Belgium vs Greece: At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (excluding pensions)
Belgium
6.5%
in 2025
Greece
7.1%
in 2025
Belgium rank
38th
Greece rank
36th
At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (excluding pensions) over time
- Belgium
- Greece
How they compare
Greece currently reports 7.1% against 6.5% in Belgium, a difference of 0.6%.
That makes Greece's figure about 1.1 times Belgium's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 11 shared years of data; in 2015 it was Belgium ahead.
Belgium ranks 38th and Greece ranks 36th of 43 countries.
Belgium has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Greece | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 7.1% | 6.5% | 0.6% | Belgium |
| 2020s | 7.2% | 6.5% | 0.7% | Belgium |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (excluding pensions), Belgium or Greece?
- Greece, at 7.1% against 6.5% in Belgium as of 2025.
- What is the difference in at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (excluding pensions) between Belgium and Greece?
- 0.6%, with Greece ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Greece?
- 11 years are reported by both, from 2015 to 2025.
- How do Belgium and Greece rank globally for at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (excluding pensions)?
- Belgium ranks 38th and Greece ranks 36th of 43 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Eurostat, published as At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (excluding pensions) by age, sex, household composition and household work intensity. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.