Canada vs Sweden: Poverty: Share of population living on less than $30 a day … 2011
Canada
16.7%
in 2019
Sweden
15.6%
in 2021
Canada rank
107th
Sweden rank
110th
Poverty: Share of population living on less than $30 a day … 2011 over time
- Canada
- Sweden
How they compare
Canada currently reports 16.7% against 15.6% in Sweden, a difference of 1.1%.
That makes Canada's figure about 1.1 times Sweden's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 25 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Sweden ahead.
Canada ranks 107th and Sweden ranks 110th of 119 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 1 and Sweden in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 47.2% | 65.7% | 18.5% | Sweden |
| 1980s | 35.5% | 57.5% | 22.0% | Sweden |
| 1990s | 33.0% | 42.5% | 9.5% | Sweden |
| 2000s | 27.1% | 28.6% | 1.6% | Sweden |
| 2010s | 20.0% | 17.8% | 2.3% | Canada |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher poverty: share of population living on less than $30 a day (2011 prices), Canada or Sweden?
- Canada, at 16.7% against 15.6% in Sweden as of 2019.
- What is the difference in poverty: share of population living on less than $30 a day (2011 prices) between Canada and Sweden?
- 1.1%, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Sweden?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2019.
- How do Canada and Sweden rank globally for poverty: share of population living on less than $30 a day (2011 prices)?
- Canada ranks 107th and Sweden ranks 110th 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 Poverty: Share of population living on less than $30 a day (2011 prices). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Percentage of population living in households with an income or consumption below $30 per day.