Income inequality atkinson index undp in Sweden
Sweden: Income inequality atkinson index undp was 0.1694 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Income inequality atkinson index undp in Sweden, 2010–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for income inequality atkinson index undp in Sweden is 0.1694, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 17.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, income inequality atkinson index undp in Sweden peaked at 0.1694 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.1276, in 2010.
That places Sweden 137th out of 174 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.1419 | 0.1276 | 0.1532 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1579 | 0.1405 | 0.1694 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sweden
More poverty & inequality data for Sweden
- Data deprivation poverty surveys per decade 8 (2025)
- Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty 1.43 (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty 4,456 (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality 41.37 (2023)
- Gender inequality index from the human development report 0.007 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in gdp vs share in extreme poverty 27.95 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in females 0.0725 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality by sex 0.0725 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in males 0.0823 (2023)
- Poverty headcount ratio at $3.00 a day (2021 PPP) 0.8% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is income inequality atkinson index undp in Sweden?
- Income inequality atkinson index undp in Sweden was 0.1694 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest income inequality atkinson index undp recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1694 in 2022.
- What is the lowest income inequality atkinson index undp recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1276 in 2010.
- How does Sweden rank for income inequality atkinson index undp?
- Sweden ranks 137th out of 174 countries with data for 2023.
- Is income inequality atkinson index undp rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sweden data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Income inequality atkinson index undp. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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