Belgium vs Korea: Share of population living in extreme poverty vs. mean income or consumption per day
Belgium
0.1%
in 2023
Korea
0.1%
in 2021
Belgium rank
104th
Korea rank
101st
Share of population living in extreme poverty vs. mean income or consumption per day over time
- Belgium
- Korea
How they compare
Korea currently reports 0.1% against 0.1% in Belgium, a difference of 0.0%.
That makes Korea's figure about 1.2 times Belgium's.
Across all 11 years both countries report, Korea has been ahead every year.
Belgium ranks 104th and Korea ranks 101st of 120 countries.
Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.2% | 0.5% | 0.3% | Korea |
| 2010s | 0.1% | 0.3% | 0.2% | Korea |
| 2020s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of population living in extreme poverty vs. mean income or consumption per day, Belgium or Korea?
- Korea, at 0.1% against 0.1% in Belgium as of 2021.
- What is the difference in share of population living in extreme poverty vs. mean income or consumption per day between Belgium and Korea?
- 0.0%, with Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Korea?
- 11 years are reported by both, from 2006 to 2021.
- How do Belgium and Korea rank globally for share of population living in extreme poverty vs. mean income or consumption per day?
- Belgium ranks 104th and Korea ranks 101st 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 Share of population living in extreme poverty vs. mean income or consumption per 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 $3 per day.