Belgium vs Switzerland: At-risk-of poverty rate for children by citizenship of their parents
Belgium
29.6%
in 2025
Switzerland
29.6%
in 2024
Belgium rank
23rd
Switzerland rank
23rd
At-risk-of poverty rate for children by citizenship of their parents over time
- Belgium
- Switzerland
How they compare
Belgium currently reports 29.6% against 29.6% in Switzerland, a difference of 0.0%.
Across all 18 years both countries report, Belgium has been ahead every year.
Belgium ranks 23rd and Switzerland ranks 23rd of 44 countries.
Belgium has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 33.8% | 26.7% | 7.1% | Belgium |
| 2010s | 37.3% | 24.1% | 13.2% | Belgium |
| 2020s | 30.0% | 27.1% | 2.9% | Belgium |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher at-risk-of poverty rate for children by citizenship of their parents, Belgium or Switzerland?
- Belgium, at 29.6% against 29.6% in Switzerland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in at-risk-of poverty rate for children by citizenship of their parents between Belgium and Switzerland?
- 0.0%, with Belgium ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Switzerland?
- 18 years are reported by both, from 2007 to 2024.
- How do Belgium and Switzerland rank globally for at-risk-of poverty rate for children by citizenship of their parents?
- Belgium ranks 23rd and Switzerland ranks 23rd of 44 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Eurostat, published as At-risk-of poverty rate for children by citizenship of their parents (population aged 0 to 17). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.