Belgium vs Netherlands: Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per square
Belgium
811,628 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Netherlands
752,421 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Belgium rank
14th
Netherlands rank
15th
Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per square over time
- Belgium
- Netherlands
How they compare
Belgium currently reports 811,628 current US$ per square kilometre against 752,421 current US$ per square kilometre in Netherlands, a difference of 59,207 current US$ per square kilometre.
That makes Belgium's figure about 1.1 times Netherlands's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 16 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Netherlands ahead.
Belgium ranks 14th and Netherlands ranks 15th of 189 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 2 and Netherlands in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Netherlands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 420,384 current US$ per square kilometre | 444,950 current US$ per square kilometre | 24,566 current US$ per square kilometre | Netherlands |
| 2010s | 680,012 current US$ per square kilometre | 637,259 current US$ per square kilometre | 42,753 current US$ per square kilometre | Belgium |
| 2020s | 640,642 current US$ per square kilometre | 508,389 current US$ per square kilometre | 132,253 current US$ per square kilometre | Belgium |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per square, Belgium or Netherlands?
- Belgium, at 811,628 current US$ per square kilometre against 752,421 current US$ per square kilometre in Netherlands as of 2023.
- What is the difference in spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per square between Belgium and Netherlands?
- 59,207 current US$ per square kilometre, with Belgium ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Netherlands?
- 16 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2023.
- How do Belgium and Netherlands rank globally for spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per square?
- Belgium ranks 14th and Netherlands ranks 15th of 189 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad 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.