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

Brazil
226.35 international-$ in 2021 prices
in 2022
Mexico
312.81 international-$ in 2021 prices
in 2024
Brazil rank
41st
Mexico rank
38th

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

  • Brazil
  • Mexico
100150200250300198120022024

How they compare

Mexico currently reports 312.81 international-$ in 2021 prices against 226.35 international-$ in 2021 prices in Brazil, a difference of 86.45 international-$ in 2021 prices.

That makes Mexico's figure about 1.4 times Brazil's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 16 shared years of data; in 1984 it was Mexico ahead.

Brazil ranks 41st and Mexico ranks 38th 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.