Spain vs Sweden: Proportion of population below international poverty line
Spain
0.8%
in 2023
Sweden
0.8%
in 2023
Spain rank
61st
Sweden rank
61st
Proportion of population below international poverty line over time
- Spain
- Sweden
How they compare
Spain currently reports 0.8% against 0.8% in Sweden, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 23 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Spain ahead.
Spain ranks 61st and Sweden ranks 61st of 110 countries.
Spain has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Spain | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.6% | 0.5% | 1.1% | Spain |
| 2000s | 0.8% | 0.5% | 0.3% | Spain |
| 2010s | 1.0% | 0.6% | 0.5% | Spain |
| 2020s | 0.9% | 0.8% | 0.1% | Spain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of population below international poverty line, Spain or Sweden?
- Spain, at 0.8% against 0.8% in Sweden as of 2023.
- What is the difference in proportion of population below international poverty line between Spain and Sweden?
- 0.0%, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Spain and Sweden?
- 23 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2023.
- How do Spain and Sweden rank globally for proportion of population below international poverty line?
- Spain ranks 61st 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.