Sweden vs United States: 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 States
1,439 international-$ in 2021 prices
in 2024
Sweden rank
15th
United States rank
13th
Threshold income per month marking the poorest decile, the median, and the richest decile (after tax) over time
- Sweden
- United States
How they compare
United States currently reports 1,439 international-$ in 2021 prices against 1,362 international-$ in 2021 prices in Sweden, a difference of 77.09 international-$ in 2021 prices.
That makes United States's figure about 1.1 times Sweden's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 42 shared years of data; in 1975 it was United States ahead.
Sweden ranks 15th and United States ranks 13th of 47 countries.
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About this data
The level of income per month below which 10% of the population falls.