Belgium vs Netherlands: At-risk-of-poverty rate by group of citizenship
Belgium
24.9%
in 2025
Netherlands
26.2%
in 2025
Belgium rank
10th
Netherlands rank
7th
At-risk-of-poverty rate by group of citizenship over time
- Belgium
- Netherlands
How they compare
Netherlands currently reports 26.2% against 24.9% in Belgium, a difference of 1.3%.
That makes Netherlands's figure about 1.1 times Belgium's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 11 shared years of data; in 2015 it was Belgium ahead.
Belgium ranks 10th and Netherlands ranks 7th of 22 countries.
Belgium has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Netherlands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 28.7% | 25.8% | 2.9% | Belgium |
| 2020s | 26.0% | 25.4% | 0.6% | Belgium |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher at-risk-of-poverty rate by group of citizenship, Belgium or Netherlands?
- Netherlands, at 26.2% against 24.9% in Belgium as of 2025.
- What is the difference in at-risk-of-poverty rate by group of citizenship between Belgium and Netherlands?
- 1.3%, with Netherlands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Netherlands?
- 11 years are reported by both, from 2015 to 2025.
- How do Belgium and Netherlands rank globally for at-risk-of-poverty rate by group of citizenship?
- Belgium ranks 10th and Netherlands ranks 7th of 22 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Eurostat, published as At-risk-of-poverty rate by group of citizenship (population aged 18 and over). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.