Denmark vs Sweden: At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded)
Denmark
24.5%
in 2025
Sweden
25.3%
in 2025
Denmark rank
22nd
Sweden rank
19th
At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded) over time
- Denmark
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 25.3% against 24.5% in Denmark, a difference of 0.8%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2004 it was Sweden ahead.
Denmark ranks 22nd and Sweden ranks 19th of 45 countries.
Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Denmark | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 29.0% | 29.0% | 0.0% | Sweden |
| 2010s | 26.3% | 29.4% | 3.1% | Sweden |
| 2020s | 24.9% | 26.4% | 1.6% | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded), Denmark or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 25.3% against 24.5% in Denmark as of 2025.
- What is the difference in at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded) between Denmark and Sweden?
- 0.8%, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Sweden?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2025.
- How do Denmark and Sweden rank globally for at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded)?
- Denmark ranks 22nd and Sweden ranks 19th of 45 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Eurostat, published as At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded from social transfers) by NUTS 2 region. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.