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

Finland
1,485 international-$ in 2021 prices
in 2016
Germany
1,367 international-$ in 2021 prices
in 2022
Finland rank
11th
Germany rank
14th

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

  • Finland
  • Germany
05001.0k1.5k197319972022

How they compare

Finland currently reports 1,485 international-$ in 2021 prices against 1,367 international-$ in 2021 prices in Germany, a difference of 118.18 international-$ in 2021 prices.

That makes Finland's figure about 1.1 times Germany's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 9 shared years of data; in 1987 it was Germany ahead.

Finland ranks 11th and Germany ranks 14th 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.