Australia vs Sweden: Proportion of population below international poverty line
Australia
0.9%
in 2020
Sweden
0.8%
in 2023
Australia rank
58th
Sweden rank
61st
Proportion of population below international poverty line over time
- Australia
- Sweden
How they compare
Australia currently reports 0.9% against 0.8% in Sweden, a difference of 0.1%.
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 58th and Sweden ranks 61st of 110 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% | 0.5% | 0.5% | Australia |
| 2000s | 0.8% | 0.5% | 0.4% | Australia |
| 2010s | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.0% | Sweden |
| 2020s | 0.9% | 0.5% | 0.4% | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of population below international poverty line, Australia or Sweden?
- Australia, at 0.9% against 0.8% in Sweden as of 2020.
- What is the difference in proportion of population below international poverty line between Australia and Sweden?
- 0.1%, 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 proportion of population below international poverty line?
- Australia ranks 58th and Sweden ranks 61st of 110 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as Proportion of population below international poverty line (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.