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

Belgium

5.9%

in 2022

Netherlands

5.7%

in 2022

Belgium rank

105th

Netherlands rank

106th

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

Belgium currently reports 5.9% against 5.7% in Netherlands, a difference of 0.2%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Belgium ahead.

Belgium ranks 105th and Netherlands ranks 106th 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.