Belgium vs United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: Decile ratios of gross earnings — Interdecile ratio of gross earnings

Belgium
1.58 Factor of decile 1
in 2024
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
1.55 Factor of decile 1
in 2025
Belgium rank
19th
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank
21st

Decile ratios of gross earnings — Interdecile ratio of gross earnings over time

  • Belgium
  • United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
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How they compare

Belgium currently reports 1.58 Factor of decile 1 against 1.55 Factor of decile 1 in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, a difference of 0.03 Factor of decile 1.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 26 shared years of data; in 1999 it was United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ahead.

Belgium ranks 19th and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 21st of 38 countries.

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Belgium United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Difference Ahead
1990s 1.41 Factor of decile 1 1.81 Factor of decile 1 0.4067 Factor of decile 1 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
2000s 1.38 Factor of decile 1 1.82 Factor of decile 1 0.4343 Factor of decile 1 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
2010s 1.4 Factor of decile 1 1.77 Factor of decile 1 0.3651 Factor of decile 1 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
2020s 1.55 Factor of decile 1 1.62 Factor of decile 1 0.0736 Factor of decile 1 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher decile ratios of gross earnings — interdecile ratio of gross earnings, Belgium or United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
Belgium, at 1.58 Factor of decile 1 against 1.55 Factor of decile 1 in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland as of 2024.
What is the difference in decile ratios of gross earnings — interdecile ratio of gross earnings between Belgium and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
0.03 Factor of decile 1, with Belgium ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
26 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2024.
How do Belgium and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank globally for decile ratios of gross earnings — interdecile ratio of gross earnings?
Belgium ranks 19th and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 21st of 38 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Decile ratios of gross earnings — Interdecile ratio of gross earnings. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Decile ratios of gross earnings — Interdecile ratio of gross earnings
Unit
Factor of decile 1
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
49 places, 1,076 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

This dataset contains three earnings-dispersion measures - ratio of 9th-to-1st, 9th-to-5th and 5th-to-1st - where 9th, 5th (median) and 1st deciles are upper-earnings decile limits, unless otherwise indicated, of gross earnings of full-time dependent employees.