Belgium

In brief

Homicides per 100,000 people: 1.1 (2021). World rank 44 of 149 (1 = best); in Europe, 21 of 43. Road deaths per 100,000 people: 5.8 (2019). World rank 32 of 186 (1 = best); in Europe, 21 of 41. Suicides per 100,000 people: 18.4 (2021). World rank 171 of 185 (1 = best); in Europe, 36 of 40. From 2015 to 2025: political stability and absence of violence 77.2 → 68.6 (score 0–⁠100). Worse than all its neighbours (France, Germany, Luxembourg, and Netherlands): road deaths per 100,000 people and suicides per 100,000 people.