Poland vs Portugal: Threshold income for each decile (before tax)
Poland
6,349 international-$ in 2025 prices
in 2022
Portugal
5,950 international-$ in 2025 prices
in 2022
Poland rank
30th
Portugal rank
32nd
Threshold income for each decile (before tax) over time
- Poland
- Portugal
How they compare
Poland currently reports 6,349 international-$ in 2025 prices against 5,950 international-$ in 2025 prices in Portugal, a difference of 399 international-$ in 2025 prices.
That makes Poland's figure about 1.1 times Portugal's.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1936 it was Portugal ahead.
Poland ranks 30th and Portugal ranks 32nd of 113 countries.
Across the 10 decades both report, Poland averaged higher in 1 and Portugal in 9.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Poland | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1930s | 266.81 international-$ in 2025 prices | 879.67 international-$ in 2025 prices | 612.86 international-$ in 2025 prices | Portugal |
| 1940s | 92.99 international-$ in 2025 prices | 1,270 international-$ in 2025 prices | 1,177 international-$ in 2025 prices | Portugal |
| 1950s | 1,514 international-$ in 2025 prices | 2,578 international-$ in 2025 prices | 1,064 international-$ in 2025 prices | Portugal |
| 1960s | 2,671 international-$ in 2025 prices | 3,493 international-$ in 2025 prices | 822.38 international-$ in 2025 prices | Portugal |
| 1970s | 6,166 international-$ in 2025 prices | 6,536 international-$ in 2025 prices | 370.02 international-$ in 2025 prices | Portugal |
| 1980s | 3,504 international-$ in 2025 prices | 4,045 international-$ in 2025 prices | 541.5 international-$ in 2025 prices | Portugal |
| 1990s | 3,385 international-$ in 2025 prices | 4,362 international-$ in 2025 prices | 977.23 international-$ in 2025 prices | Portugal |
| 2000s | 3,684 international-$ in 2025 prices | 4,843 international-$ in 2025 prices | 1,160 international-$ in 2025 prices | Portugal |
| 2010s | 4,913 international-$ in 2025 prices | 5,033 international-$ in 2025 prices | 119.4 international-$ in 2025 prices | Portugal |
| 2020s | 5,995 international-$ in 2025 prices | 5,588 international-$ in 2025 prices | 407.24 international-$ in 2025 prices | Poland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher threshold income for each decile (before tax), Poland or Portugal?
- Poland, at 6,349 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 Poland and Portugal?
- 399 international-$ in 2025 prices, with Poland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Poland and Portugal?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1936 to 2022.
- How do Poland and Portugal rank globally for threshold income for each decile (before tax)?
- Poland ranks 30th 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.