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

Chile

359.02 international-$ in 2021 prices

in 2017

Mexico

312.81 international-$ in 2021 prices

in 2024

Chile rank

36th

Mexico rank

38th

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

Chile
Mexico

How they compare

Chile currently reports 359.02 international-$ in 2021 prices against 312.81 international-$ in 2021 prices in Mexico, a difference of 46.21 international-$ in 2021 prices.

That makes Chile's figure about 1.1 times Mexico's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 6 shared years of data; in 1992 it was Mexico ahead.

Chile ranks 36th 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: 07 August 2026

The level of income per month below which 10% of the population falls.