Luxembourg vs Netherlands: Prosperity gap
Luxembourg
0.4062
in 2023
Netherlands
0.5081
in 2021
Luxembourg rank
120th
Netherlands rank
118th
Prosperity gap over time
- Luxembourg
- Netherlands
How they compare
Netherlands currently reports 0.5081 against 0.4062 in Luxembourg, a difference of 0.1019.
That makes Netherlands's figure about 1.3 times Luxembourg's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 22 shared years of data; in 1987 it was Netherlands ahead.
Luxembourg ranks 120th and Netherlands ranks 118th of 120 countries.
Netherlands has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Luxembourg | Netherlands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.6155 | 1.1 | 0.4802 | Netherlands |
| 1990s | 0.4981 | 1.2 | 0.7016 | Netherlands |
| 2000s | 0.4559 | 0.6275 | 0.1716 | Netherlands |
| 2010s | 0.5595 | 0.5825 | 0.023 | Netherlands |
| 2020s | 0.4271 | 0.5041 | 0.077 | Netherlands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prosperity gap, Luxembourg or Netherlands?
- Netherlands, at 0.5081 against 0.4062 in Luxembourg as of 2021.
- What is the difference in prosperity gap between Luxembourg and Netherlands?
- 0.1019, with Netherlands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Luxembourg and Netherlands?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 1987 to 2021.
- How do Luxembourg and Netherlands rank globally for prosperity gap?
- Luxembourg ranks 120th and Netherlands ranks 118th of 120 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Prosperity gap. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.