Denmark vs Germany: Median income: 2021 vs. 2017 international-$

Denmark
60.72 international-$ in 2021 prices
in 2023
Germany
64.18 international-$ in 2021 prices
in 2022
Denmark rank
10th
Germany rank
8th

Median income: 2021 vs. 2017 international-$ over time

  • Denmark
  • Germany
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How they compare

Germany currently reports 64.18 international-$ in 2021 prices against 60.72 international-$ in 2021 prices in Denmark, a difference of 3.45 international-$ in 2021 prices.

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

The two have swapped places 4 times across 23 shared years of data; in 1992 it was Germany ahead.

Denmark ranks 10th and Germany ranks 8th of 120 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Median income: 2021 vs. 2017 international-$
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

Value of income or consumption per day below which 50% of the population live.