Croatia vs Sweden: Prosperity gap

Croatia
1.06
in 2023
Sweden
1.11
in 2023
Croatia rank
99th
Sweden rank
97th

Prosperity gap over time

  • Croatia
  • Sweden
0.511.522.5197519992023

How they compare

Sweden currently reports 1.11 against 1.06 in Croatia, a difference of 0.05.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 15 shared years of data; in 2009 it was Croatia ahead.

Croatia ranks 99th and Sweden ranks 97th of 120 countries.

Croatia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Croatia Sweden Difference Ahead
2000s 2.05 1 1.05 Croatia
2010s 1.88 0.9697 0.9064 Croatia
2020s 1.21 1.12 0.0928 Croatia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher prosperity gap, Croatia or Sweden?
Sweden, at 1.11 against 1.06 in Croatia as of 2023.
What is the difference in prosperity gap between Croatia and Sweden?
0.05, with Sweden ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Croatia and Sweden?
15 years are reported by both, from 2009 to 2023.
How do Croatia and Sweden rank globally for prosperity gap?
Croatia ranks 99th 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

Indicator
Prosperity gap
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

Average factor by which incomes need to be multiplied to bring everyone to the prosperity standard of $28 per person per day.