Canada vs Sweden: Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income
Canada
10.9%
in 2022
Sweden
11.0%
in 2023
Canada rank
74th
Sweden rank
71st
Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income over time
- Canada
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 11.0% against 10.9% in Canada, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 28 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Canada ahead.
Canada ranks 74th and Sweden ranks 71st of 130 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 | 13.7% | 5.3% | 8.4% | Canada |
| 1980s | 12.3% | 5.8% | 6.5% | Canada |
| 1990s | 12.6% | 6.6% | 6.0% | Canada |
| 2000s | 13.3% | 7.4% | 5.9% | Canada |
| 2010s | 13.1% | 9.8% | 3.2% | Canada |
| 2020s | 9.9% | 10.9% | 1.0% | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income, Canada or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 11.0% against 10.9% in Canada as of 2023.
- What is the difference in proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income between Canada and Sweden?
- 0.1%, with Sweden 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 proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income?
- Canada ranks 74th and Sweden ranks 71st of 130 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.