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

Iceland
2,133 international-$ in 2021 prices
in 2017
Luxembourg
2,359 international-$ in 2021 prices
in 2023
Iceland rank
2nd
Luxembourg rank
1st

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

  • Iceland
  • Luxembourg
05001.0k1.5k2.0k2.5k198520042023

How they compare

Luxembourg currently reports 2,359 international-$ in 2021 prices against 2,133 international-$ in 2021 prices in Iceland, a difference of 225.57 international-$ in 2021 prices.

That makes Luxembourg's figure about 1.1 times Iceland's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 15 shared years of data; in 2003 it was Luxembourg ahead.

Iceland ranks 2nd and Luxembourg ranks 1st 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.