Luxembourg vs Norway: Threshold income or consumption per month marking the poorest decile, the median, and the richest decile
Luxembourg
1,179 international-$ in 2021 prices
in 2023
Norway
1,274 international-$ in 2021 prices
in 2023
Luxembourg rank
2nd
Norway rank
1st
Threshold income or consumption per month marking the poorest decile, the median, and the richest decile over time
- Luxembourg
- Norway
How they compare
Norway currently reports 1,274 international-$ in 2021 prices against 1,179 international-$ in 2021 prices in Luxembourg, a difference of 95 international-$ in 2021 prices.
That makes Norway's figure about 1.1 times Luxembourg's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 1986 it was Luxembourg ahead.
Luxembourg ranks 2nd and Norway ranks 1st of 120 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Luxembourg averaged higher in 3 and Norway in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Luxembourg | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 767.75 international-$ in 2021 prices | 716.98 international-$ in 2021 prices | 50.76 international-$ in 2021 prices | Luxembourg |
| 1990s | 990.27 international-$ in 2021 prices | 755.64 international-$ in 2021 prices | 234.63 international-$ in 2021 prices | Luxembourg |
| 2000s | 1,073 international-$ in 2021 prices | 1,004 international-$ in 2021 prices | 68.81 international-$ in 2021 prices | Luxembourg |
| 2010s | 999.56 international-$ in 2021 prices | 1,212 international-$ in 2021 prices | 212.75 international-$ in 2021 prices | Norway |
| 2020s | 1,153 international-$ in 2021 prices | 1,223 international-$ in 2021 prices | 69.9 international-$ in 2021 prices | Norway |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher threshold income or consumption per month marking the poorest decile, the median, and the richest decile, Luxembourg or Norway?
- Norway, at 1,274 international-$ in 2021 prices against 1,179 international-$ in 2021 prices in Luxembourg as of 2023.
- What is the difference in threshold income or consumption per month marking the poorest decile, the median, and the richest decile between Luxembourg and Norway?
- 95 international-$ in 2021 prices, with Norway ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Luxembourg and Norway?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 1986 to 2023.
- How do Luxembourg and Norway rank globally for threshold income or consumption per month marking the poorest decile, the median, and the richest decile?
- Luxembourg ranks 2nd and Norway ranks 1st of 120 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Threshold income or consumption per month marking the poorest decile, the median, and the richest decile. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Level of income or consumption per month below which 10% of the population falls.