Belgium vs Netherlands: Overcrowding rate by household type - total population
Belgium
5.7
in 2025
Netherlands
5.9
in 2025
Belgium rank
41st
Netherlands rank
40th
Overcrowding rate by household type - total population over time
- Belgium
- Netherlands
How they compare
Netherlands currently reports 5.9 against 5.7 in Belgium, a difference of 0.2.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 21 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Belgium ahead.
Belgium ranks 41st and Netherlands ranks 40th of 49 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 1 and Netherlands in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Netherlands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.1 | 3.86 | 3.24 | Belgium |
| 2010s | 4.7 | 5.77 | 1.07 | Netherlands |
| 2020s | 6.5 | 6.68 | 0.1833 | Netherlands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher overcrowding rate by household type - total population, Belgium or Netherlands?
- Netherlands, at 5.9 against 5.7 in Belgium as of 2025.
- What is the difference in overcrowding rate by household type - total population between Belgium and Netherlands?
- 0.2, with Netherlands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Netherlands?
- 21 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2025.
- How do Belgium and Netherlands rank globally for overcrowding rate by household type - total population?
- Belgium ranks 41st and Netherlands ranks 40th of 49 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Eurostat, published as Overcrowding rate by household type - total population. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.