Belgium vs Netherlands: Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income
Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income over time
- Belgium
- Netherlands
How they compare
Belgium currently reports 8.3% against 7.9% in Netherlands, a difference of 0.4%.
That makes Belgium's figure about 1.1 times Netherlands's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 18 shared years of data; in 2004 it was Belgium ahead.
Belgium ranks 96th and Netherlands ranks 99th of 123 countries.
Belgium has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Netherlands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.0% | 8.0% | 1.0% | Belgium |
| 2010s | 9.8% | 8.1% | 1.7% | Belgium |
| 2020s | 8.0% | 8.0% | 0.0% | Belgium |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income, Belgium or Netherlands?
- Belgium, at 8.3% against 7.9% in Netherlands as of 2023.
- What is the difference in proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income between Belgium and Netherlands?
- 0.4%, with Belgium ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Netherlands?
- 18 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2021.
- How do Belgium and Netherlands rank globally for proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income?
- Belgium ranks 96th and Netherlands ranks 99th of 123 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Bank, Poverty and Inequality Platform. Data are based on primary household survey data obtained from government statistical agencies and World Bank country departments. Data for high-income econ, published as Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The percentage of people in the population who live in households whose per capita income or consumption is below half of the median income or consumption per capita. The median is measured at 2021 Purchasing Power Parity (PPP) using the Poverty and Inequality Platform (http://www.pip.worldbank.org). For some countries, medians are not reported due to grouped and/or confidential data. The reference year is the year in which the underlying household survey data was collected. In cases for which the data collection period bridged two calendar years, the first year in which data were collected is reported.