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

Brazil
161.38 international-$ in 2021 prices
in 2024
Paraguay
176.09 international-$ in 2021 prices
in 2024
Brazil rank
67th
Paraguay rank
65th

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

  • Brazil
  • Paraguay
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How they compare

Paraguay currently reports 176.09 international-$ in 2021 prices against 161.38 international-$ in 2021 prices in Brazil, a difference of 14.72 international-$ in 2021 prices.

That makes Paraguay's figure about 1.1 times Brazil's.

The two have swapped places 12 times across 27 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Paraguay ahead.

Brazil ranks 67th and Paraguay ranks 65th 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

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