Belgium vs Iceland: Prosperity gap
Belgium
0.5306
in 2023
Iceland
0.5892
in 2019
Belgium rank
117th
Iceland rank
115th
Prosperity gap over time
- Belgium
- Iceland
How they compare
Iceland currently reports 0.5892 against 0.5306 in Belgium, a difference of 0.0586.
That makes Iceland's figure about 1.1 times Belgium's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 17 shared years of data; in 2003 it was Belgium ahead.
Belgium ranks 117th and Iceland ranks 115th of 120 countries.
Belgium has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Iceland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.699 | 0.6383 | 0.0607 | Belgium |
| 2010s | 0.6533 | 0.6333 | 0.0199 | Belgium |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prosperity gap, Belgium or Iceland?
- Iceland, at 0.5892 against 0.5306 in Belgium as of 2019.
- What is the difference in prosperity gap between Belgium and Iceland?
- 0.0586, with Iceland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Iceland?
- 17 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2019.
- How do Belgium and Iceland rank globally for prosperity gap?
- Belgium ranks 117th and Iceland ranks 115th of 120 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Prosperity gap. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Average factor by which incomes need to be multiplied to bring everyone to the prosperity standard of $28 per person per day.