See how your income compares with everyone in the world. Enter your household income after tax and how many people live on it; the calculator converts it to income per person per day in purchasing-power (PPP) dollars and places it on the global income distribution, with your percentile and how many times the global median you earn.
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In your own currency; include all earners
Income is divided per person, like the global data
local per $
Local currency per international dollar (World Bank PPP factor). 1 for US dollars.
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US prices are about 1.31× their 2017 level; the global data use 2017 dollars
Enter your values to see the result.
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How to use the Global Income Percentile Calculator
Enter your household income after tax for a year, in your own currency.
Enter how many people live on that income, including children.
Outside the US, enter your country's PPP conversion factor (local currency units per international dollar); in the US leave it at 1.
Press Find my global percentile to see your rank, the multiple of the global median and the threshold table.
The global income distribution
Reference points used by the calculator, income or consumption per person per day in 2017 purchasing-power (PPP) dollars. The lower points come from World Bank estimates of the share of people living below international poverty lines (around 2019); the upper points are rounded approximations.
Percentile
Per person per day
Per person per year (2017 $)
Note
9th
$2.15
≈ $785
International extreme poverty line
23rd
$3.65
≈ $1,330
Lower-middle income poverty line
47th
$6.85
≈ $2,500
Upper-middle income poverty line
65th
$10
≈ $3,650
About two-thirds of people live on less
85th
$30
≈ $10,950
About 85% of people live on less
90th
≈ $45
≈ $16,400
Approximate
95th
≈ $70
≈ $25,600
Approximate
99th
≈ $150
≈ $54,800
Approximate
Multiply the yearly figures by about 1.31 for today's US price level, and by your household size for a household total.
How your percentile is calculated
Per person: household income after tax ÷ number of people.
To international dollars: ÷ the PPP conversion factor (1 for US dollars).
To 2017 prices: ÷ the price change since 2017, then ÷ 365 for a daily figure.
Percentile: interpolated on a log scale between reference points: P = P1 + (P2 − P1) × ln(x ÷ x1) ÷ ln(x2 ÷ x1). Above the 99th percentile a Pareto tail is used.
Keep it in perspective
Being in the global top 10% does not mean you feel rich locally: housing, healthcare and childcare costs vary hugely between and within countries.
Global figures compare living standards, not wealth. For savings and assets, see a net worth comparison instead.
Many households in poorer countries measure consumption, not income, which tends to be a little lower than income.
Frequently asked questions
What is the global median income?
Using World Bank poverty data in 2017 purchasing-power dollars, the global median is roughly $7 to $8 per person per day, or around $2,700 a year in 2017 prices. In today's US prices that is about $3,500 per person per year.
What income puts me in the top 10% worldwide?
With the rough distribution built into this calculator, the top 10% starts at about $45 per person per day in 2017 PPP dollars, roughly $21,500 per person per year in today's US prices. A couple sharing about $43,000 after tax would be near that line.
What does PPP mean?
Purchasing power parity adjusts for differences in prices between countries, so an international dollar buys roughly the same basket of goods everywhere. Without it, incomes in low-price countries would look much lower than their real buying power.
Why is income divided by household size?
Global income data are per person: a household's income or consumption is shared among its members. A $50,000 income supporting four people is $12,500 per person, while the same income for one person is $50,000.
Why does the calculator use 2017 dollars?
The World Bank's widely used global poverty and income figures are expressed in 2017 PPP dollars. The price-change factor (about 1.31 for US prices since 2017) converts today's income back to that base so it can be compared.
How accurate is the result?
It is an estimate. The lower and middle points come from World Bank poverty-line shares; the upper points are rougher approximations because surveys miss many high incomes and some countries measure consumption rather than income. Treat the percentile as accurate to within a few points.
Where do I find my country's PPP factor?
The World Bank publishes PPP conversion factors (local currency per international dollar) for private consumption for almost every country. Use a factor for a recent year together with the price-change factor for your own country's inflation since 2017.
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