What’s the country with the worst per capita death rate from coronavirus in the world? Based on the figures alone – it appears to be Belgium. (Subscribe: https://bit.ly/C4_News_Subscribe)
Some say officials here have overestimated the number of deaths because of the way it’s calculated – including suspected Covid cases which may not have been tested.
More than 9,500 people have died in Belgium – which makes it by any reckoning the country’s deadliest period since the height of the Second World War.
But now the country is hoping to open back up and reboot its economy.
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In This Story: Belgium
Belgium, officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a country in Western Europe. It is bordered by the Netherlands to the north, Germany to the east, Luxembourg to the southeast, France to the southwest, and the North Sea to the northwest.
It covers an area of 30,689 km2 (11,849 sq mi) and has a population of more than 11.5 million, making it the 22nd most densely populated country in the world and the 6th most densely populated country in Europe, with a density of 376 per square kilometre (970/sq mi). The capital and largest city is Brussels; other major cities are Antwerp, Ghent, Charleroi, Liège, Bruges, Namur, and Leuven.
Legally, Belgium is a sovereign state and a federal constitutional monarchy with a parliamentary system. Its institutional organization is complex and is structured on both regional and linguistic grounds. It is divided into three highly autonomous regions: the Flemish Region in the north, Wallonia in the south, and the Brussels-Capital Region.
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