Estonia vs Sweden: Prosperity gap
Estonia
1.02
in 2023
Sweden
1.11
in 2023
Estonia rank
100th
Sweden rank
97th
Prosperity gap over time
- Estonia
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 1.11 against 1.02 in Estonia, a difference of 0.09.
That makes Sweden's figure about 1.1 times Estonia's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 21 shared years of data; in 2003 it was Estonia ahead.
Estonia ranks 100th and Sweden ranks 97th of 120 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Estonia averaged higher in 2 and Sweden in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Estonia | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.15 | 1.13 | 1.02 | Estonia |
| 2010s | 1.56 | 0.9697 | 0.586 | Estonia |
| 2020s | 1.04 | 1.12 | 0.0769 | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prosperity gap, Estonia or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 1.11 against 1.02 in Estonia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in prosperity gap between Estonia and Sweden?
- 0.09, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Estonia and Sweden?
- 21 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2023.
- How do Estonia and Sweden rank globally for prosperity gap?
- Estonia ranks 100th 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.