Belgium vs Italy: Persons who cannot afford to regularly participate in a leisure
Belgium
9.6%
in 2025
Italy
10.6%
in 2025
Belgium rank
23rd
Italy rank
21st
Persons who cannot afford to regularly participate in a leisure over time
- Belgium
- Italy
How they compare
Italy currently reports 10.6% against 9.6% in Belgium, a difference of 1.0%.
That makes Italy's figure about 1.1 times Belgium's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 12 shared years of data; in 2014 it was Italy ahead.
Belgium ranks 23rd and Italy ranks 21st of 47 countries.
Across the 2 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 1 and Italy in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Italy | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 12.7% | 14.9% | 2.2% | Italy |
| 2020s | 10.9% | 10.2% | 0.7% | Belgium |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher persons who cannot afford to regularly participate in a leisure, Belgium or Italy?
- Italy, at 10.6% against 9.6% in Belgium as of 2025.
- What is the difference in persons who cannot afford to regularly participate in a leisure between Belgium and Italy?
- 1.0%, with Italy ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Italy?
- 12 years are reported by both, from 2014 to 2025.
- How do Belgium and Italy rank globally for persons who cannot afford to regularly participate in a leisure?
- Belgium ranks 23rd and Italy ranks 21st of 47 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Eurostat, published as Persons who cannot afford to regularly participate in a leisure activity by employment status and income quintile. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.