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

Netherlands
1,123 international-$ in 2021 prices
in 2021
Switzerland
1,021 international-$ in 2021 prices
in 2022
Netherlands rank
3rd
Switzerland rank
6th

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

  • Netherlands
  • Switzerland
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How they compare

Netherlands currently reports 1,123 international-$ in 2021 prices against 1,021 international-$ in 2021 prices in Switzerland, a difference of 101.9 international-$ in 2021 prices.

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

The two have swapped places 1 time across 17 shared years of data; in 2004 it was Switzerland ahead.

Netherlands ranks 3rd 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
Last refreshed

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