Belgium vs Estonia: Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income
Belgium
8.3%
in 2023
Estonia
8.7%
in 2023
Belgium rank
100th
Estonia rank
99th
Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income over time
- Belgium
- Estonia
How they compare
Estonia currently reports 8.7% against 8.3% in Belgium, a difference of 0.4%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 23 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Estonia ahead.
Belgium ranks 100th and Estonia ranks 99th of 130 countries.
Estonia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Estonia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.3% | 12.2% | 3.9% | Estonia |
| 2000s | 8.8% | 11.1% | 2.3% | Estonia |
| 2010s | 9.8% | 10.6% | 0.9% | Estonia |
| 2020s | 8.0% | 9.2% | 1.2% | Estonia |
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 Estonia?
- Estonia, at 8.7% against 8.3% in Belgium as of 2023.
- What is the difference in proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income between Belgium and Estonia?
- 0.4%, with Estonia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Estonia?
- 23 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2023.
- How do Belgium and Estonia rank globally for proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income?
- Belgium ranks 100th and Estonia ranks 99th 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.