Netherlands vs Norway: Prosperity gap
Netherlands
0.5081
in 2021
Norway
0.5522
in 2023
Netherlands rank
118th
Norway rank
116th
Prosperity gap over time
- Netherlands
- Norway
How they compare
Norway currently reports 0.5522 against 0.5081 in Netherlands, a difference of 0.0441.
That makes Norway's figure about 1.1 times Netherlands's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 18 shared years of data; in 2004 it was Norway ahead.
Netherlands ranks 118th and Norway ranks 116th of 120 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Netherlands averaged higher in 1 and Norway in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Netherlands | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.6275 | 0.6485 | 0.0209 | Norway |
| 2010s | 0.5825 | 0.5519 | 0.0307 | Netherlands |
| 2020s | 0.5041 | 0.6176 | 0.1135 | Norway |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prosperity gap, Netherlands or Norway?
- Norway, at 0.5522 against 0.5081 in Netherlands as of 2023.
- What is the difference in prosperity gap between Netherlands and Norway?
- 0.0441, with Norway ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Netherlands and Norway?
- 18 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2021.
- How do Netherlands and Norway rank globally for prosperity gap?
- Netherlands ranks 118th 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.