Netherlands vs Slovakia: Poverty headcount ratio at national poverty lines
Poverty headcount ratio at national poverty lines over time
- Netherlands
- Slovakia
How they compare
Netherlands currently reports 14.5% against 13.7% in Slovakia, a difference of 0.8%.
That makes Netherlands's figure about 1.1 times Slovakia's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 7 shared years of data; in 2015 it was Slovakia ahead.
Netherlands ranks 46th and Slovakia ranks 49th of 70 countries.
Netherlands has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Netherlands | Slovakia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 13.2% | 12.1% | 1.0% | Netherlands |
| 2020s | 14.4% | 13.0% | 1.4% | Netherlands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher poverty headcount ratio at national poverty lines, Netherlands or Slovakia?
- Netherlands, at 14.5% against 13.7% in Slovakia as of 2021.
- What is the difference in poverty headcount ratio at national poverty lines between Netherlands and Slovakia?
- 0.8%, with Netherlands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Netherlands and Slovakia?
- 7 years are reported by both, from 2015 to 2021.
- How do Netherlands and Slovakia rank globally for poverty headcount ratio at national poverty lines?
- Netherlands ranks 46th and Slovakia ranks 49th 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.