Belgium vs Switzerland: Prosperity gap
Belgium
0.5306
in 2023
Switzerland
0.4829
in 2022
Belgium rank
117th
Switzerland rank
119th
Prosperity gap over time
- Belgium
- Switzerland
How they compare
Belgium currently reports 0.5306 against 0.4829 in Switzerland, a difference of 0.0477.
That makes Belgium's figure about 1.1 times Switzerland's.
Across all 20 years both countries report, Belgium has been ahead every year.
Belgium ranks 117th and Switzerland ranks 119th of 120 countries.
Belgium has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.57 | 1.02 | 0.558 | Belgium |
| 2000s | 0.7133 | 0.5398 | 0.1735 | Belgium |
| 2010s | 0.6533 | 0.4782 | 0.175 | Belgium |
| 2020s | 0.5382 | 0.4754 | 0.0628 | Belgium |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prosperity gap, Belgium or Switzerland?
- Belgium, at 0.5306 against 0.4829 in Switzerland as of 2023.
- What is the difference in prosperity gap between Belgium and Switzerland?
- 0.0477, with Belgium ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Switzerland?
- 20 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2022.
- How do Belgium and Switzerland rank globally for prosperity gap?
- Belgium ranks 117th and Switzerland ranks 119th 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.