Belgium vs Netherlands: Gross domestic product (GDP), per square kilometre (Bolt)

Belgium
16.06 million international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre
in 2022
Netherlands
26.12 million international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre
in 2022
Belgium rank
8th
Netherlands rank
6th

Gross domestic product (GDP), per square kilometre (Bolt) over time

  • Belgium
  • Netherlands
5.0M10.0M15.0M20.0M25.0M196119912022

How they compare

Netherlands currently reports 26.12 million international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre against 16.06 million international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre in Belgium, a difference of 10.07 million international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre.

That makes Netherlands's figure about 1.6 times Belgium's.

Across all 23 years both countries report, Netherlands has been ahead every year.

Belgium ranks 8th and Netherlands ranks 6th of 164 countries.

Netherlands has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Belgium Netherlands Difference Ahead
2000s 12.42 million international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre 19.71 million international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre 7.29 million international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre Netherlands
2010s 14.47 million international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre 22.81 million international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre 8.35 million international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre Netherlands
2020s 15.44 million international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre 24.99 million international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre 9.55 million international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre Netherlands

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross domestic product (gdp), per square kilometre, Belgium or Netherlands?
Netherlands, at 26.12 million international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre against 16.06 million international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre in Belgium as of 2022.
What is the difference in gross domestic product (gdp), per square kilometre between Belgium and Netherlands?
10.07 million international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre, with Netherlands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Netherlands?
23 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2022.
How do Belgium and Netherlands rank globally for gross domestic product (gdp), per square kilometre?
Belgium ranks 8th and Netherlands ranks 6th of 164 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Gross domestic product (GDP), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Gross domestic product (GDP), per square kilometre
Unit
international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
164 places, 9,284 data points, 1961–2022
Last refreshed

Gross domestic product (GDP) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.