What is the difference in median and mean income (after tax) between Belgium and Denmark?

733 international-$ in 2021 prices, with Belgium ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Denmark?

15 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2022.

Where does this data come from?

Luxembourg Income Study (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Median and mean income (after tax). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Belgium vs Denmark: Median and mean income (after tax)

Belgium

40,890 international-$ in 2021 prices

in 2024

Denmark

40,157 international-$ in 2021 prices

in 2022

Belgium rank

11th

Denmark rank

12th

Median and mean income (after tax) over time

Belgium
Denmark

How they compare

Belgium currently reports 40,890 international-$ in 2021 prices against 40,157 international-$ in 2021 prices in Denmark, a difference of 733 international-$ in 2021 prices.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 15 shared years of data; in 1992 it was Denmark ahead.

Belgium ranks 11th and Denmark ranks 12th of 47 countries.

Denmark has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Belgium	Denmark	Difference	Ahead
1990s	29,564 international-$ in 2021 prices	30,880 international-$ in 2021 prices	1,315 international-$ in 2021 prices	Denmark
2000s	35,170 international-$ in 2021 prices	35,722 international-$ in 2021 prices	551.37 international-$ in 2021 prices	Denmark
2010s	37,818 international-$ in 2021 prices	38,318 international-$ in 2021 prices	500.3 international-$ in 2021 prices	Denmark
2020s	40,832 international-$ in 2021 prices	41,113 international-$ in 2021 prices	281.5 international-$ in 2021 prices	Denmark

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher median and mean income (after tax), Belgium or Denmark?: Belgium, at 40,890 international-$ in 2021 prices against 40,157 international-$ in 2021 prices in Denmark as of 2024.
What is the difference in median and mean income (after tax) between Belgium and Denmark?: 733 international-$ in 2021 prices, with Belgium ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Denmark?: 15 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2022.
How do Belgium and Denmark rank globally for median and mean income (after tax)?: Belgium ranks 11th and Denmark ranks 12th of 47 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Luxembourg Income Study (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Median and mean income (after tax). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Median and mean income (after tax)
Unit: international-$ in 2021 prices
Source: Luxembourg Income Study (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 47 places, 1,030 data points, 1963–2024
Last refreshed: 27 August 2026

Average income per year of the population.