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Belgium rankings 2026: where Belgium places in 228 global Top 10s

Belgium is #1 in Countries with the highest tomato yields, #1 in 1 ranking and inside the top 10 of 23 rankings. Every position, value and source, regenerated as the data refreshes.

How does Belgium compare with the rest of the world? On Top10Earth it is ranked in 228 of 491 live country rankings, each one built from a named public source. This page gathers every position, value and date in one place. Its best position is #1 in Countries with the highest tomato yields, where it is measured at 489.41 tonnes per hectare (Tomato yield) as of 2026-11-02. Belgium holds the #1 spot in 1 ranking and finishes inside the top 10 in 23 rankings.

Where Belgium is number one

These are the rankings Belgium currently tops. The next country in each table is listed too, because a #1 by a whisker and a #1 by a mile are different stories.

Top 10 finishes

Belgium is inside the top 10 of 22 further rankings beyond the ones it leads. Each entry names the country directly above it, which is the position to beat at the next refresh.

The remaining 10 top-10 positions are in the full list at the end of this guide.

Belgium by theme

The rankings are grouped by category below, so the economic picture, the health picture and the environmental picture can be read separately. Positions are out of the number of countries each source reports, which differs by ranking.

Environment and energy

In environment and energy, Belgium holds 61 positions: #3 of 50 in Countries with the largest share of global plastic waste exports (11.28 %), #4 of 50 in Countries with the highest industrial share of water withdrawals (84.11 %), #5 of 50 in Countries with the largest share of global plastic waste imports (7.32 %) and #9 of 50 in Countries with the highest consumption-based CO2 per person (16.79 tonnes per person). 57 more rankings are listed below.

Finance and crypto

In finance and crypto, Belgium holds 49 positions: #7 of 50 in Countries with the most bank borrowers per 1,000 adults (672.95 per 1,000 adults), #8 of 50 in Countries with the highest goods trade as a share of GDP (152.43 % of GDP), #11 of 50 in Countries with the highest GDP per person employed (147.5k international dollars) and #12 of 50 in Countries by net primary income (10.0k BoP, current US$ million). 45 more rankings are listed below.

World and society

In world and society, Belgium holds 37 positions: #4 of 50 in Countries with the highest share of people using improved water sources (100 %), #4 of 50 in Countries with the highest share of people with 4G coverage (100 %), #5 of 50 in Countries with the highest share of rural people with basic drinking water (100 %) and #8 of 50 in Countries with the highest share of primary pupils in private schools (53.94 %). 33 more rankings are listed below.

Health and wellbeing

In health and wellbeing, Belgium holds 31 positions: #10 of 50 in Countries with the most nurses and midwives per 1,000 people (12.89 per 1,000 people), #13 of 50 in Countries spending the most on public health as a share of GDP (7.96 % of GDP), #13 of 50 in Countries with the highest death rates from natural disasters (0.37 per 100,000 people) and #13 of 50 in Countries with the highest death rates from Parkinson's disease (11.8 per 100,000 people). 27 more rankings are listed below.

Food and agriculture

In food and agriculture, Belgium holds 27 positions: #1 of 50 in Countries with the highest tomato yields (489.41 tonnes per hectare), #4 of 50 in Countries with the highest lettuce yields (43.71 tonnes per hectare), #4 of 50 in Countries with the highest rapeseed yields (3.37 tonnes per hectare) and #7 of 50 in Countries with the highest barley yields (6.25 tonnes per hectare). 23 more rankings are listed below.

Education and science

In education and science, Belgium holds 13 positions: #7 of 50 in Countries spending the most on research as a share of GDP (3.27 % of GDP), #11 of 50 in Countries with the most researchers per million people (5,990.13 per million people), #14 of 50 in Countries with the highest pre-primary school enrolment (97.71 %) and #18 of 50 in Countries with the most students reaching minimum maths level (lower sec.) (75.05 %). 9 more rankings are listed below.

Consumer tech

In consumer tech, Belgium holds 6 positions: #17 of 50 in Countries with the most fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people (44.23 per 100 people), #20 of 50 in Countries with the highest share of people using the internet (95.78 %), #23 of 50 in Countries with the most internet users (share of population) (95.78 % of population) and #28 of 50 in Countries by communications, computer, etc. (53.8 % of service imports, BoP). 2 more rankings are listed below.

Travel

In travel, Belgium holds 4 positions: #29 of 50 in Countries with the most rail travel (0.01 million), #30 of 50 in Countries earning the most from tourism (7.45 US$ bn), #46 of 50 in Countries with the most airline departures (112.61 thousand) and #47 of 50 in Countries with the most air passengers (11.39 million).

What changed at the latest refresh

Comparing each ranking's newest snapshot with the one before it, Belgium moved in 209 rankings:

Since the first snapshot

Top10Earth keeps every snapshot it publishes. Where a ranking has been captured at least three times, the first recorded position can be compared with today's:

Where Belgium ranks lowest

A guide that only listed wins would be misleading. Belgium's lowest current positions are 50th of 50 in Countries with the highest cocaine-related death rates (0.08 per 100,000 people), 50th of 50 in Countries with the highest share of people living in urban areas (87.67 %) and 50th of 50 in Countries with the highest share of people using improved sanitation (100 %). Whether a low position is good or bad depends on the metric: being near the bottom of an emissions or mortality ranking is the better place to be.

Every ranking that includes Belgium

How to read these numbers

Each ranking measures one metric from one named source at one time, so a #3 in one table and a #3 in another are not directly comparable. Countries also report in different years: the capture date is when Top10Earth fetched the data, while the source's own year is stated on each ranking page under methodology. For a side-by-side with another country on the same measures, open any ranking and use the head-to-head links, or visit Belgium's entity page for the live table and rank-history chart.

Top10Earth never estimates or edits a value. Each number is fetched from its source on a schedule, hashed, stored and ranked by software, then checked by a quality gate before it is published. If a refresh fails that gate the previous snapshot stays live and a person looks at why. Every past snapshot is kept, which is what makes the rank-history charts on each ranking page possible.

Questions people ask about Belgium

What is Belgium's best ranking on Top10Earth?

#1 in Countries with the highest tomato yields, with 489.41 tonnes per hectare (Tomato yield) as of 2026-11-02.

How many rankings include Belgium?

228 current country rankings out of 491 on the site, including 1 ranking where it is #1.

Is Belgium in the top 10 of anything?

Yes: 23 rankings, including #1 in Countries with the highest tomato yields, #3 in Countries with the largest share of global plastic waste exports and #4 in Countries with the highest industrial share of water withdrawals.

Where do the numbers come from?

From Our World in Data and World Bank Open Data. Each ranking page names its source, metric definition and capture date.

When was this guide last updated?

The newest snapshot used here was captured on 2026-11-02. The guide is regenerated automatically as rankings refresh.

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