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

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.

Indicator: Prosperity gap
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 120 places, 2,148 data points, 1963–2025
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Average factor by which incomes need to be multiplied to bring everyone to the prosperity standard of $28 per person per day.