1 — Mid income, high-income country
- United States
- $55,000 / year
- Net worth $80,000
Often: mid locally, high globally
Illustrates the classic gap between a rich-country median and the world ladder. Fill converts amounts to your header currency.
Income · net worth · local vs global
Income & net worth percentile
Estimate where your income — and optionally your net worth — sits in your country and worldwide. Built for clear percentiles you can quote, with honest limits on the model.
This is an estimated percentile tool, not an official ranking. We convert your header currency to USD with approximate FX, then place you on modelled adult income (PPP-style) and net-worth ladders synthesised from public distributional statistics. Taxes, household size and purchasing-power details are simplified — see methodology below.
Result
Enter a country and income, then estimate. Add net worth for an income-vs-wealth comparison.
How this estimate works
Income: we annualise monthly figures, convert header currency → USD with an approximate FX table, then interpolate on a country ladder and a global ladder (log-linear between published-style percentile anchors).
Net worth (optional): same idea on wealth ladders — assets minus debts, in the same currency.
Why local ≠ global: rich-country medians sit far above the world median. Feeling “average” at home can still mean a high global percentile.
Why income ≠ wealth: paycheques are a flow; net worth is a stock. High earners with low savings and asset-rich lower earners diverge on purpose.
Limits: not tax-adjusted; not household-equivalence scaled; ladders are modelled (≈2019–2023 public distributional shapes), not a live census. Prefer rounded language (“about the 80th percentile”) over false precision.
How to use
- Pick your country of comparison.
- Enter gross income (annual or monthly) in the header currency.
- Optionally add net worth (assets − debts).
- Read local vs global income percentiles, then wealth if provided.
- Copy the shareable summary if you quote the result in an article or post — keep the estimate disclaimer.
Example profiles
2 — Eastern Europe middle class
- Poland
- 8,500 / month
- Net worth 120,000
Solid local band · stronger global income
Fill converts the example into your header currency automatically.
3 — High earner, thin wealth
- United Kingdom
- £95,000 / year
- Net worth £25,000
Income percentile ≫ wealth percentile
Shows cash-flow strength without accumulated assets.
4 — Modest income, high assets
- Germany
- €32,000 / year
- Net worth €280,000
Wealth ahead of income
Property or long saving can invert the ranking versus this year’s pay.
FAQ
Is this an official wealth ranking?
No. It is an estimate based on modelled percentile ladders synthesised from public distributional statistics. Results are rounded and should be read as approximate.
Why do local and global percentiles differ so much?
High-income countries have much higher medians than the world as a whole. An income that feels average locally can still sit high on a global ladder.
Income vs net worth — why both?
Income is a flow; net worth is a stock (assets minus debts). Someone can earn well with little savings, or hold assets while earning less this year.
Gross or net income?
v1 standardises on annual gross income in the header currency, converted to USD with approximate FX, then placed on PPP-style income ladders. Taxes and household size are not modelled.
Which countries are covered?
A curated set of countries with modelled ladders plus a global benchmark. Fewer countries with clearer methodology beats a fake worldwide list.
Can I share the result?
Yes — use the share card and Copy summary. Always keep the estimate disclaimer when quoting.