Malta vs Sweden: Share living on less than $8.30 a day vs. mean income or consumption
Malta
1.1%
in 2023
Sweden
1.5%
in 2023
Malta rank
102nd
Sweden rank
99th
Share living on less than $8.30 a day vs. mean income or consumption over time
- Malta
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 1.5% against 1.1% in Malta, a difference of 0.4%.
That makes Sweden's figure about 1.4 times Malta's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 18 shared years of data; in 2006 it was Sweden ahead.
Malta ranks 102nd and Sweden ranks 99th of 120 countries.
Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malta | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.0% | 1.1% | 0.1% | Sweden |
| 2010s | 0.5% | 1.2% | 0.8% | Sweden |
| 2020s | 0.8% | 1.4% | 0.6% | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share living on less than $8.30 a day vs. mean income or consumption, Malta or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 1.5% against 1.1% in Malta as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share living on less than $8.30 a day vs. mean income or consumption between Malta and Sweden?
- 0.4%, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and Sweden?
- 18 years are reported by both, from 2006 to 2023.
- How do Malta and Sweden rank globally for share living on less than $8.30 a day vs. mean income or consumption?
- Malta ranks 102nd and Sweden ranks 99th of 120 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share living on less than $8.30 a day vs. mean income or consumption. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Percentage of population living in households with an income or consumption below $8.30 per day.