Belgium vs Luxembourg: Prosperity gap
Belgium
0.5306
in 2023
Luxembourg
0.4062
in 2023
Belgium rank
117th
Luxembourg rank
120th
Prosperity gap over time
- Belgium
- Luxembourg
How they compare
Belgium currently reports 0.5306 against 0.4062 in Luxembourg, a difference of 0.1244.
That makes Belgium's figure about 1.3 times Luxembourg's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 27 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Belgium ahead.
Belgium ranks 117th and Luxembourg ranks 120th of 120 countries.
Belgium has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Luxembourg | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.16 | 0.6519 | 0.5098 | Belgium |
| 1990s | 1.19 | 0.5089 | 0.6798 | Belgium |
| 2000s | 0.728 | 0.465 | 0.2629 | Belgium |
| 2010s | 0.6533 | 0.5595 | 0.0937 | Belgium |
| 2020s | 0.5363 | 0.4226 | 0.1137 | Belgium |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prosperity gap, Belgium or Luxembourg?
- Belgium, at 0.5306 against 0.4062 in Luxembourg as of 2023.
- What is the difference in prosperity gap between Belgium and Luxembourg?
- 0.1244, with Belgium ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Luxembourg?
- 27 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2023.
- How do Belgium and Luxembourg rank globally for prosperity gap?
- Belgium ranks 117th and Luxembourg ranks 120th 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.