Greece vs Sweden: Number of people living in extreme poverty: 2011 vs. 2017 prices

Greece
60,226 people
in 2021
Sweden
65,100 people
in 2021
Greece rank
68th
Sweden rank
67th

Number of people living in extreme poverty: 2011 vs. 2017 prices over time

  • Greece
  • Sweden
050.0k100.0k150.0k200.0k197519982021

How they compare

Sweden currently reports 65,100 people against 60,226 people in Greece, a difference of 4,874 people.

That makes Sweden's figure about 1.1 times Greece's.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 21 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Greece ahead.

Greece ranks 68th and Sweden ranks 67th of 119 countries.

Greece has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Greece Sweden Difference Ahead
1990s 183,536 people 21,825 people 161,711 people Greece
2000s 55,473 people 39,609 people 15,864 people Greece
2010s 112,954 people 43,822 people 69,131 people Greece
2020s 74,642 people 51,956 people 22,686 people Greece

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of people living in extreme poverty: 2011 vs. 2017 prices, Greece or Sweden?
Sweden, at 65,100 people against 60,226 people in Greece as of 2021.
What is the difference in number of people living in extreme poverty: 2011 vs. 2017 prices between Greece and Sweden?
4,874 people, with Sweden ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Sweden?
21 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2021.
How do Greece and Sweden rank globally for number of people living in extreme poverty: 2011 vs. 2017 prices?
Greece ranks 68th and Sweden ranks 67th of 119 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Number of people living in extreme poverty: 2011 vs. 2017 prices. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Number of people living in extreme poverty: 2011 vs. 2017 prices
Unit
people
Source
World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
119 places, 2,016 data points, 1963–2023
Last refreshed

Number of people living in households with an income or consumption below $1.90 per day.