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

Canada
1,635 international-$ in 2021 prices
in 2022
Denmark
1,608 international-$ in 2021 prices
in 2022
Canada rank
8th
Denmark rank
9th

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

  • Canada
  • Denmark
05001.0k1.5k2.0k197119962022

How they compare

Canada currently reports 1,635 international-$ in 2021 prices against 1,608 international-$ in 2021 prices in Denmark, a difference of 27.36 international-$ in 2021 prices.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 16 shared years of data; in 1987 it was Denmark ahead.

Canada ranks 8th 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.