Belgium vs Iceland: Income share of the richest 1%: World Inequality Database vs. World Bank

Belgium

5.9%

in 2022

Iceland

4.7%

in 2016

Belgium rank

105th

Iceland rank

108th

Income share of the richest 1%: World Inequality Database vs. World Bank over time

Belgium currently reports 5.9% against 4.7% in Iceland, a difference of 1.2%.

That makes Belgium's figure about 1.2 times Iceland's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Iceland ahead.

Belgium ranks 105th and Iceland ranks 108th of 109 countries.

Indicator: Income share of the richest 1%: World Inequality Database vs. World Bank
Unit: %
Source: World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 109 places, 2,196 data points, 1913–2024
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

The share of income received by the richest 1% of the population. Income here is measured after taxes and benefits.