Belgium vs Netherlands: Mean and median income by most frequent activity status
Belgium
35,909 Euro
in 2025
Netherlands
39,876 Euro
in 2025
Belgium rank
10th
Netherlands rank
8th
Mean and median income by most frequent activity status over time
- Belgium
- Netherlands
How they compare
Netherlands currently reports 39,876 Euro against 35,909 Euro in Belgium, a difference of 3,967 Euro.
That makes Netherlands's figure about 1.1 times Belgium's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 21 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Belgium ahead.
Belgium ranks 10th and Netherlands ranks 8th of 47 countries.
Netherlands has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Netherlands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 20,780 Euro | 21,855 Euro | 1,075 Euro | Netherlands |
| 2010s | 24,785 Euro | 25,309 Euro | 523.6 Euro | Netherlands |
| 2020s | 32,251 Euro | 34,671 Euro | 2,420 Euro | Netherlands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mean and median income by most frequent activity status, Belgium or Netherlands?
- Netherlands, at 39,876 Euro against 35,909 Euro in Belgium as of 2025.
- What is the difference in mean and median income by most frequent activity status between Belgium and Netherlands?
- 3,967 Euro, with Netherlands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Netherlands?
- 21 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2025.
- How do Belgium and Netherlands rank globally for mean and median income by most frequent activity status?
- Belgium ranks 10th and Netherlands ranks 8th of 47 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Eurostat, published as Mean and median income by most frequent activity status. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.