Belgium vs Iceland: Threshold income or consumption per month marking the poorest decile, the median, and the richest decile

Belgium

999.66 international-$ in 2021 prices

in 2023

Iceland

1,016 international-$ in 2021 prices

in 2019

Belgium rank

8th

Iceland rank

7th

Threshold income or consumption per month marking the poorest decile, the median, and the richest decile over time

Belgium
Iceland

How they compare

Iceland currently reports 1,016 international-$ in 2021 prices against 999.66 international-$ in 2021 prices in Belgium, a difference of 15.97 international-$ in 2021 prices.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 17 shared years of data; in 2003 it was Iceland ahead.

Belgium ranks 8th and Iceland ranks 7th of 120 countries.

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About this data

Indicator: Threshold income or consumption per month marking the poorest decile, the median, and the richest decile
Unit: international-$ in 2021 prices
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 120 places, 2,148 data points, 1963–2025
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

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