Greece vs Sweden: Share of population living in extreme poverty (2011 prices)
Greece
0.6%
in 2021
Sweden
0.6%
in 2021
Greece rank
67th
Sweden rank
65th
Share of population living in extreme poverty (2011 prices) over time
- Greece
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 0.6% against 0.6% in Greece, a difference of 0.0%.
That makes Sweden's figure about 1.1 times Greece's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 21 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Greece ahead.
Greece ranks 67th and Sweden ranks 65th of 119 countries.
Greece has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Greece | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.7% | 0.2% | 1.5% | Greece |
| 2000s | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.1% | Greece |
| 2010s | 1.0% | 0.4% | 0.6% | Greece |
| 2020s | 0.7% | 0.5% | 0.2% | Greece |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of population living in extreme poverty (2011 prices), Greece or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 0.6% against 0.6% in Greece as of 2021.
- What is the difference in share of population living in extreme poverty (2011 prices) between Greece and Sweden?
- 0.0%, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Sweden?
- 21 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2021.
- How do Greece and Sweden rank globally for share of population living in extreme poverty (2011 prices)?
- Greece ranks 67th and Sweden ranks 65th of 119 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of population living in extreme poverty (2011 prices). 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 $1.90 per day.