Belgium

Europe - Western Europe

Overall Score
82/100
🏠 Housing
85
🏛️ Govt
74
🛡️ Safety
80
💼 Business
76
🏥 Health
87
🎓 Education
83
🌍 Quality of Life
💰 Cost of Living 68.0 (NYC=100)
🏠 Rent Index 32.0
💵 Purchasing Power 88.5
🏛️ Corruption Index 73/100 ✓ Clean
🌬️ Air Quality (PM2.5) 11.0 μg/m³ ~ Moderate
🌐 Connectivity
📶 Broadband Speed 149 Mbps
📱 Mobile Speed 72 Mbps
👥 Internet Users 91%
📊 Digital Score 88/100
🛡️ Safety & Justice
🛡️ Safety Score 80/100
⚖️ Justice Score 82/100
📉 Homicide Rate 1.7 per 100k
💼 Business Climate
💼 Business Score 76/100
📅 Start Business 4.0 days
💰 Tax Rate 55.4%
🏥 Healthcare
🏥 Healthcare Score 87/100
🩺 Life Expectancy 82.0 years
👨‍⚕️ Physicians 3.2 per 1k
🛏️ Hospital Beds 5.6 per 1k
🎓 Education
🎓 Education Score 83/100
📚 Literacy Rate 99%
📖 Avg Schooling 12.4 years
📝 PISA Score 499
🛣️ Infrastructure
🛣️ Infrastructure Score 86/100
🚗 Transport 88/100
⚡ Energy 98/100
📦 Logistics 88/100
🏠 Housing
🏠 Housing Score 85/100
🏛️ Govt Performance 74/100
📋 Register Property 56.0 days
📊 Data Sources & Methodology

Governance: World Bank WGI, Heritage Foundation

Safety: UNODC, Global Peace Index

Cost of Living: Numbeo Cost of Living Index 2024

Corruption: Transparency International CPI 2023

Internet: Speedtest Global Index 2024

Air Quality: IQAir World Air Quality Report 2023

Healthcare: WHO, World Bank Health Indicators

Education: UNESCO, OECD PISA

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  • Overall: 82/100
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  • Cost of Living: 68
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  • Internet: 149 Mbps
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  • Life Expectancy: 82.0 yrs
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