Malaysia vs Portugal: Threshold income for each decile (before tax)
Malaysia
5,898 international-$ in 2025 prices
in 2022
Portugal
5,950 international-$ in 2025 prices
in 2022
Malaysia rank
33rd
Portugal rank
32nd
Threshold income for each decile (before tax) over time
- Malaysia
- Portugal
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 5,950 international-$ in 2025 prices against 5,898 international-$ in 2025 prices in Malaysia, a difference of 52 international-$ in 2025 prices.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 43 shared years of data; in 1948 it was Portugal ahead.
Malaysia ranks 33rd and Portugal ranks 32nd of 113 countries.
Across the 9 decades both report, Malaysia averaged higher in 1 and Portugal in 8.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malaysia | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 973.18 international-$ in 2025 prices | 1,475 international-$ in 2025 prices | 501.35 international-$ in 2025 prices | Portugal |
| 1950s | 1,114 international-$ in 2025 prices | 2,211 international-$ in 2025 prices | 1,097 international-$ in 2025 prices | Portugal |
| 1960s | 1,656 international-$ in 2025 prices | 3,762 international-$ in 2025 prices | 2,106 international-$ in 2025 prices | Portugal |
| 1970s | 2,812 international-$ in 2025 prices | 6,269 international-$ in 2025 prices | 3,457 international-$ in 2025 prices | Portugal |
| 1980s | 1,776 international-$ in 2025 prices | 4,127 international-$ in 2025 prices | 2,350 international-$ in 2025 prices | Portugal |
| 1990s | 2,393 international-$ in 2025 prices | 4,452 international-$ in 2025 prices | 2,059 international-$ in 2025 prices | Portugal |
| 2000s | 3,073 international-$ in 2025 prices | 4,850 international-$ in 2025 prices | 1,777 international-$ in 2025 prices | Portugal |
| 2010s | 5,048 international-$ in 2025 prices | 5,045 international-$ in 2025 prices | 2.23 international-$ in 2025 prices | Malaysia |
| 2020s | 5,898 international-$ in 2025 prices | 5,950 international-$ in 2025 prices | 52.01 international-$ in 2025 prices | Portugal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher threshold income for each decile (before tax), Malaysia or Portugal?
- Portugal, at 5,950 international-$ in 2025 prices against 5,898 international-$ in 2025 prices in Malaysia as of 2022.
- What is the difference in threshold income for each decile (before tax) between Malaysia and Portugal?
- 52 international-$ in 2025 prices, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Portugal?
- 43 years are reported by both, from 1948 to 2022.
- How do Malaysia and Portugal rank globally for threshold income for each decile (before tax)?
- Malaysia ranks 33rd 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.