Belgium vs Slovenia: Poverty headcount ratio at national poverty lines
Belgium
12.3%
in 2022
Slovenia
12.7%
in 2022
Belgium rank
53rd
Slovenia rank
52nd
Poverty headcount ratio at national poverty lines over time
- Belgium
- Slovenia
How they compare
Slovenia currently reports 12.7% against 12.3% in Belgium, a difference of 0.4%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 5 shared years of data; in 2018 it was Belgium ahead.
Belgium ranks 53rd and Slovenia ranks 52nd of 70 countries.
Belgium has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Slovenia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 14.4% | 12.2% | 2.2% | Belgium |
| 2020s | 12.7% | 12.2% | 0.6% | Belgium |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher poverty headcount ratio at national poverty lines, Belgium or Slovenia?
- Slovenia, at 12.7% against 12.3% in Belgium as of 2022.
- What is the difference in poverty headcount ratio at national poverty lines between Belgium and Slovenia?
- 0.4%, with Slovenia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Slovenia?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 2018 to 2022.
- How do Belgium and Slovenia rank globally for poverty headcount ratio at national poverty lines?
- Belgium ranks 53rd and Slovenia ranks 52nd of 70 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Bank, Poverty and Inequality Platform. Data are compiled from official government sources or are computed by World Bank staff using national (i.e. country–specific) poverty lines., World Bank (W, published as Poverty headcount ratio at national poverty lines (% of population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
National poverty headcount ratio is the percentage of the population living below the national poverty line(s). National estimates are based on population-weighted subgroup estimates from household surveys. For economies for which the data are from EU-SILC, the reported year is the income reference year, which is the year before the survey year.