Belgium vs Germany: Relative at risk of poverty gap by poverty threshold - EU-SILC and
Belgium
16.9%
in 2025
Germany
19.0%
in 2025
Belgium rank
46th
Germany rank
44th
Relative at risk of poverty gap by poverty threshold - EU-SILC and over time
- Belgium
- Germany
How they compare
Germany currently reports 19.0% against 16.9% in Belgium, a difference of 2.1%.
That makes Germany's figure about 1.1 times Belgium's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 27 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Germany ahead.
Belgium ranks 46th and Germany ranks 44th of 47 countries.
Germany has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Germany | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 19.2% | 27.8% | 8.6% | Germany |
| 2000s | 16.6% | 23.1% | 6.5% | Germany |
| 2010s | 16.9% | 18.0% | 1.1% | Germany |
| 2020s | 15.4% | 21.3% | 5.9% | Germany |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher relative at risk of poverty gap by poverty threshold - eu-silc and, Belgium or Germany?
- Germany, at 19.0% against 16.9% in Belgium as of 2025.
- What is the difference in relative at risk of poverty gap by poverty threshold - eu-silc and between Belgium and Germany?
- 2.1%, with Germany ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Germany?
- 27 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2025.
- How do Belgium and Germany rank globally for relative at risk of poverty gap by poverty threshold - eu-silc and?
- Belgium ranks 46th and Germany ranks 44th of 47 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Eurostat, published as Relative at risk of poverty gap by poverty threshold - EU-SILC and ECHP surveys. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.