Belgium vs Norway: 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
Norway
1,996 international-$ in 2021 prices
in 2022
Belgium rank
5th
Norway rank
3rd

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

  • Belgium
  • Norway
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How they compare

Norway currently reports 1,996 international-$ in 2021 prices against 1,779 international-$ in 2021 prices in Belgium, a difference of 217.08 international-$ in 2021 prices.

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

The two have swapped places 1 time across 11 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Belgium ahead.

Belgium ranks 5th and Norway ranks 3rd 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.