Belgium vs Netherlands: Gini coefficient: World Inequality Database vs. World Bank
Belgium
0.2869
in 2022
Netherlands
0.3113
in 2022
Belgium rank
102nd
Netherlands rank
99th
Gini coefficient: World Inequality Database vs. World Bank over time
- Belgium
- Netherlands
How they compare
Netherlands currently reports 0.3113 against 0.2869 in Belgium, a difference of 0.0244.
That makes Netherlands's figure about 1.1 times Belgium's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 31 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Belgium ahead.
Belgium ranks 102nd and Netherlands ranks 99th of 109 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 3 and Netherlands in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Netherlands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.2885 | 0.2875 | 0.001 | Belgium |
| 1990s | 0.3121 | 0.2793 | 0.0329 | Belgium |
| 2000s | 0.3016 | 0.2996 | 0.002 | Belgium |
| 2010s | 0.2792 | 0.2982 | 0.0191 | Netherlands |
| 2020s | 0.2825 | 0.3017 | 0.0192 | Netherlands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gini coefficient: world inequality database vs. world bank, Belgium or Netherlands?
- Netherlands, at 0.3113 against 0.2869 in Belgium as of 2022.
- What is the difference in gini coefficient: world inequality database vs. world bank between Belgium and Netherlands?
- 0.0244, with Netherlands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Netherlands?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2022.
- How do Belgium and Netherlands rank globally for gini coefficient: world inequality database vs. world bank?
- Belgium ranks 102nd and Netherlands ranks 99th of 109 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Gini coefficient: World Inequality Database vs. World Bank. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The Gini coefficient measures inequality on a scale from 0 to 1. Higher values indicate higher inequality. Inequality is measured here in terms of income after taxes and benefits.