Belgium vs Netherlands: Overall life satisfaction by income quintile, household composition
Belgium
7.6 Rating (0-10)
in 2025
Netherlands
7.6 Rating (0-10)
in 2025
Belgium rank
9th
Netherlands rank
9th
Overall life satisfaction by income quintile, household composition over time
- Belgium
- Netherlands
How they compare
Belgium currently reports 7.6 Rating (0-10) against 7.6 Rating (0-10) in Netherlands, a difference of 0 Rating (0-10).
The two have swapped places 2 times across 7 shared years of data; in 2013 it was Netherlands ahead.
Belgium ranks 9th and Netherlands ranks 9th of 39 countries.
Netherlands has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Netherlands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 7.55 Rating (0-10) | 7.75 Rating (0-10) | 0.2 Rating (0-10) | Netherlands |
| 2020s | 7.6 Rating (0-10) | 7.64 Rating (0-10) | 0.04 Rating (0-10) | Netherlands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher overall life satisfaction by income quintile, household composition, Belgium or Netherlands?
- Belgium, at 7.6 Rating (0-10) against 7.6 Rating (0-10) in Netherlands as of 2025.
- What is the difference in overall life satisfaction by income quintile, household composition between Belgium and Netherlands?
- 0 Rating (0-10), with Belgium ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Netherlands?
- 7 years are reported by both, from 2013 to 2025.
- How do Belgium and Netherlands rank globally for overall life satisfaction by income quintile, household composition?
- Belgium ranks 9th and Netherlands ranks 9th of 39 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Eurostat, published as Overall life satisfaction by income quintile, household composition and degree of urbanisation. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.