Belgium vs Chile: Hours of work needed to escape poverty — Working hours needed to
Belgium
15 Hours per week
in 2025
Chile
17 Hours per week
in 2016
Belgium rank
24th
Chile rank
21st
Hours of work needed to escape poverty — Working hours needed to over time
- Belgium
- Chile
How they compare
Chile currently reports 17 Hours per week against 15 Hours per week in Belgium, a difference of 2 Hours per week.
That makes Chile's figure about 1.1 times Belgium's.
Across all 6 years both countries report, Chile has been ahead every year.
Belgium ranks 24th and Chile ranks 21st of 31 countries.
Chile has averaged higher in every one of the 1 decades both report.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher hours of work needed to escape poverty — working hours needed to, Belgium or Chile?
- Chile, at 17 Hours per week against 15 Hours per week in Belgium as of 2016.
- What is the difference in hours of work needed to escape poverty — working hours needed to between Belgium and Chile?
- 2 Hours per week, with Chile ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Chile?
- 6 years are reported by both, from 2011 to 2016.
- How do Belgium and Chile rank globally for hours of work needed to escape poverty — working hours needed to?
- Belgium ranks 24th and Chile ranks 21st of 31 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Hours of work needed to escape poverty — Working hours needed to escape poverty for a jobless family claiming minimum income benefits. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
This indicator measures the working hours needed to escape poverty for a jobless family claiming minimum income benefits. Calculations for families with children assume 2 children aged 4 and 6 who do not use formal childcare.