Canada vs Portugal: Threshold income for each decile (before tax)
Canada
6,487 international-$ in 2025 prices
in 2022
Portugal
5,950 international-$ in 2025 prices
in 2022
Canada rank
29th
Portugal rank
32nd
Threshold income for each decile (before tax) over time
- Canada
- Portugal
How they compare
Canada currently reports 6,487 international-$ in 2025 prices against 5,950 international-$ in 2025 prices in Portugal, a difference of 537 international-$ in 2025 prices.
That makes Canada's figure about 1.1 times Portugal's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1940 it was Canada ahead.
Canada ranks 29th and Portugal ranks 32nd of 113 countries.
Across the 9 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 8 and Portugal in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 1,817 international-$ in 2025 prices | 1,408 international-$ in 2025 prices | 408.77 international-$ in 2025 prices | Canada |
| 1950s | 3,697 international-$ in 2025 prices | 2,211 international-$ in 2025 prices | 1,486 international-$ in 2025 prices | Canada |
| 1960s | 4,939 international-$ in 2025 prices | 3,762 international-$ in 2025 prices | 1,177 international-$ in 2025 prices | Canada |
| 1970s | 6,717 international-$ in 2025 prices | 6,789 international-$ in 2025 prices | 71.87 international-$ in 2025 prices | Portugal |
| 1980s | 6,656 international-$ in 2025 prices | 4,157 international-$ in 2025 prices | 2,499 international-$ in 2025 prices | Canada |
| 1990s | 4,602 international-$ in 2025 prices | 4,563 international-$ in 2025 prices | 38.89 international-$ in 2025 prices | Canada |
| 2000s | 5,981 international-$ in 2025 prices | 4,843 international-$ in 2025 prices | 1,138 international-$ in 2025 prices | Canada |
| 2010s | 6,549 international-$ in 2025 prices | 5,033 international-$ in 2025 prices | 1,516 international-$ in 2025 prices | Canada |
| 2020s | 6,134 international-$ in 2025 prices | 5,588 international-$ in 2025 prices | 545.75 international-$ in 2025 prices | Canada |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher threshold income for each decile (before tax), Canada or Portugal?
- Canada, at 6,487 international-$ in 2025 prices against 5,950 international-$ in 2025 prices in Portugal as of 2022.
- What is the difference in threshold income for each decile (before tax) between Canada and Portugal?
- 537 international-$ in 2025 prices, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Portugal?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1940 to 2022.
- How do Canada and Portugal rank globally for threshold income for each decile (before tax)?
- Canada ranks 29th and Portugal ranks 32nd of 113 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Threshold income for each decile (before tax). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Level of income per year below which 10% of the population falls. Income here is measured before taxes and benefits.