Canada vs Netherlands: 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
Netherlands
1,728 international-$ in 2021 prices
in 2021
Canada rank
8th
Netherlands rank
7th

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

  • Canada
  • Netherlands
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How they compare

Netherlands currently reports 1,728 international-$ in 2021 prices against 1,635 international-$ in 2021 prices in Canada, a difference of 92.53 international-$ in 2021 prices.

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

The two have swapped places 1 time across 22 shared years of data; in 1987 it was Netherlands ahead.

Canada ranks 8th and Netherlands ranks 7th 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.