Luxembourg vs Netherlands: Poverty: Share of population living on less than $30 a day
Luxembourg
4.6%
in 2023
Netherlands
5.7%
in 2021
Luxembourg rank
119th
Netherlands rank
118th
Poverty: Share of population living on less than $30 a day over time
- Luxembourg
- Netherlands
How they compare
Netherlands currently reports 5.7% against 4.6% in Luxembourg, a difference of 1.1%.
That makes Netherlands's figure about 1.2 times Luxembourg's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 22 shared years of data; in 1987 it was Netherlands ahead.
Luxembourg ranks 119th and Netherlands ranks 118th of 120 countries.
Netherlands has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Luxembourg | Netherlands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 15.2% | 28.2% | 13.0% | Netherlands |
| 1990s | 6.2% | 18.0% | 11.8% | Netherlands |
| 2000s | 5.4% | 10.8% | 5.4% | Netherlands |
| 2010s | 7.2% | 9.0% | 1.8% | Netherlands |
| 2020s | 4.8% | 5.7% | 0.8% | Netherlands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher poverty: share of population living on less than $30 a day, Luxembourg or Netherlands?
- Netherlands, at 5.7% against 4.6% in Luxembourg as of 2021.
- What is the difference in poverty: share of population living on less than $30 a day between Luxembourg and Netherlands?
- 1.1%, with Netherlands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Luxembourg and Netherlands?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 1987 to 2021.
- How do Luxembourg and Netherlands rank globally for poverty: share of population living on less than $30 a day?
- Luxembourg ranks 119th and Netherlands ranks 118th 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 $30 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 $30 per day.