Belgium vs Germany: Poverty: Share of population living on less than $40 a day
Belgium
17.2%
in 2023
Germany
19.7%
in 2022
Belgium rank
113th
Germany rank
111th
Poverty: Share of population living on less than $40 a day over time
- Belgium
- Germany
How they compare
Germany currently reports 19.7% against 17.2% in Belgium, a difference of 2.5%.
That makes Germany's figure about 1.1 times Belgium's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 24 shared years of data; in 1992 it was Belgium ahead.
Belgium ranks 113th and Germany ranks 111th of 120 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 2 and Germany in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Germany | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 38.9% | 31.2% | 7.7% | Belgium |
| 2000s | 26.6% | 26.4% | 0.2% | Belgium |
| 2010s | 22.5% | 23.2% | 0.7% | Germany |
| 2020s | 16.1% | 18.6% | 2.5% | Germany |
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 Germany?
- Germany, at 19.7% against 17.2% in Belgium as of 2022.
- What is the difference in poverty: share of population living on less than $40 a day between Belgium and Germany?
- 2.5%, with Germany ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Germany?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2022.
- How do Belgium and Germany rank globally for poverty: share of population living on less than $40 a day?
- Belgium ranks 113th and Germany ranks 111th 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.