Australia vs Sweden: Prosperity gap
Australia
1.16
in 2020
Sweden
1.11
in 2023
Australia rank
95th
Sweden rank
97th
Prosperity gap over time
- Australia
- Sweden
How they compare
Australia currently reports 1.16 against 1.11 in Sweden, a difference of 0.05.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 11 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Australia ahead.
Australia ranks 95th and Sweden ranks 97th of 120 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 4 and Sweden in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.3 | 1.27 | 0.0278 | Australia |
| 1990s | 1.53 | 1.03 | 0.5064 | Australia |
| 2000s | 1.26 | 1.04 | 0.2174 | Australia |
| 2010s | 0.9142 | 1.02 | 0.101 | Sweden |
| 2020s | 1.16 | 0.8854 | 0.2712 | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prosperity gap, Australia or Sweden?
- Australia, at 1.16 against 1.11 in Sweden as of 2020.
- What is the difference in prosperity gap between Australia and Sweden?
- 0.05, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Sweden?
- 11 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2020.
- How do Australia and Sweden rank globally for prosperity gap?
- Australia ranks 95th and Sweden ranks 97th of 120 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Prosperity gap. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Average factor by which incomes need to be multiplied to bring everyone to the prosperity standard of $28 per person per day.