Finland vs United States of America: Threshold income for each decile (before tax)
Finland
10,887 international-$ in 2025 prices
in 2022
United States of America
9,334 international-$ in 2025 prices
in 2024
Finland rank
11th
United States of America rank
13th
Threshold income for each decile (before tax) over time
- Finland
- United States of America
How they compare
Finland currently reports 10,887 international-$ in 2025 prices against 9,334 international-$ in 2025 prices in United States of America, a difference of 1,553 international-$ in 2025 prices.
That makes Finland's figure about 1.2 times United States of America's.
The two have swapped places 22 times across 102 shared years of data; in 1921 it was Finland ahead.
Finland ranks 11th and United States of America ranks 13th of 113 countries.
Across the 11 decades both report, Finland averaged higher in 6 and United States of America in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Finland | United States of America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 1,925 international-$ in 2025 prices | 1,982 international-$ in 2025 prices | 57.04 international-$ in 2025 prices | United States of America |
| 1930s | 2,608 international-$ in 2025 prices | 1,928 international-$ in 2025 prices | 680.24 international-$ in 2025 prices | Finland |
| 1940s | 2,505 international-$ in 2025 prices | 4,008 international-$ in 2025 prices | 1,504 international-$ in 2025 prices | United States of America |
| 1950s | 4,432 international-$ in 2025 prices | 4,005 international-$ in 2025 prices | 426.59 international-$ in 2025 prices | Finland |
| 1960s | 6,776 international-$ in 2025 prices | 7,360 international-$ in 2025 prices | 584.51 international-$ in 2025 prices | United States of America |
| 1970s | 9,911 international-$ in 2025 prices | 10,326 international-$ in 2025 prices | 414.92 international-$ in 2025 prices | United States of America |
| 1980s | 7,114 international-$ in 2025 prices | 8,485 international-$ in 2025 prices | 1,371 international-$ in 2025 prices | United States of America |
| 1990s | 7,782 international-$ in 2025 prices | 7,771 international-$ in 2025 prices | 10.76 international-$ in 2025 prices | Finland |
| 2000s | 10,074 international-$ in 2025 prices | 8,261 international-$ in 2025 prices | 1,813 international-$ in 2025 prices | Finland |
| 2010s | 10,128 international-$ in 2025 prices | 6,885 international-$ in 2025 prices | 3,243 international-$ in 2025 prices | Finland |
| 2020s | 10,742 international-$ in 2025 prices | 8,577 international-$ in 2025 prices | 2,166 international-$ in 2025 prices | Finland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher threshold income for each decile (before tax), Finland or United States of America?
- Finland, at 10,887 international-$ in 2025 prices against 9,334 international-$ in 2025 prices in United States of America as of 2022.
- What is the difference in threshold income for each decile (before tax) between Finland and United States of America?
- 1,553 international-$ in 2025 prices, with Finland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and United States of America?
- 102 years are reported by both, from 1921 to 2022.
- How do Finland and United States of America rank globally for threshold income for each decile (before tax)?
- Finland ranks 11th and United States of America ranks 13th 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.