Belgium vs Netherlands: Mean income or consumption per day vs. GDP per capita
Belgium
69.92 international-$ in 2021 prices
in 2023
Netherlands
75.5 international-$ in 2021 prices
in 2021
Belgium rank
10th
Netherlands rank
7th
Mean income or consumption per day vs. GDP per capita over time
- Belgium
- Netherlands
How they compare
Netherlands currently reports 75.5 international-$ in 2021 prices against 69.92 international-$ in 2021 prices in Belgium, a difference of 5.58 international-$ in 2021 prices.
That makes Netherlands's figure about 1.1 times Belgium's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 18 shared years of data; in 2004 it was Belgium ahead.
Belgium ranks 10th and Netherlands ranks 7th of 118 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 | 61.86 international-$ in 2021 prices | 63.88 international-$ in 2021 prices | 2.02 international-$ in 2021 prices | Netherlands |
| 2010s | 64.23 international-$ in 2021 prices | 66.65 international-$ in 2021 prices | 2.42 international-$ in 2021 prices | Netherlands |
| 2020s | 69.49 international-$ in 2021 prices | 74.86 international-$ in 2021 prices | 5.37 international-$ in 2021 prices | Netherlands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mean income or consumption per day vs. gdp per capita, Belgium or Netherlands?
- Netherlands, at 75.5 international-$ in 2021 prices against 69.92 international-$ in 2021 prices in Belgium as of 2021.
- What is the difference in mean income or consumption per day vs. gdp per capita between Belgium and Netherlands?
- 5.58 international-$ in 2021 prices, with Netherlands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Netherlands?
- 18 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2021.
- How do Belgium and Netherlands rank globally for mean income or consumption per day vs. gdp per capita?
- Belgium ranks 10th and Netherlands ranks 7th of 118 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Mean income or consumption per day vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Average income or consumption of the population per day.