Belgium vs Norway: Prosperity gap
Belgium
0.5306
in 2023
Norway
0.5522
in 2023
Belgium rank
117th
Norway rank
116th
Prosperity gap over time
- Belgium
- Norway
How they compare
Norway currently reports 0.5522 against 0.5306 in Belgium, a difference of 0.0216.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 23 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Belgium ahead.
Belgium ranks 117th and Norway ranks 116th of 120 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 3 and Norway in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.05 | 0.9663 | 0.0869 | Belgium |
| 2000s | 0.728 | 0.6735 | 0.0545 | Belgium |
| 2010s | 0.6533 | 0.5519 | 0.1014 | Belgium |
| 2020s | 0.5363 | 0.6119 | 0.0756 | Norway |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prosperity gap, Belgium or Norway?
- Norway, at 0.5522 against 0.5306 in Belgium as of 2023.
- What is the difference in prosperity gap between Belgium and Norway?
- 0.0216, with Norway ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Norway?
- 23 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2023.
- How do Belgium and Norway rank globally for prosperity gap?
- Belgium ranks 117th and Norway ranks 116th 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.