Malta vs Sweden: Proportion of population living in multidimensional poverty (%)
Malta
19.7%
in 2024
Sweden
18.6%
in 2025
Malta rank
24th
Sweden rank
27th
Proportion of population living in multidimensional poverty (%) over time
- Malta
- Sweden
How they compare
Malta currently reports 19.7% against 18.6% in Sweden, a difference of 1.1%.
That makes Malta's figure about 1.1 times Sweden's.
Across all 15 years both countries report, Malta has been ahead every year.
Malta ranks 24th and Sweden ranks 27th of 48 countries.
Malta has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malta | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 21.7% | 18.2% | 3.5% | Malta |
| 2020s | 19.8% | 17.9% | 1.9% | Malta |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of population living in multidimensional poverty, Malta or Sweden?
- Malta, at 19.7% against 18.6% in Sweden as of 2024.
- What is the difference in proportion of population living in multidimensional poverty between Malta and Sweden?
- 1.1%, with Malta ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and Sweden?
- 15 years are reported by both, from 2010 to 2024.
- How do Malta and Sweden rank globally for proportion of population living in multidimensional poverty?
- Malta ranks 24th 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.