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