Canada vs Switzerland: 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
Switzerland
1,737 international-$ in 2021 prices
in 2022
Canada rank
8th
Switzerland rank
6th

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

  • Canada
  • Switzerland
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How they compare

Switzerland currently reports 1,737 international-$ in 2021 prices against 1,635 international-$ in 2021 prices in Canada, a difference of 102.19 international-$ in 2021 prices.

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

The two have swapped places 2 times across 25 shared years of data; in 1982 it was Switzerland ahead.

Canada ranks 8th and Switzerland ranks 6th 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.