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

Iceland
1,016 international-$ in 2021 prices
in 2019
Switzerland
1,021 international-$ in 2021 prices
in 2022
Iceland rank
7th
Switzerland rank
6th

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

  • Iceland
  • Switzerland
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How they compare

Switzerland currently reports 1,021 international-$ in 2021 prices against 1,016 international-$ in 2021 prices in Iceland, a difference of 5.04 international-$ in 2021 prices.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 15 shared years of data; in 2004 it was Switzerland ahead.

Iceland ranks 7th and Switzerland ranks 6th 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
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The level of income or consumption per month below which 10% of the population falls.