: — · higher is better
Control of Corruption (WGI)
governance · World Bank
1.47 WGI estimate(2024)
Normalized: 85/100 · higher is better
Government Effectiveness (WGI)
governance · World Bank
1.19 WGI estimate(2024)
Normalized: 80/100 · higher is better
Rule of Law (WGI)
governance · World Bank
1.28 WGI estimate(2024)
Normalized: 87/100 · higher is better
Voice and Accountability (WGI)
governance · World Bank
1.50 WGI estimate(2024)
Normalized: 94/100 · higher is better
History
Belgium — Sworn Score over time
Each year is a snapshot using that year's methodology (trimmed-bounds over the trailing 5-year value pool). Click a column header to sort.
Change since 1985: -6.8 points
| Year | Score | Rank | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | — | — | 93.3 | 85.1 | — |
| 1966 | — | — | 93.0 | 87.2 | — |
| 1967 | — | — | 91.5 | 89.8 | — |
| 1968 | — | — | 92.0 | 90.3 | — |
| 1969 | — | — | 91.0 | 85.2 | — |
| 1970 | — | — | 89.7 | 82.3 | — |
| 1971 | — | — | 85.7 | 80.9 | — |
| 1972 | — | — | 80.9 | 80.4 | — |
| 1973 | — | — | 77.7 | 80.2 | — |
| 1974 | — | — | 77.9 | 78.3 | — |
| 1975 | — | — | 77.9 | 78.3 | — |
| 1976 | — | — | 77.9 | 83.9 | — |
| 1977 | — | — | 79.3 | 88.7 | — |
| 1978 | — | — | 88.8 | 86.1 | — |
| 1979 | — | — | 90.5 | 86.1 | — |
| 1980 | — | — | 81.0 | 84.2 | — |
| 1981 | — | — | 83.3 | 85.3 | — |
| 1982 | — | — | 84.1 | 84.8 | — |
| 1983 | — | — | 88.0 | 85.9 | — |
| 1984 | — | — | 86.7 | 86.6 | — |
| 1985 | 89.8 | 2 | 85.9 | 87.0 | 99.8 |
| 1986 | 88.8 | 3 | 85.6 | 84.7 | 99.8 |
| 1987 | 87.2 | 4 | 86.3 | 83.3 | 94.0 |
| 1988 | 86.6 | 5 | 87.2 | 82.1 | 92.0 |
| 1989 | 86.9 | 6 | 87.9 | 81.8 | 92.4 |
| 1990 | 85.3 | 5 | 88.5 | 76.5 | 92.7 |
| 1991 | 81.7 | 7 | 79.4 | 76.8 | 92.4 |
| 1992 | 82.9 | 6 | 80.9 | 76.6 | 94.7 |
| 1993 | 82.2 | 5 | 76.7 | 79.1 | 95.3 |
| 1994 | 81.4 | 7 | 73.3 | 79.2 | 97.7 |
| 1995 | 75.4 | 12 | 73.8 | 69.7 | 85.9 |
| 1996 | 76.5 | 20 | 75.2 | 68.7 | 89.6 |
| 1997 | 77.0 | 19 | 75.7 | 68.4 | 90.9 |
| 1998 | 76.5 | 21 | 76.2 | 68.5 | 88.4 |
| 1999 | 74.2 | 27 | 70.7 | 68.0 | 88.4 |
| 2000 | 78.5 | 18 | 82.3 | 67.9 | 87.1 |
| 2001 | 79.3 | 20 | 85.4 | 66.7 | 87.1 |
| 2002 | 79.2 | 20 | 84.7 | 66.4 | 88.5 |
| 2003 | 79.3 | 20 | 82.7 | 67.6 | 90.1 |
| 2004 | 79.1 | 19 | 83.9 | 67.9 | 87.1 |
| 2005 | 81.0 | 19 | 81.9 | 74.0 | 89.4 |
| 2006 | 80.5 | 18 | 82.1 | 73.4 | 88.1 |
| 2007 | 80.7 | 18 | 82.6 | 73.1 | 88.3 |
| 2008 | 81.7 | 17 | 83.2 | 74.8 | 88.8 |
| 2009 | 82.5 | 12 | 80.7 | 79.3 | 89.9 |
| 2010 | 81.0 | 14 | 80.1 | 76.1 | 89.2 |
| 2011 | 82.0 | 12 | 82.4 | 76.2 | 89.7 |
| 2012 | 82.3 | 12 | 82.0 | 77.2 | 89.9 |
| 2013 | 82.7 | 12 | 80.8 | 79.2 | 90.4 |
| 2014 | 83.0 | 12 | 80.8 | 81.4 | 88.8 |
| 2015 | 83.0 | 12 | 80.8 | 81.0 | 89.3 |
| 2016 | 82.7 | 12 | 81.7 | 79.9 | 88.3 |
| 2017 | 82.3 | 13 | 82.2 | 79.9 | 86.1 |
| 2018 | 83.4 | 11 | 83.3 | 80.9 | 87.0 |
| 2019 | 83.7 | 11 | 84.0 | 81.4 | 86.4 |
| 2020 | 84.5 | 11 | 83.9 | 82.4 | 88.4 |
| 2021 | 83.1 | 12 | 82.3 | 80.5 | 88.1 |
| 2022 | 82.6 | 12 | 84.0 | 76.5 | 88.8 |
| 2023 | 83.3 | 12 | 84.6 | 79.5 | 86.5 |
| 2024 | 83.2 | 12 | 84.3 | 79.2 | 87.2 |
| 2025 | 82.8 | 12 | 83.9 | 78.1 | 87.8 |
| 2026 | 83.0 | 12 | 83.4 | 78.8 | 88.1 |
Promises
What was committed, where it stands
No promises tracked yet.
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