Belgium vs Switzerland: Poverty: Share of population living on less than $8.30 a day
Belgium
0.3%
in 2023
Switzerland
0.3%
in 2022
Belgium rank
117th
Switzerland rank
114th
Poverty: Share of population living on less than $8.30 a day over time
- Belgium
- Switzerland
How they compare
Switzerland currently reports 0.3% against 0.3% in Belgium, a difference of 0.0%.
That makes Switzerland's figure about 1.1 times Belgium's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 20 shared years of data; in 1992 it was Switzerland ahead.
Belgium ranks 117th and Switzerland ranks 114th of 120 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 3 and Switzerland in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.2% | 1.3% | 0.1% | Switzerland |
| 2000s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.0% | Belgium |
| 2010s | 0.4% | 0.2% | 0.2% | Belgium |
| 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 Switzerland?
- Switzerland, at 0.3% against 0.3% in Belgium as of 2022.
- What is the difference in poverty: share of population living on less than $8.30 a day between Belgium and Switzerland?
- 0.0%, with Switzerland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Switzerland?
- 20 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2022.
- How do Belgium and Switzerland rank globally for poverty: share of population living on less than $8.30 a day?
- Belgium ranks 117th and Switzerland ranks 114th 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.