Sweden vs United Kingdom: Threshold income per month marking the poorest decile, the median, and the richest decile (after tax)

Sweden

1,362 international-$ in 2021 prices

in 2023

United Kingdom

1,344 international-$ in 2021 prices

in 2021

Sweden rank

15th

United Kingdom rank

17th

Threshold income per month marking the poorest decile, the median, and the richest decile (after tax) over time

Sweden
United Kingdom

How they compare

Sweden currently reports 1,362 international-$ in 2021 prices against 1,344 international-$ in 2021 prices in United Kingdom, a difference of 17.98 international-$ in 2021 prices.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 40 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Sweden ahead.

Sweden ranks 15th and United Kingdom ranks 17th of 47 countries.

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About this data

Indicator: Threshold income per month marking the poorest decile, the median, and the richest decile (after tax)
Unit: international-$ in 2021 prices
Source: Luxembourg Income Study (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 47 places, 1,030 data points, 1963–2024
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

The level of income per month below which 10% of the population falls.