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
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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

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

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