Austria vs Belgium: Poverty: Share of population living on less than $40 a day
Austria
15.0%
in 2023
Belgium
17.2%
in 2023
Austria rank
116th
Belgium rank
113th
Poverty: Share of population living on less than $40 a day over time
- Austria
- Belgium
How they compare
Belgium currently reports 17.2% against 15.0% in Austria, a difference of 2.2%.
That makes Belgium's figure about 1.1 times Austria's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 24 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Belgium ahead.
Austria ranks 116th and Belgium ranks 113th of 120 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 | 29.2% | 34.6% | 5.3% | Belgium |
| 2000s | 22.1% | 26.6% | 4.4% | Belgium |
| 2010s | 18.0% | 22.5% | 4.5% | Belgium |
| 2020s | 15.0% | 16.4% | 1.4% | Belgium |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher poverty: share of population living on less than $40 a day, Austria or Belgium?
- Belgium, at 17.2% against 15.0% in Austria as of 2023.
- What is the difference in poverty: share of population living on less than $40 a day between Austria and Belgium?
- 2.2%, with Belgium ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Belgium?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2023.
- How do Austria and Belgium rank globally for poverty: share of population living on less than $40 a day?
- Austria ranks 116th and Belgium ranks 113th of 120 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Poverty: Share of population living on less than $40 a day. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Percentage of population living in households with an income or consumption below $40 per day.