Malta vs New Zealand: Threshold income for each decile (before tax)
Malta
7,357 international-$ in 2025 prices
in 2020
New Zealand
7,475 international-$ in 2025 prices
in 2022
Malta rank
25th
New Zealand rank
24th
Threshold income for each decile (before tax) over time
- Malta
- New Zealand
How they compare
New Zealand currently reports 7,475 international-$ in 2025 prices against 7,357 international-$ in 2025 prices in Malta, a difference of 118 international-$ in 2025 prices.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 14 shared years of data; in 2007 it was New Zealand ahead.
Malta ranks 25th and New Zealand ranks 24th of 113 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Malta averaged higher in 1 and New Zealand in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malta | New Zealand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6,777 international-$ in 2025 prices | 7,510 international-$ in 2025 prices | 733.12 international-$ in 2025 prices | New Zealand |
| 2010s | 7,517 international-$ in 2025 prices | 8,317 international-$ in 2025 prices | 799.99 international-$ in 2025 prices | New Zealand |
| 2020s | 7,357 international-$ in 2025 prices | 6,081 international-$ in 2025 prices | 1,276 international-$ in 2025 prices | Malta |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher threshold income for each decile (before tax), Malta or New Zealand?
- New Zealand, at 7,475 international-$ in 2025 prices against 7,357 international-$ in 2025 prices in Malta as of 2022.
- What is the difference in threshold income for each decile (before tax) between Malta and New Zealand?
- 118 international-$ in 2025 prices, with New Zealand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and New Zealand?
- 14 years are reported by both, from 2007 to 2020.
- How do Malta and New Zealand rank globally for threshold income for each decile (before tax)?
- Malta ranks 25th and New Zealand ranks 24th 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.