Belgium vs France: Mean income or consumption per day (2011 prices)
Belgium
53.83 international-$ in 2011 prices
in 2021
France
52.22 international-$ in 2011 prices
in 2021
Belgium rank
16th
France rank
18th
Mean income or consumption per day (2011 prices) over time
- Belgium
- France
How they compare
Belgium currently reports 53.83 international-$ in 2011 prices against 52.22 international-$ in 2011 prices in France, a difference of 1.61 international-$ in 2011 prices.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 21 shared years of data; in 1997 it was France ahead.
Belgium ranks 16th and France ranks 18th of 119 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 2 and France in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | France | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 40.17 international-$ in 2011 prices | 40.68 international-$ in 2011 prices | 0.5177 international-$ in 2011 prices | France |
| 2000s | 46.68 international-$ in 2011 prices | 46.51 international-$ in 2011 prices | 0.1744 international-$ in 2011 prices | Belgium |
| 2010s | 48.8 international-$ in 2011 prices | 52.79 international-$ in 2011 prices | 3.98 international-$ in 2011 prices | France |
| 2020s | 52.8 international-$ in 2011 prices | 52.14 international-$ in 2011 prices | 0.6578 international-$ in 2011 prices | Belgium |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mean income or consumption per day (2011 prices), Belgium or France?
- Belgium, at 53.83 international-$ in 2011 prices against 52.22 international-$ in 2011 prices in France as of 2021.
- What is the difference in mean income or consumption per day (2011 prices) between Belgium and France?
- 1.61 international-$ in 2011 prices, with Belgium ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and France?
- 21 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2021.
- How do Belgium and France rank globally for mean income or consumption per day (2011 prices)?
- Belgium ranks 16th and France ranks 18th of 119 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Mean income or consumption per day (2011 prices). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The mean is the average income or consumption of the population.