Estonia vs Sweden: Poverty: Share of population living on less than $8.30 a day
Estonia
1.3%
in 2023
Sweden
1.5%
in 2023
Estonia rank
100th
Sweden rank
99th
Poverty: Share of population living on less than $8.30 a day over time
- Estonia
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 1.5% against 1.3% in Estonia, a difference of 0.2%.
That makes Sweden's figure about 1.1 times Estonia's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 21 shared years of data; in 2003 it was Estonia ahead.
Estonia ranks 100th and Sweden ranks 99th of 120 countries.
Estonia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Estonia | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.3% | 1.2% | 8.1% | Estonia |
| 2010s | 3.9% | 1.2% | 2.7% | Estonia |
| 2020s | 1.5% | 1.4% | 0.1% | Estonia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher poverty: share of population living on less than $8.30 a day, Estonia or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 1.5% against 1.3% in Estonia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in poverty: share of population living on less than $8.30 a day between Estonia and Sweden?
- 0.2%, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Estonia and Sweden?
- 21 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2023.
- How do Estonia and Sweden rank globally for poverty: share of population living on less than $8.30 a day?
- Estonia ranks 100th 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 Poverty: Share of population living on less than $8.30 a day. 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.