Denmark vs Netherlands: 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
Netherlands
1,123 international-$ in 2021 prices
in 2021
Denmark rank
4th
Netherlands rank
3rd

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

  • Denmark
  • Netherlands
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How they compare

Netherlands currently reports 1,123 international-$ in 2021 prices against 1,059 international-$ in 2021 prices in Denmark, a difference of 63.63 international-$ in 2021 prices.

That makes Netherlands's figure about 1.1 times Denmark's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 19 shared years of data; in 1987 it was Denmark ahead.

Denmark ranks 4th and Netherlands ranks 3rd 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.