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

Denmark

1,059 international-$ in 2021 prices

in 2023

Iceland

1,016 international-$ in 2021 prices

in 2019

Denmark rank

4th

Iceland rank

7th

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

Denmark
Iceland

How they compare

Denmark currently reports 1,059 international-$ in 2021 prices against 1,016 international-$ in 2021 prices in Iceland, a difference of 43.31 international-$ in 2021 prices.

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

Denmark ranks 4th 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.