Daily income of the poorest and richest decile by country
Countries reporting
120
Highest
42.48
Norway
Lowest
0.5628
Zambia
Median
6.22
Years covered
63
1963–2025
Data points
2,148
What the numbers show
Daily income of the poorest and richest decile is currently reported for 120 countries. The highest value is 42.48 in Norway; the lowest is 0.5628 in Zambia.
The median across all reporting countries is 6.22, and the mean is 10.9.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 75.
Over the past decade 106 countries rose and 12 fell. The largest increase was in Romania (up 281.8%), and the largest decrease in Syria (down 49.1%).
Daily income of the poorest and richest decile: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norway | 42.48 | 2023 | up 1.7% | rising |
| 2 | Luxembourg | 39.28 | 2023 | up 18.4% | rising |
| 3 | Netherlands | 37.42 | 2021 | up 22.7% | rising |
| 4 | Denmark | 35.3 | 2023 | up 10.7% | rising |
| 5 | Austria | 34.47 | 2023 | up 5.2% | rising |
| 6 | Switzerland | 34.02 | 2022 | down 5.5% | rising |
| 7 | Iceland | 33.85 | 2019 | up 15.2% | rising |
| 8 | Belgium | 33.32 | 2023 | up 17.7% | rising |
| 9 | Finland | 31.5 | 2023 | up 4.9% | rising |
| 10 | Canada | 31.12 | 2022 | up 25.4% | rising |
| 11 | Slovenia | 29.06 | 2023 | up 45.8% | rising |
| 12 | Cyprus | 28.54 | 2023 | up 34.9% | flat |
| 13 | Germany | 28.44 | 2022 | up 0.7% | rising |
| 14 | Ireland | 28.1 | 2023 | up 60.4% | rising |
| 15 | Australia | 28.08 | 2020 | up 7.6% | rising |
| 16 | Malta | 27.33 | 2023 | up 33.2% | rising |
| 17 | France | 26.72 | 2023 | down 2.0% | rising |
| 18 | Sweden | 26.45 | 2023 | up 5.8% | rising |
| 19 | United States | 26.29 | 2024 | up 20.0% | rising |
| 20 | United Kingdom | 25.67 | 2021 | up 8.7% | rising |
| 21 | South Korea | 24.56 | 2021 | up 55.4% | rising |
| 22 | Taiwan | 24.47 | 2021 | up 31.9% | rising |
| 23 | Czechia | 21.95 | 2023 | up 24.4% | rising |
| 24 | Italy | 20.63 | 2023 | up 15.5% | rising |
| 25 | Poland | 20.22 | 2023 | up 88.9% | rising |
| 26 | Estonia | 19.33 | 2023 | up 79.5% | rising |
| 27 | Spain | 19.23 | 2023 | up 37.7% | rising |
| 28 | Japan | 18.31 | 2020 | down 5.0% | flat |
| 29 | Croatia | 16.87 | 2023 | up 98.7% | rising |
| 30 | Lithuania | 16.75 | 2023 | up 72.6% | rising |
| 31 | Portugal | 16.14 | 2023 | up 57.9% | rising |
| 32 | Latvia | 15.43 | 2023 | up 86.1% | rising |
| 33 | Greece | 12.95 | 2023 | up 59.2% | falling |
| 34 | Bulgaria | 12.7 | 2023 | up 111.0% | rising |
| 35 | Israel | 12.31 | 2022 | up 38.9% | rising |
| 36 | Romania | 12.13 | 2023 | up 281.8% | rising |
| 37 | Malaysia | 12.06 | 2021 | up 70.8% | rising |
| 38 | Slovakia | 11.94 | 2023 | up 1.9% | rising |
| 39 | Turkey | 11.25 | 2023 | up 91.1% | rising |
| 40 | Belarus | 10.91 | 2020 | up 58.6% | rising |
| 41 | Chile | 10.89 | 2024 | up 50.4% | volatile |
| 42 | Hungary | 10.72 | 2017 | up 16.2% | rising |
| 43 | Uruguay | 10.41 | 2024 | up 3.1% | rising |
| 44 | Russia | 10.2 | 2020 | up 14.3% | rising |
| 45 | Serbia | 8.78 | 2023 | up 148.6% | rising |
| 46 | Bhutan | 8.57 | 2022 | up 116.7% | volatile |
| 47 | Costa Rica | 8.39 | 2025 | up 38.4% | rising |
| 48 | Ukraine | 8.07 | 2020 | up 19.0% | rising |
| 49 | Thailand | 7.94 | 2024 | up 22.1% | rising |
| 50 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 7.91 | 2021 | up 13.8% | flat |
| 51 | Kazakhstan | 7.68 | 2021 | up 15.9% | rising |
| 52 | Uzbekistan | 7.6 | 2025 | — | rising |
| 53 | Jordan | 7.37 | 2010 | up 40.0% | rising |
| 54 | Dominican Republic | 7.25 | 2024 | up 64.6% | rising |
| 55 | Moldova | 6.93 | 2023 | up 5.2% | rising |
| 56 | Montenegro | 6.86 | 2021 | up 74.6% | rising |
| 57 | Albania | 6.53 | 2020 | up 33.3% | rising |
| 58 | Tunisia | 6.34 | 2021 | up 40.3% | rising |
| 59 | China | 6.29 | 2022 | up 141.7% | volatile |
| 60 | Bolivia | 6.23 | 2024 | up 36.9% | volatile |
| 61 | Azerbaijan | 6.21 | 2005 | up 168.0% | rising |
| 62 | Mongolia | 6.05 | 2022 | up 22.6% | rising |
| 63 | Mexico | 5.95 | 2024 | up 73.1% | rising |
| 64 | Vietnam | 5.9 | 2022 | up 39.9% | rising |
| 65 | Paraguay | 5.87 | 2024 | up 34.0% | rising |
| 66 | Jamaica | 5.55 | 2021 | — | rising |
| 67 | Brazil | 5.38 | 2024 | up 18.9% | rising |
| 68 | Panama | 5.33 | 2024 | up 30.4% | volatile |
| 69 | North Macedonia | 5.29 | 2019 | up 103.7% | rising |
| 70 | Palestine | 5.21 | 2023 | down 13.4% | flat |
| 71 | Armenia | 4.82 | 2024 | up 19.0% | rising |
| 72 | Iran | 4.67 | 2023 | down 1.1% | rising |
| 73 | Ecuador | 4.67 | 2025 | up 5.4% | rising |
| 74 | El Salvador | 4.56 | 2023 | up 34.2% | rising |
| 75 | Egypt | 4.53 | 2021 | up 8.0% | rising |
| 76 | Nepal | 4.3 | 2022 | up 76.0% | volatile |
| 77 | Georgia | 4.09 | 2024 | up 47.4% | rising |
| 78 | Peru | 4.08 | 2024 | up 20.4% | rising |
| 79 | Morocco | 4.02 | 2013 | up 59.8% | rising |
| 80 | Sri Lanka | 4.01 | 2019 | up 25.8% | rising |
| 81 | Kyrgyzstan | 3.99 | 2024 | up 27.9% | rising |
| 82 | Indonesia | 3.66 | 2025 | up 53.1% | rising |
| 83 | Nicaragua | 3.52 | 2014 | up 43.7% | rising |
| 84 | Tajikistan | 3.44 | 2024 | up 26.2% | rising |
| 85 | Bangladesh | 3.42 | 2022 | up 46.9% | rising |
| 86 | India | 3.4 | 2022 | up 46.0% | rising |
| 87 | Colombia | 3.31 | 2024 | up 15.3% | rising |
| 88 | Laos | 3.27 | 2024 | up 40.9% | rising |
| 89 | Guatemala | 3.07 | 2023 | down 6.3% | rising |
| 90 | Venezuela | 3.05 | 2006 | up 27.9% | falling |
| 91 | Mauritania | 2.98 | 2019 | up 27.4% | rising |
| 92 | Philippines | 2.88 | 2023 | up 33.6% | rising |
| 93 | Guinea | 2.86 | 2018 | up 94.4% | volatile |
| 94 | Syria | 2.47 | 2022 | down 49.1% | falling |
| 95 | Senegal | 2.43 | 2021 | up 98.3% | rising |
| 96 | Cote d'Ivoire | 2.37 | 2021 | up 103.3% | falling |
| 97 | South Africa | 2.33 | 2022 | up 34.8% | rising |
| 98 | Pakistan | 2.33 | 2024 | down 7.1% | rising |
| 99 | Gambia | 2.21 | 2020 | up 32.1% | rising |
| 100 | Honduras | 2.14 | 2024 | up 5.9% | rising |
| 101 | Botswana | 2.11 | 2015 | up 48.2% | rising |
| 102 | Benin | 2.07 | 2021 | up 109.7% | rising |
| 103 | Cameroon | 1.9 | 2021 | up 10.9% | rising |
| 104 | Mali | 1.87 | 2021 | up 49.3% | rising |
| 105 | Rwanda | 1.86 | 2023 | up 70.7% | rising |
| 106 | Ethiopia | 1.8 | 2021 | down 0.8% | rising |
| 107 | Togo | 1.76 | 2021 | up 122.2% | rising |
| 108 | Guinea-Bissau | 1.76 | 2021 | up 156.8% | rising |
| 109 | Burkina Faso | 1.67 | 2021 | up 56.7% | rising |
| 110 | Kenya | 1.65 | 2022 | up 0.1% | rising |
| 111 | Nigeria | 1.62 | 2022 | down 4.6% | rising |
| 112 | Niger | 1.51 | 2021 | up 13.1% | rising |
| 113 | Tanzania | 1.49 | 2018 | up 33.5% | rising |
| 114 | Ghana | 1.25 | 2016 | up 32.7% | rising |
| 115 | Uganda | 1.15 | 2019 | up 5.8% | rising |
| 116 | Madagascar | 1.07 | 2021 | up 1.3% | rising |
| 117 | Burundi | 0.955 | 2020 | up 4.7% | rising |
| 118 | Malawi | 0.9286 | 2019 | up 14.5% | falling |
| 119 | Mozambique | 0.5777 | 2022 | down 16.6% | rising |
| 120 | Zambia | 0.5628 | 2022 | down 11.1% | falling |