Belgium vs Netherlands: In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by full-/part-time work
Belgium
4.6%
in 2025
Netherlands
5.5%
in 2025
Belgium rank
47th
Netherlands rank
45th
In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by full-/part-time work over time
- Belgium
- Netherlands
How they compare
Netherlands currently reports 5.5% against 4.6% in Belgium, a difference of 0.9%.
That makes Netherlands's figure about 1.2 times Belgium's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 21 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Belgium ahead.
Belgium ranks 47th and Netherlands ranks 45th of 47 countries.
Belgium has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Netherlands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.6% | 4.8% | 0.9% | Belgium |
| 2010s | 6.2% | 5.3% | 0.9% | Belgium |
| 2020s | 5.5% | 5.4% | 0.1% | Belgium |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by full-/part-time work, Belgium or Netherlands?
- Netherlands, at 5.5% against 4.6% in Belgium as of 2025.
- What is the difference in in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by full-/part-time work between Belgium and Netherlands?
- 0.9%, with Netherlands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Netherlands?
- 21 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2025.
- How do Belgium and Netherlands rank globally for in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by full-/part-time work?
- Belgium ranks 47th and Netherlands ranks 45th of 47 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Eurostat, published as In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by full-/part-time work. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.