Belgium vs Bhutan: Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income
Belgium
8.3%
in 2023
Bhutan
8.8%
in 2022
Belgium rank
100th
Bhutan rank
97th
Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income over time
- Belgium
- Bhutan
How they compare
Bhutan currently reports 8.8% against 8.3% in Belgium, a difference of 0.5%.
That makes Bhutan's figure about 1.1 times Belgium's.
Across all 5 years both countries report, Bhutan has been ahead every year.
Belgium ranks 100th and Bhutan ranks 97th of 130 countries.
Bhutan has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Bhutan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.2% | 13.1% | 3.9% | Bhutan |
| 2010s | 9.5% | 13.1% | 3.6% | Bhutan |
| 2020s | 7.6% | 8.8% | 1.2% | Bhutan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income, Belgium or Bhutan?
- Bhutan, at 8.8% against 8.3% in Belgium as of 2022.
- What is the difference in proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income between Belgium and Bhutan?
- 0.5%, with Bhutan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Bhutan?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2022.
- How do Belgium and Bhutan rank globally for proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income?
- Belgium ranks 100th and Bhutan ranks 97th of 130 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.