Denmark vs Sweden: Proportion of population living in multidimensional poverty
Denmark
18.0%
in 2024
Sweden
17.5%
in 2024
Denmark rank
27th
Sweden rank
30th
Proportion of population living in multidimensional poverty over time
- Denmark
- Sweden
How they compare
Denmark currently reports 18.0% against 17.5% in Sweden, a difference of 0.5%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 15 shared years of data; in 2010 it was Denmark ahead.
Denmark ranks 27th and Sweden ranks 30th of 43 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?
- Denmark, at 18.0% against 17.5% in Sweden as of 2024.
- What is the difference in proportion of population living in multidimensional poverty between Denmark and Sweden?
- 0.5%, with Denmark 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 27th and Sweden ranks 30th of 43 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.