Belgium vs Poland: Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income
Belgium
8.3%
in 2023
Poland
8.8%
in 2023
Belgium rank
100th
Poland rank
97th
Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income over time
- Belgium
- Poland
How they compare
Poland currently reports 8.8% against 8.3% in Belgium, a difference of 0.5%.
That makes Poland's figure about 1.1 times Belgium's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 25 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Poland ahead.
Belgium ranks 100th and Poland ranks 97th of 130 countries.
Poland has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Poland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 5.8% | 7.2% | 1.4% | Poland |
| 1990s | 7.7% | 11.1% | 3.5% | Poland |
| 2000s | 8.8% | 13.4% | 4.6% | Poland |
| 2010s | 9.8% | 11.6% | 1.8% | Poland |
| 2020s | 8.0% | 8.9% | 0.9% | Poland |
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 Poland?
- Poland, at 8.8% 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 Poland?
- 0.5%, with Poland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Poland?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2023.
- How do Belgium and Poland rank globally for proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income?
- Belgium ranks 100th and Poland 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.