Israel vs Sweden: Prosperity gap
Israel
1.18
in 2022
Sweden
1.11
in 2023
Israel rank
94th
Sweden rank
97th
Prosperity gap over time
- Israel
- Sweden
How they compare
Israel currently reports 1.18 against 1.11 in Sweden, a difference of 0.07.
That makes Israel's figure about 1.1 times Sweden's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 23 shared years of data; in 1992 it was Israel ahead.
Israel ranks 94th and Sweden ranks 97th of 120 countries.
Israel has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Israel | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.65 | 0.9124 | 0.7361 | Israel |
| 2000s | 1.77 | 1.06 | 0.7166 | Israel |
| 2010s | 1.44 | 0.9697 | 0.472 | Israel |
| 2020s | 1.27 | 1.13 | 0.1394 | Israel |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prosperity gap, Israel or Sweden?
- Israel, at 1.18 against 1.11 in Sweden as of 2022.
- What is the difference in prosperity gap between Israel and Sweden?
- 0.07, with Israel ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Israel and Sweden?
- 23 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2022.
- How do Israel and Sweden rank globally for prosperity gap?
- Israel ranks 94th 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.