Belgium vs Lesotho: Life insurance premium volume to GDP

Belgium
3.4%
in 2019
Lesotho
3.6%
in 2018
Belgium rank
18th
Lesotho rank
17th

Life insurance premium volume to GDP over time

  • Belgium
  • Lesotho
2468199920092019

How they compare

Lesotho currently reports 3.6% against 3.4% in Belgium, a difference of 0.2%.

That makes Lesotho's figure about 1.1 times Belgium's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 12 shared years of data; in 2004 it was Belgium ahead.

Belgium ranks 18th and Lesotho ranks 17th of 162 countries.

Belgium has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Belgium Lesotho Difference Ahead
2000s 6.9% 2.6% 4.3% Belgium
2010s 4.0% 2.9% 1.1% Belgium

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher life insurance premium volume to gdp, Belgium or Lesotho?
Lesotho, at 3.6% against 3.4% in Belgium as of 2018.
What is the difference in life insurance premium volume to gdp between Belgium and Lesotho?
0.2%, with Lesotho ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Lesotho?
12 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2018.
How do Belgium and Lesotho rank globally for life insurance premium volume to gdp?
Belgium ranks 18th and Lesotho ranks 17th of 162 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Sigma Reports, Swiss Re, published as Life insurance premium volume to GDP (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Life insurance premium volume to GDP (%)
Unit
%
Source
Sigma Reports, Swiss Re
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
162 places, 4,020 data points, 1990–2020
Last refreshed

Premium data is taken from various issues of Sigma reports (Swiss Re). Data on GDP in US dollars is from the electronic version of the World Development Indicators.