Belgium vs Finland: Poverty: Share of population living on less than $40 a day
Belgium
17.2%
in 2023
Finland
21.2%
in 2023
Belgium rank
113th
Finland rank
110th
Poverty: Share of population living on less than $40 a day over time
- Belgium
- Finland
How they compare
Finland currently reports 21.2% against 17.2% in Belgium, a difference of 4.0%.
That makes Finland's figure about 1.2 times Belgium's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 23 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Finland ahead.
Belgium ranks 113th and Finland ranks 110th of 120 countries.
Finland has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Finland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 34.9% | 57.3% | 22.4% | Finland |
| 2000s | 26.6% | 33.7% | 7.1% | Finland |
| 2010s | 22.5% | 22.7% | 0.3% | Finland |
| 2020s | 16.4% | 19.7% | 3.4% | Finland |
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, Belgium or Finland?
- Finland, at 21.2% against 17.2% in Belgium as of 2023.
- What is the difference in poverty: share of population living on less than $40 a day between Belgium and Finland?
- 4.0%, with Finland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Finland?
- 23 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2023.
- How do Belgium and Finland rank globally for poverty: share of population living on less than $40 a day?
- Belgium ranks 113th and Finland ranks 110th 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.