Belgium vs France: Female employment vs. public spending on family benefits
Belgium
2.8%
in 2021
France
2.6%
in 2022
Belgium rank
10th
France rank
13th
Female employment vs. public spending on family benefits over time
- Belgium
- France
How they compare
Belgium currently reports 2.8% against 2.6% in France, a difference of 0.2%.
That makes Belgium's figure about 1.1 times France's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 42 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Belgium ahead.
Belgium ranks 10th and France ranks 13th of 41 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 2 and France in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | France | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 2.6% | 2.6% | 0.0% | Belgium |
| 1990s | 2.3% | 2.7% | 0.4% | France |
| 2000s | 2.6% | 2.9% | 0.3% | France |
| 2010s | 2.8% | 2.9% | 0.1% | France |
| 2020s | 2.9% | 2.8% | 0.1% | Belgium |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher female employment vs. public spending on family benefits, Belgium or France?
- Belgium, at 2.8% against 2.6% in France as of 2021.
- What is the difference in female employment vs. public spending on family benefits between Belgium and France?
- 0.2%, with Belgium ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and France?
- 42 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2021.
- How do Belgium and France rank globally for female employment vs. public spending on family benefits?
- Belgium ranks 10th and France ranks 13th of 41 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- OECD (2025) β with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Female employment vs. public spending on family benefits. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Public social expenditure divided by gross domestic product, expressed as a percentage. Includes both in-cash and in-kind benefits in family programs.