Denmark vs Sweden: Proportion of population living in multidimensional poverty (%)
Denmark
18.0%
in 2024
Sweden
18.6%
in 2025
Denmark rank
30th
Sweden rank
27th
Proportion of population living in multidimensional poverty (%) over time
- Denmark
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 18.6% against 18.0% in Denmark, a difference of 0.6%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 15 shared years of data; in 2010 it was Denmark ahead.
Denmark ranks 30th and Sweden ranks 27th of 48 countries.
Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Denmark | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 17.5% | 18.2% | 0.7% | Sweden |
| 2020s | 17.2% | 17.9% | 0.7% | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of population living in multidimensional poverty, Denmark or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 18.6% against 18.0% in Denmark as of 2025.
- What is the difference in proportion of population living in multidimensional poverty between Denmark and Sweden?
- 0.6%, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Sweden?
- 15 years are reported by both, from 2010 to 2024.
- How do Denmark and Sweden rank globally for proportion of population living in multidimensional poverty?
- Denmark ranks 30th and Sweden ranks 27th of 48 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as Proportion of population living in multidimensional poverty (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.