Belgium vs Netherlands: People having a long-standing illness or health problem, by sex, age
Belgium
27.1%
in 2025
Netherlands
29.3%
in 2025
Belgium rank
10th
Netherlands rank
7th
People having a long-standing illness or health problem, by sex, age over time
- Belgium
- Netherlands
How they compare
Netherlands currently reports 29.3% against 27.1% in Belgium, a difference of 2.2%.
That makes Netherlands's figure about 1.1 times Belgium's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 11 shared years of data; in 2015 it was Netherlands ahead.
Belgium ranks 10th and Netherlands ranks 7th of 22 countries.
Netherlands has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Netherlands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 22.5% | 23.5% | 1.0% | Netherlands |
| 2020s | 21.9% | 26.6% | 4.6% | Netherlands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher people having a long-standing illness or health problem, by sex, age, Belgium or Netherlands?
- Netherlands, at 29.3% against 27.1% in Belgium as of 2025.
- What is the difference in people having a long-standing illness or health problem, by sex, age between Belgium and Netherlands?
- 2.2%, with Netherlands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Netherlands?
- 11 years are reported by both, from 2015 to 2025.
- How do Belgium and Netherlands rank globally for people having a long-standing illness or health problem, by sex, age?
- Belgium ranks 10th and Netherlands ranks 7th of 22 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Eurostat, published as People having a long-standing illness or health problem, by sex, age and groups of country of citizenship. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.