Italy vs Sweden: Proportion of population below international poverty line (%)
Italy
0.9%
in 2023
Sweden
0.8%
in 2023
Italy rank
74th
Sweden rank
77th
Proportion of population below international poverty line (%) over time
- Italy
- Sweden
How they compare
Italy currently reports 0.9% against 0.8% in Sweden, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Italy's figure about 1.1 times Sweden's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 26 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Sweden ahead.
Italy ranks 74th and Sweden ranks 77th of 133 countries.
Italy has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.6% | 0.3% | 0.3% | Italy |
| 1990s | 0.7% | 0.5% | 0.2% | Italy |
| 2000s | 1.0% | 0.5% | 0.5% | Italy |
| 2010s | 1.5% | 0.6% | 1.0% | Italy |
| 2020s | 0.8% | 0.8% | 0.0% | Italy |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of population below international poverty line, Italy or Sweden?
- Italy, at 0.9% against 0.8% in Sweden as of 2023.
- What is the difference in proportion of population below international poverty line between Italy and Sweden?
- 0.1%, with Italy ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Sweden?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2023.
- How do Italy and Sweden rank globally for proportion of population below international poverty line?
- Italy ranks 74th and Sweden ranks 77th of 133 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.