Canada vs Sweden: Total shortfall from extreme poverty
Total shortfall from extreme poverty over time
- Canada
- Sweden
How they compare
Canada currently reports 64.09 million international-$ in 2021 prices against 63.58 million international-$ in 2021 prices in Sweden, a difference of 505,500 international-$ in 2021 prices.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 28 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Canada ahead.
Canada ranks 60th and Sweden ranks 61st of 120 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 5 and Sweden in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 294.30 million international-$ in 2021 prices | 28.85 million international-$ in 2021 prices | 265.44 million international-$ in 2021 prices | Canada |
| 1980s | 151.63 million international-$ in 2021 prices | 15.86 million international-$ in 2021 prices | 135.77 million international-$ in 2021 prices | Canada |
| 1990s | 204.10 million international-$ in 2021 prices | 13.24 million international-$ in 2021 prices | 190.86 million international-$ in 2021 prices | Canada |
| 2000s | 58.98 million international-$ in 2021 prices | 30.12 million international-$ in 2021 prices | 28.86 million international-$ in 2021 prices | Canada |
| 2010s | 59.02 million international-$ in 2021 prices | 38.95 million international-$ in 2021 prices | 20.07 million international-$ in 2021 prices | Canada |
| 2020s | 43.40 million international-$ in 2021 prices | 64.31 million international-$ in 2021 prices | 20.90 million international-$ in 2021 prices | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total shortfall from extreme poverty, Canada or Sweden?
- Canada, at 64.09 million international-$ in 2021 prices against 63.58 million international-$ in 2021 prices in Sweden as of 2022.
- What is the difference in total shortfall from extreme poverty between Canada and Sweden?
- 505,500 international-$ in 2021 prices, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Sweden?
- 28 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2022.
- How do Canada and Sweden rank globally for total shortfall from extreme poverty?
- Canada ranks 60th and Sweden ranks 61st 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 Total shortfall from extreme poverty. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
This is the amount of money that would be theoretically needed to lift the income or consumption of all people in poverty up to $3 per day. However, this is not a measure of the actual cost of eliminating poverty, since it does not take into account the costs involved in making the necessary transfers nor any changes in behavior they would bring about.