Portugal vs Sweden: Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income
Portugal
11.0%
in 2023
Sweden
11.0%
in 2023
Portugal rank
71st
Sweden rank
71st
Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income over time
- Portugal
- Sweden
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 11.0% against 11.0% in Sweden, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 21 shared years of data; in 2003 it was Portugal ahead.
Portugal ranks 71st and Sweden ranks 71st of 130 countries.
Portugal has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Portugal | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12.2% | 8.0% | 4.2% | Portugal |
| 2010s | 12.5% | 9.8% | 2.7% | Portugal |
| 2020s | 11.4% | 10.9% | 0.5% | Portugal |
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, Portugal or Sweden?
- Portugal, at 11.0% against 11.0% in Sweden as of 2023.
- What is the difference in proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income between Portugal and Sweden?
- 0.0%, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and Sweden?
- 21 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2023.
- How do Portugal and Sweden rank globally for proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income?
- Portugal ranks 71st 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.