Threshold income marking the poorest decile vs mean income wb by country
Countries reporting
119
Highest
42.48
Norway
Lowest
0.5628
Zambia
Median
6.23
Years covered
63
1963–2025
Data points
2,148
What the numbers show
Threshold income marking the poorest decile vs mean income wb is currently reported for 119 countries. The highest value is 42.48 in Norway; the lowest is 0.5628 in Zambia.
The median across all reporting countries is 6.23, and the mean is 10.97.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 75.
Over the past decade 105 countries rose and 12 fell. The largest increase was in Romania (up 281.8%), and the largest decrease in Syria (down 49.1%).
Threshold income marking the poorest decile vs mean income wb: 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 |
| 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 |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- South Africa 2.33