Austria vs Belgium: At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded)
Austria
15.1%
in 2025
Belgium
14.8%
in 2025
Austria rank
25th
Belgium rank
27th
At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded) over time
- Austria
- Belgium
How they compare
Austria currently reports 15.1% against 14.8% in Belgium, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 30 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Belgium ahead.
Austria ranks 25th and Belgium ranks 27th of 47 countries.
Belgium has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Austria | Belgium | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 12.0% | 16.0% | 4.0% | Belgium |
| 2000s | 13.2% | 16.7% | 3.4% | Belgium |
| 2010s | 15.7% | 16.9% | 1.2% | Belgium |
| 2020s | 15.5% | 15.6% | 0.1% | Belgium |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded), Austria or Belgium?
- Austria, at 15.1% against 14.8% in Belgium as of 2025.
- What is the difference in at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded) between Austria and Belgium?
- 0.3%, with Austria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Belgium?
- 30 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2025.
- How do Austria and Belgium rank globally for at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded)?
- Austria ranks 25th and Belgium ranks 27th of 47 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Eurostat, published as At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded from social transfers) by poverty threshold, age and sex - EU-SILC and ECHP surveys. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.