Belgium vs Ireland: Total shortfall from extreme poverty
Total shortfall from extreme poverty over time
- Belgium
- Ireland
How they compare
Belgium currently reports 4.73 million international-$ in 2021 prices against 3.45 million international-$ in 2021 prices in Ireland, a difference of 1.27 million international-$ in 2021 prices.
That makes Belgium's figure about 1.4 times Ireland's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 23 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Belgium ahead.
Belgium ranks 96th and Ireland ranks 98th of 120 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 2 and Ireland in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Ireland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 42.99 million international-$ in 2021 prices | 8.43 million international-$ in 2021 prices | 34.55 million international-$ in 2021 prices | Belgium |
| 2000s | 14.07 million international-$ in 2021 prices | 5.88 million international-$ in 2021 prices | 8.19 million international-$ in 2021 prices | Belgium |
| 2010s | 10.77 million international-$ in 2021 prices | 13.04 million international-$ in 2021 prices | 2.27 million international-$ in 2021 prices | Ireland |
| 2020s | 3.41 million international-$ in 2021 prices | 5.10 million international-$ in 2021 prices | 1.69 million international-$ in 2021 prices | Ireland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total shortfall from extreme poverty, Belgium or Ireland?
- Belgium, at 4.73 million international-$ in 2021 prices against 3.45 million international-$ in 2021 prices in Ireland as of 2023.
- What is the difference in total shortfall from extreme poverty between Belgium and Ireland?
- 1.27 million international-$ in 2021 prices, with Belgium ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Ireland?
- 23 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2023.
- How do Belgium and Ireland rank globally for total shortfall from extreme poverty?
- Belgium ranks 96th and Ireland ranks 98th of 120 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Total shortfall from extreme poverty. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
This is the amount of money that would be theoretically needed to lift the income or consumption of all people in poverty up to $3 per day. However, this is not a measure of the actual cost of eliminating poverty, since it does not take into account the costs involved in making the necessary transfers nor any changes in behavior they would bring about.