Australia vs Sweden: Poverty headcount rate vs poverty gap
Australia
0.9
in 2020
Sweden
0.8379
in 2023
Australia rank
68th
Sweden rank
69th
Poverty headcount rate vs poverty gap over time
- Australia
- Sweden
How they compare
Australia currently reports 0.9 against 0.8379 in Sweden, a difference of 0.0621.
That makes Australia's figure about 1.1 times Sweden's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 11 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Australia ahead.
Australia ranks 68th and Sweden ranks 69th of 120 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 4 and Sweden in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.1 | 0.4 | 0.7 | Australia |
| 1990s | 1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | Australia |
| 2000s | 0.8 | 0.4168 | 0.3832 | Australia |
| 2010s | 0.55 | 0.6115 | 0.0615 | Sweden |
| 2020s | 0.9 | 0.4512 | 0.4488 | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher poverty headcount rate vs poverty gap, Australia or Sweden?
- Australia, at 0.9 against 0.8379 in Sweden as of 2020.
- What is the difference in poverty headcount rate vs poverty gap between Australia and Sweden?
- 0.0621, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Sweden?
- 11 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2020.
- How do Australia and Sweden rank globally for poverty headcount rate vs poverty gap?
- Australia ranks 68th and Sweden ranks 69th of 120 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Poverty headcount rate vs poverty gap. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.