Belgium vs Iceland: 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
Iceland
2,133 international-$ in 2021 prices
in 2017
Belgium rank
5th
Iceland rank
2nd

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

  • Belgium
  • Iceland
05001.0k1.5k2.0k198520042024

How they compare

Iceland currently reports 2,133 international-$ in 2021 prices against 1,779 international-$ in 2021 prices in Belgium, a difference of 354.04 international-$ in 2021 prices.

That makes Iceland's figure about 1.2 times Belgium's.

Across all 15 years both countries report, Iceland has been ahead every year.

Belgium ranks 5th and Iceland ranks 2nd 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.