Belgium vs Italy: Regional disparities in employment rates
Belgium
8.5%
in 2025
Italy
15.3%
in 2025
Belgium rank
3rd
Italy rank
1st
Regional disparities in employment rates over time
- Belgium
- Italy
How they compare
Italy currently reports 15.3% against 8.5% in Belgium, a difference of 6.8%.
That makes Italy's figure about 1.8 times Belgium's.
Across all 27 years both countries report, Italy has been ahead every year.
Belgium ranks 3rd and Italy ranks 1st of 24 countries.
Italy has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Italy | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.8% | 17.0% | 9.2% | Italy |
| 2000s | 8.3% | 16.5% | 8.2% | Italy |
| 2010s | 9.1% | 18.6% | 9.5% | Italy |
| 2020s | 9.2% | 16.9% | 7.7% | Italy |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher regional disparities in employment rates, Belgium or Italy?
- Italy, at 15.3% against 8.5% in Belgium as of 2025.
- What is the difference in regional disparities in employment rates between Belgium and Italy?
- 6.8%, with Italy ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Italy?
- 27 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2025.
- How do Belgium and Italy rank globally for regional disparities in employment rates?
- Belgium ranks 3rd and Italy ranks 1st of 24 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Eurostat, published as Regional disparities in employment rates (NUTS level 2, NUTS level 3). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.