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

Denmark
1,608 international-$ in 2021 prices
in 2022
Netherlands
1,728 international-$ in 2021 prices
in 2021
Denmark rank
9th
Netherlands rank
7th

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

  • Denmark
  • Netherlands
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How they compare

Netherlands currently reports 1,728 international-$ in 2021 prices against 1,608 international-$ in 2021 prices in Denmark, a difference of 119.89 international-$ in 2021 prices.

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

The two have swapped places 2 times across 12 shared years of data; in 1987 it was Netherlands ahead.

Denmark ranks 9th 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
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The level of income per month below which 10% of the population falls.