Belgium vs Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025): Impact of social transfers (excluding pensions) on poverty reduction
Belgium
76.8%
in 2025
Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025)
52.0%
in 2025
Belgium rank
1st
Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025) rank
1st
Impact of social transfers (excluding pensions) on poverty reduction over time
- Belgium
- Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025)
How they compare
Belgium currently reports 76.8% against 52.0% in Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025), a difference of 24.8%.
That makes Belgium's figure about 1.5 times Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025)'s.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 11 shared years of data; in 2015 it was Belgium ahead.
Belgium ranks 1st and Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025) ranks 1st of 43 countries.
Belgium has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 51.0% | 45.0% | 5.9% | Belgium |
| 2020s | 70.7% | 50.5% | 20.2% | Belgium |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher impact of social transfers (excluding pensions) on poverty reduction, Belgium or Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025)?
- Belgium, at 76.8% against 52.0% in Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025) as of 2025.
- What is the difference in impact of social transfers (excluding pensions) on poverty reduction between Belgium and Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025)?
- 24.8%, with Belgium ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025)?
- 11 years are reported by both, from 2015 to 2025.
- How do Belgium and Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025) rank globally for impact of social transfers (excluding pensions) on poverty reduction?
- Belgium ranks 1st and Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025) ranks 1st of 43 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Eurostat, published as Impact of social transfers (excluding pensions) on poverty reduction by age, sex, household composition and household work intensity. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.