Japan vs Sweden: Poverty gap index at $3 a day
Japan
0.5%
in 2020
Sweden
0.6%
in 2023
Japan rank
57th
Sweden rank
55th
Poverty gap index at $3 a day over time
- Japan
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 0.6% against 0.5% in Japan, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 13 shared years of data; in 2008 it was Japan ahead.
Japan ranks 57th and Sweden ranks 55th of 120 countries.
Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.1% | Japan |
| 2010s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.0% | Japan |
| 2020s | 0.5% | 0.3% | 0.2% | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher poverty gap index at $3 a day, Japan or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 0.6% against 0.5% in Japan as of 2023.
- What is the difference in poverty gap index at $3 a day between Japan and Sweden?
- 0.1%, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Sweden?
- 13 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2020.
- How do Japan and Sweden rank globally for poverty gap index at $3 a day?
- Japan ranks 57th and Sweden ranks 55th of 120 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Poverty gap index at $3 a day. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The poverty gap index is a poverty measure that reflects both the prevalence and the depth of poverty. It is calculated as the share of population in poverty multiplied by the average shortfall from the poverty line (expressed as a % of the poverty line).