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

Norway
1,996 international-$ in 2021 prices
in 2022
Switzerland
1,737 international-$ in 2021 prices
in 2022
Norway rank
3rd
Switzerland rank
6th

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

  • Norway
  • Switzerland
05001.0k1.5k2.0k197920002022

How they compare

Norway currently reports 1,996 international-$ in 2021 prices against 1,737 international-$ in 2021 prices in Switzerland, a difference of 258.99 international-$ in 2021 prices.

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

The two have swapped places 1 time across 10 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Switzerland ahead.

Norway ranks 3rd 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.