Romania vs Sweden: Income inequality vs. GDP per capita
Romania
0.2983
in 2023
Sweden
0.2928
in 2023
Romania rank
96th
Sweden rank
99th
Income inequality vs. GDP per capita over time
- Romania
- Sweden
How they compare
Romania currently reports 0.2983 against 0.2928 in Sweden, a difference of 0.0055.
Across all 20 years both countries report, Romania has been ahead every year.
Romania ranks 96th and Sweden ranks 99th of 120 countries.
Romania has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Romania | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.2831 | 0.2507 | 0.0324 | Romania |
| 2000s | 0.373 | 0.2723 | 0.1006 | Romania |
| 2010s | 0.3577 | 0.287 | 0.0707 | Romania |
| 2020s | 0.3264 | 0.2988 | 0.0276 | Romania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher income inequality vs. gdp per capita, Romania or Sweden?
- Romania, at 0.2983 against 0.2928 in Sweden as of 2023.
- What is the difference in income inequality vs. gdp per capita between Romania and Sweden?
- 0.0055, with Romania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Romania and Sweden?
- 20 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2023.
- How do Romania and Sweden rank globally for income inequality vs. gdp per capita?
- Romania ranks 96th and Sweden ranks 99th of 120 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Income inequality vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The Gini coefficient measures inequality on a scale from 0 to 1. Higher values indicate higher inequality.