Belgium vs Netherlands: Mean and median income by ability to make ends meet
Belgium
25,386 Euro
in 2025
Netherlands
27,546 Euro
in 2025
Belgium rank
10th
Netherlands rank
8th
Mean and median income by ability to make ends meet over time
- Belgium
- Netherlands
How they compare
Netherlands currently reports 27,546 Euro against 25,386 Euro in Belgium, a difference of 2,160 Euro.
That makes Netherlands's figure about 1.1 times Belgium's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 28 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Belgium ahead.
Belgium ranks 10th and Netherlands ranks 8th of 47 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 2 and Netherlands in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Netherlands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 12,094 Euro | 9,930 Euro | 2,164 Euro | Belgium |
| 2000s | 14,153 Euro | 14,012 Euro | 140.71 Euro | Belgium |
| 2010s | 17,310 Euro | 17,897 Euro | 586.8 Euro | Netherlands |
| 2020s | 22,087 Euro | 22,941 Euro | 854.67 Euro | Netherlands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mean and median income by ability to make ends meet, Belgium or Netherlands?
- Netherlands, at 27,546 Euro against 25,386 Euro in Belgium as of 2025.
- What is the difference in mean and median income by ability to make ends meet between Belgium and Netherlands?
- 2,160 Euro, with Netherlands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Netherlands?
- 28 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2025.
- How do Belgium and Netherlands rank globally for mean and median income by ability to make ends meet?
- Belgium ranks 10th and Netherlands ranks 8th of 47 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Eurostat, published as Mean and median income by ability to make ends meet. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.