Belgium vs Luxembourg: Poverty: Share of population living on less than $8.30 a day
Belgium
0.3%
in 2023
Luxembourg
0.2%
in 2023
Belgium rank
117th
Luxembourg rank
118th
Poverty: Share of population living on less than $8.30 a day over time
- Belgium
- Luxembourg
How they compare
Belgium currently reports 0.3% against 0.2% in Luxembourg, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Belgium's figure about 1.2 times Luxembourg's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 27 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Belgium ahead.
Belgium ranks 117th and Luxembourg ranks 118th of 120 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 4 and Luxembourg in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Luxembourg | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.8% | 0.1% | 0.7% | Belgium |
| 1990s | 1.1% | 0.1% | 1.0% | Belgium |
| 2000s | 0.5% | 0.2% | 0.4% | Belgium |
| 2010s | 0.4% | 0.5% | 0.1% | Luxembourg |
| 2020s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.0% | Belgium |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher poverty: share of population living on less than $8.30 a day, Belgium or Luxembourg?
- Belgium, at 0.3% against 0.2% in Luxembourg as of 2023.
- What is the difference in poverty: share of population living on less than $8.30 a day between Belgium and Luxembourg?
- 0.1%, with Belgium ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Luxembourg?
- 27 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2023.
- How do Belgium and Luxembourg rank globally for poverty: share of population living on less than $8.30 a day?
- Belgium ranks 117th and Luxembourg 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 $8.30 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 $8.30 per day.