Luxembourg vs United States of America: Mean income or consumption per day: 2017 vs. 2021 international-$
Luxembourg
106.1 international-$ in 2021 prices
in 2023
United States of America
95.6 international-$ in 2021 prices
in 2024
Luxembourg rank
1st
United States of America rank
2nd
Mean income or consumption per day: 2017 vs. 2021 international-$ over time
- Luxembourg
- United States of America
How they compare
Luxembourg currently reports 106.1 international-$ in 2021 prices against 95.6 international-$ in 2021 prices in United States of America, a difference of 10.5 international-$ in 2021 prices.
That makes Luxembourg's figure about 1.1 times United States of America's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 39 shared years of data; in 1985 it was United States of America ahead.
Luxembourg ranks 1st and United States of America ranks 2nd of 120 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Luxembourg averaged higher in 4 and United States of America in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Luxembourg | United States of America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 58.99 international-$ in 2021 prices | 64.27 international-$ in 2021 prices | 5.28 international-$ in 2021 prices | United States of America |
| 1990s | 71.4 international-$ in 2021 prices | 68.2 international-$ in 2021 prices | 3.2 international-$ in 2021 prices | Luxembourg |
| 2000s | 83.77 international-$ in 2021 prices | 76.83 international-$ in 2021 prices | 6.94 international-$ in 2021 prices | Luxembourg |
| 2010s | 85.69 international-$ in 2021 prices | 81.12 international-$ in 2021 prices | 4.57 international-$ in 2021 prices | Luxembourg |
| 2020s | 102.7 international-$ in 2021 prices | 94.09 international-$ in 2021 prices | 8.61 international-$ in 2021 prices | Luxembourg |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mean income or consumption per day: 2017 vs. 2021 international-$, Luxembourg or United States of America?
- Luxembourg, at 106.1 international-$ in 2021 prices against 95.6 international-$ in 2021 prices in United States of America as of 2023.
- What is the difference in mean income or consumption per day: 2017 vs. 2021 international-$ between Luxembourg and United States of America?
- 10.5 international-$ in 2021 prices, with Luxembourg ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Luxembourg and United States of America?
- 39 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2023.
- How do Luxembourg and United States of America rank globally for mean income or consumption per day: 2017 vs. 2021 international-$?
- Luxembourg ranks 1st and United States of America ranks 2nd of 120 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Mean income or consumption per day: 2017 vs. 2021 international-$. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Average income or consumption of the population per day.