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

Belgium
1,779 international-$ in 2021 prices
in 2024
Canada
1,635 international-$ in 2021 prices
in 2022
Belgium rank
5th
Canada rank
8th

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

  • Belgium
  • Canada
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How they compare

Belgium currently reports 1,779 international-$ in 2021 prices against 1,635 international-$ in 2021 prices in Canada, a difference of 144.1 international-$ in 2021 prices.

That makes Belgium's figure about 1.1 times Canada's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 26 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Belgium ahead.

Belgium ranks 5th and Canada ranks 8th 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.