Australia vs Sweden: Threshold income or consumption per month marking the poorest decile, the median, and the richest decile

Australia
842.35 international-$ in 2021 prices
in 2020
Sweden
793.64 international-$ in 2021 prices
in 2023
Australia rank
15th
Sweden rank
18th

Threshold income or consumption per month marking the poorest decile, the median, and the richest decile over time

  • Australia
  • Sweden
0200400600800197519992023

How they compare

Australia currently reports 842.35 international-$ in 2021 prices against 793.64 international-$ in 2021 prices in Sweden, a difference of 48.71 international-$ in 2021 prices.

That makes Australia's figure about 1.1 times Sweden's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 11 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Sweden ahead.

Australia ranks 15th and Sweden ranks 18th of 120 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Threshold income or consumption per month marking the poorest decile, the median, and the richest decile
Unit
international-$ in 2021 prices
Source
World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
120 places, 2,148 data points, 1963–2025
Last refreshed

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