Australia vs Denmark: Threshold income per month marking the poorest decile, the median, and the richest decile (after tax)

Australia
1,481 international-$ in 2021 prices
in 2020
Denmark
1,608 international-$ in 2021 prices
in 2022
Australia rank
12th
Denmark rank
9th

Threshold income per month marking the poorest decile, the median, and the richest decile (after tax) over time

  • Australia
  • Denmark
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How they compare

Denmark currently reports 1,608 international-$ in 2021 prices against 1,481 international-$ in 2021 prices in Australia, a difference of 126.99 international-$ in 2021 prices.

That makes Denmark's figure about 1.1 times Australia's.

Across all 6 years both countries report, Denmark has been ahead every year.

Australia ranks 12th and Denmark ranks 9th of 47 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Threshold income per month marking the poorest decile, the median, and the richest decile (after tax)
Unit
international-$ in 2021 prices
Source
Luxembourg Income Study (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
47 places, 1,030 data points, 1963–2024
Last refreshed

The level of income per month below which 10% of the population falls.