Belgium vs Laos: Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income
Belgium
8.3%
in 2023
Laos
8.1%
in 2024
Belgium rank
100th
Laos rank
101st
Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income over time
- Belgium
- Laos
How they compare
Belgium currently reports 8.3% against 8.1% in Laos, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 5 shared years of data; in 1992 it was Laos ahead.
Belgium ranks 100th and Laos ranks 101st of 130 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 2 and Laos in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Laos | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.4% | 7.2% | 0.2% | Belgium |
| 2000s | 9.1% | 7.4% | 1.7% | Belgium |
| 2010s | 9.3% | 10.0% | 0.7% | Laos |
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 Laos?
- Belgium, at 8.3% against 8.1% in Laos as of 2023.
- What is the difference in proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income between Belgium and Laos?
- 0.2%, with Belgium ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Laos?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2018.
- How do Belgium and Laos rank globally for proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income?
- Belgium ranks 100th and Laos ranks 101st 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.