Latest available · compiled 2010
Median Daily Income or Consumption per Person, 2010 compilation
Each country’s newest reading as of 2010; every row carries its own year · stored as published, never rewritten
Median Daily Income or Consumption per Person, 2010 compilation covers 87 countries on 2 measures. Luxembourg is highest, at 72.9697; Zambia is lowest, at 1.7386. The middle country reads 13.1477. Against the 2009 compilation, 62 values changed (37 up, 25 down), 25 countries joined, 21 left.
Median Daily Income or Consumption per Person · Latest available · compiled 2010
HighestLuxembourg
72.9697LowestZambia
1.7386Shaded by value in five groups of equal size, darkest at the better end.
01Position · derived
The table
Every country and every column of Median Daily Income or Consumption per Person, 2010 compilation, as published. World Bank Group ranks nobody on this measure; the position is derived here by ordering the published values. “=” marks a shared position.
Showing 25 of 87 countries · select a heading to sort
| derived | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | LUXWestern Europe · 2010 reading | 72.9697 | 84.757 | income | 2010 |
| 2 | CHEWestern Europe · 2010 reading | 68.6006 | 81.895 | income | 2010 |
| 3 | NORNorthern Europe · 2010 reading | 67.0546 | 74.596 | income | 2010 |
| 4 | AUTWestern Europe · 2010 reading | 65.3713 | 75.037 | income | 2010 |
| 5 | USANorthern America · 2010 reading | 58.3575 | 75.460 | income | 2010 |
| 6 | DNKNorthern Europe · 2010 reading | 58.2691 | 66.321 | income | 2010 |
| 7 | NLDWestern Europe · 2010 reading | 57.3658 | 65.093 | income | 2010 |
| 8 | CANNorthern America · 2010 reading | 56.8891 | 68.057 | income | 2010 |
| 9 | DEUWestern Europe · 2010 reading | 55.9240 | 65.786 | income | 2010 |
| 10 | BELWestern Europe · 2010 reading | 55.9148 | 63.008 | income | 2010 |
| 11 | FRAWestern Europe · 2010 reading | 54.2616 | 66.602 | income | 2010 |
| 12 | AUSAustralia and New Zealand · 2010 reading | 53.3897 | 66.455 | income | 2010 |
| 13 | FINNorthern Europe · 2010 reading | 53.3764 | 61.602 | income | 2010 |
| 14 | GBRNorthern Europe · 2010 reading | 49.9751 | 60.721 | income | 2010 |
| 15 | ISLNorthern Europe · 2010 reading | 48.4208 | 54.023 | income | 2010 |
| 16 | CYPWestern Asia · 2010 reading | 48.0763 | 58.433 | income | 2010 |
| 17 | SWENorthern Europe · 2010 reading | 47.8360 | 53.957 | income | 2010 |
| 18 | ITASouthern Europe · 2010 reading | 47.0234 | 55.439 | income | 2010 |
| 19 | ESPSouthern Europe · 2010 reading | 43.0901 | 51.666 | income | 2010 |
| 20 | JPNEastern Asia · 2010 reading | 42.1477 | 48.246 | income | 2010 |
| 21 | SVNSouthern Europe · 2010 reading | 39.7572 | 43.762 | income | 2010 |
| 22 | TWNEastern Asia · 2010 reading | 38.0628 | 46.328 | income | 2010 |
| 23 | IRLNorthern Europe · 2010 reading | 37.9977 | 44.984 | income | 2010 |
| 24 | MLTSouthern Europe · 2010 reading | 36.5970 | 41.548 | income | 2010 |
| 25 | KOREastern Asia · 2010 reading | 34.8851 | 40.584 | income | 2010 |
| 26 | GRCSouthern Europe · 2010 reading | 33.2042 | 38.911 | income | 2010 |
| 27 | CZEEastern Europe · 2010 reading | 31.9013 | 35.992 | income | 2010 |
| 28 | PRTSouthern Europe · 2010 reading | 27.5639 | 34.731 | income | 2010 |
| 29 | ISRWestern Asia · 2010 reading | 26.9192 | 34.938 | income | 2010 |
| 30 | SVKEastern Europe · 2010 reading | 24.2617 | 26.628 | income | 2010 |
| 31 | POLEastern Europe · 2010 reading | 23.3127 | 27.623 | income | 2010 |
| 32 | ARGSouth America · 2010 reading | 22.0707 | 29.739 | income | 2010 |
| 33 | ESTNorthern Europe · 2010 reading | 21.5170 | 25.399 | income | 2010 |
| 34 | HRVSouthern Europe · 2010 reading | 21.4174 | 24.885 | income | 2010 |
| 35 | URYSouth America · 2010 reading | 20.5870 | 29.707 | income | 2010 |
| 36 | RUSEastern Europe · 2010 reading | 19.6982 | 26.656 | consumption | 2010 |
| 37 | LTUNorthern Europe · 2010 reading | 18.8292 | 21.493 | income | 2010 |
| 38 | HUNEastern Europe · 2010 reading | 18.3341 | 20.703 | income | 2010 |
| 39 | LVANorthern Europe · 2010 reading | 17.6193 | 20.597 | income | 2010 |
| 40 | MNESouthern Europe · 2010 reading | 16.6568 | 18.889 | consumption | 2010 |
| 41 | CRICentral America · 2010 reading | 16.2773 | 25.404 | income | 2010 |
| 42 | BGREastern Europe · 2010 reading | 16.0192 | 19.126 | income | 2010 |
| 43 | JORWestern Asia | 13.7111 | 17.328 | consumption | 2010.24 |
| 44 | BLREastern Europe · 2010 reading | 13.1477 | 15.150 | consumption | 2010 |
| 45 | PANCentral America · 2010 reading | 13.1018 | 20.930 | income | 2010 |
| 46 | SRBSouthern Europe · 2010 reading | 12.7031 | 14.685 | consumption | 2010 |
| 47 | TURWestern Asia · 2010 reading | 12.6650 | 16.379 | consumption | 2010 |
| 48 | PSEWestern Asia · 2010 reading | 11.7260 | 14.999 | consumption | 2010 |
| 49 | THASouth-eastern Asia · 2010 reading | 11.6803 | 15.957 | consumption | 2010 |
| 50 | UKREastern Europe · 2010 reading | 11.4794 | 12.837 | consumption | 2010 |
| 51 | ROUEastern Europe · 2010 reading | 11.2334 | 13.084 | income | 2010 |
| 52 | MDAEastern Europe · 2010 reading | 10.7533 | 12.986 | consumption | 2010 |
| 53 | TUNNorthern Africa | 10.7528 | 13.969 | consumption | 2010.41 |
| 54 | PRYSouth America · 2010 reading | 10.2796 | 16.201 | income | 2010 |
| 55 | ECUSouth America · 2010 reading | 10.2313 | 15.876 | income | 2010 |
| 56 | MKDSouthern Europe · 2010 reading | 10.1834 | 12.046 | income | 2010 |
| 57 | DOMCaribbean · 2010 reading | 10.0270 | 15.272 | income | 2010 |
| 58 | KAZCentral Asia · 2010 reading | 9.5835 | 11.286 | consumption | 2010 |
| 59 | PERSouth America · 2010 reading | 9.0913 | 12.708 | income | 2010 |
| 60 | MEXCentral America · 2010 reading | 8.9555 | 13.715 | income | 2010 |
| 61 | VNMSouth-eastern Asia · 2010 reading | 8.3476 | 11.193 | consumption | 2010 |
| 62 | COLSouth America · 2010 reading | 8.3089 | 14.621 | income | 2010 |
| 63 | MNGEastern Asia · 2010 reading | 8.0992 | 9.881 | consumption | 2010 |
| 64 | SLVCentral America · 2010 reading | 7.5744 | 10.624 | income | 2010 |
| 65 | HNDCentral America · 2010 reading | 7.1723 | 12.106 | income | 2010 |
| 66 | EGYNorthern Africa | 7.0809 | 8.678 | consumption | 2010.49 |
| 67 | TUVPolynesia · 2010 reading | 6.9399 | 9.265 | consumption | 2010 |
| 68 | ARMWestern Asia · 2010 reading | 6.8065 | 8.182 | consumption | 2010 |
| 69 | XKXSouthern Europe · 2010 reading | 5.9285 | 7.388 | consumption | 2010 |
| 70 | CHNEastern Asia · 2010 reading | 5.8419 | 8.210 | consumption | 2010 |
| 71 | ZAFSouthern Africa · 2010 reading | 5.2601 | 12.306 | consumption | 2010 |
| 72 | KGZCentral Asia · 2010 reading | 5.1286 | 6.087 | consumption | 2010 |
| 73 | GEOWestern Asia · 2010 reading | 5.0411 | 6.497 | consumption | 2010 |
| 74 | STPMiddle Africa · 2010 reading | 4.7798 | 5.711 | consumption | 2010 |
| 75 | VUTMelanesia · 2010 reading | 4.5587 | 5.855 | consumption | 2010 |
| 76 | NPLSouthern Asia | 4.5298 | 5.601 | consumption | 2010.17 |
| 77 | BGDSouthern Asia · 2010 reading | 4.0749 | 5.128 | consumption | 2010 |
| 78 | GMBWestern Africa | 3.9568 | 5.623 | consumption | 2010.08 |
| 79 | PAKSouthern Asia | 3.8712 | 4.686 | consumption | 2010.5 |
| 80 | IDNSouth-eastern Asia · 2010 reading | 3.7741 | 4.865 | consumption | 2010 |
| 81 | NGAWestern Africa | 3.6242 | 4.596 | consumption | 2010.5 |
| 82 | ETHEastern Africa | 3.5128 | 4.306 | consumption | 2010.5 |
| 83 | MDGEastern Africa · 2010 reading | 2.3306 | 3.337 | consumption | 2010 |
| 84 | RWAEastern Africa | 2.0849 | 3.305 | consumption | 2010.83 |
| 85 | MWIEastern Africa | 1.8985 | 2.848 | consumption | 2010.23 |
| 86 | GNBWestern Africa · 2010 reading | 1.7530 | 2.875 | consumption | 2010 |
| 87 | ZMBEastern Africa · 2010 reading | 1.7386 | 3.031 | consumption | 2010 |
02In Median Daily Income or Consumption per Person, 2010 compilation
At either end
The 5 countries at each end of the headline, then the highest and lowest on each other measure.
Highest
- 1
Luxembourg72.9697
- 2
Switzerland68.6006
- 3
Norway67.0546
- 4
Austria65.3713
- 5
United States58.3575
Lowest
- 87
Zambia1.7386
- 86
Guinea-Bissau1.7530
- 85
Malawi1.8985
- 84
Rwanda2.0849
- 83
Madagascar2.3306
A higher value is the better result. The middle country reads 13.1477. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.
Each measure’s ends
Mean income or consumption per person (2021 PPP $ a day)
Highest
Luxembourg84.757
Lowest
Malawi2.848
Middle country: 17.328
032009 → 2010
Since the 2009 compilation
What changed between the 2009 compilation and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.
- +25 / −21countries joined / left
- 62values changed, of 62 in both
- 37 · 25rose · fell
- 0unchanged
Rose most
Denmark56.4610 → 58.2691+1.8081
Russia18.1811 → 19.6982+1.5171
Belarus11.9014 → 13.1477+1.2463
Japan40.9232 → 42.1477+1.2245
Switzerland67.3908 → 68.6006+1.2098
Fell most
Greece38.2050 → 33.2042−5.0008
Iceland52.5701 → 48.4208−4.1493
Spain45.9881 → 43.0901−2.8980
Croatia23.2052 → 21.4174−1.7878
Luxembourg74.6000 → 72.9697−1.6303
Changes in value, not in places: a country’s place also moves when others do. Every country’s full history is charted on the statistic page.
04Caveats
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Readings from many years
Each country’s newest reading as of 2010, from 2010 to 2010.
The position is ours
World Bank Group publishes values only; the order is this site’s.
Nothing missing
Every one of the 87 countries has every column.
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World Bank Group (2010). Median Daily Income or Consumption per Person, 2010 compilation [data set]. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/median-daily-income/2010
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07Questions
Median Daily Income or Consumption per Person, 2010 compilation: questions and answers
Which country has the highest median income per day in Median Daily Income or Consumption per Person, 2010 compilation?
Luxembourg, at 72.9697, of the 87 countries in the file.
How many countries does Median Daily Income or Consumption per Person, 2010 compilation cover?
87.
Where can I download Median Daily Income or Consumption per Person, 2010 compilation?
On this page, as a CSV file holding every value exactly as published, or from the publisher’s own site, linked below.
Is Median Daily Income or Consumption per Person, 2010 compilation the newest?
No. The newest held here is Median Daily Income or Consumption per Person, 2023 compilation.