Finland vs Ireland: Threshold income for each decile (before tax)
Finland
10,887 international-$ in 2025 prices
in 2022
Ireland
12,226 international-$ in 2025 prices
in 2022
Finland rank
11th
Ireland rank
8th
Threshold income for each decile (before tax) over time
- Finland
- Ireland
How they compare
Ireland currently reports 12,226 international-$ in 2025 prices against 10,887 international-$ in 2025 prices in Finland, a difference of 1,339 international-$ in 2025 prices.
That makes Ireland's figure about 1.1 times Finland's.
The two have swapped places 13 times across 84 shared years of data; in 1927 it was Finland ahead.
Finland ranks 11th and Ireland ranks 8th of 113 countries.
Across the 11 decades both report, Finland averaged higher in 9 and Ireland in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Finland | Ireland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 2,003 international-$ in 2025 prices | 1,708 international-$ in 2025 prices | 294.41 international-$ in 2025 prices | Finland |
| 1930s | 2,608 international-$ in 2025 prices | 1,917 international-$ in 2025 prices | 691.79 international-$ in 2025 prices | Finland |
| 1940s | 2,505 international-$ in 2025 prices | 2,307 international-$ in 2025 prices | 197.8 international-$ in 2025 prices | Finland |
| 1950s | 3,553 international-$ in 2025 prices | 3,021 international-$ in 2025 prices | 531.83 international-$ in 2025 prices | Finland |
| 1960s | 7,100 international-$ in 2025 prices | 6,191 international-$ in 2025 prices | 908.88 international-$ in 2025 prices | Finland |
| 1970s | 9,885 international-$ in 2025 prices | 9,923 international-$ in 2025 prices | 38.11 international-$ in 2025 prices | Ireland |
| 1980s | 7,114 international-$ in 2025 prices | 5,413 international-$ in 2025 prices | 1,701 international-$ in 2025 prices | Finland |
| 1990s | 7,782 international-$ in 2025 prices | 6,945 international-$ in 2025 prices | 836.1 international-$ in 2025 prices | Finland |
| 2000s | 10,074 international-$ in 2025 prices | 9,522 international-$ in 2025 prices | 552.33 international-$ in 2025 prices | Finland |
| 2010s | 10,128 international-$ in 2025 prices | 9,862 international-$ in 2025 prices | 266.71 international-$ in 2025 prices | Finland |
| 2020s | 10,742 international-$ in 2025 prices | 11,224 international-$ in 2025 prices | 481.23 international-$ in 2025 prices | Ireland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher threshold income for each decile (before tax), Finland or Ireland?
- Ireland, at 12,226 international-$ in 2025 prices against 10,887 international-$ in 2025 prices in Finland as of 2022.
- What is the difference in threshold income for each decile (before tax) between Finland and Ireland?
- 1,339 international-$ in 2025 prices, with Ireland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Ireland?
- 84 years are reported by both, from 1927 to 2022.
- How do Finland and Ireland rank globally for threshold income for each decile (before tax)?
- Finland ranks 11th and Ireland ranks 8th 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.