Germany vs Sweden: Poverty: Share of population living on less than $1 a day
Germany
0.6%
in 2022
Sweden
0.5%
in 2023
Germany rank
28th
Sweden rank
31st
Poverty: Share of population living on less than $1 a day over time
- Germany
- Sweden
How they compare
Germany currently reports 0.6% against 0.5% in Sweden, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Germany's figure about 1.1 times Sweden's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 25 shared years of data; in 1992 it was Sweden ahead.
Germany ranks 28th and Sweden ranks 31st of 120 countries.
Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Germany | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | — |
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.3% | 0.3% | Sweden |
| 2010s | 0.1% | 0.3% | 0.3% | Sweden |
| 2020s | 0.4% | 0.5% | 0.1% | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher poverty: share of population living on less than $1 a day, Germany or Sweden?
- Germany, at 0.6% against 0.5% in Sweden as of 2022.
- What is the difference in poverty: share of population living on less than $1 a day between Germany and Sweden?
- 0.1%, with Germany ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Sweden?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2022.
- How do Germany and Sweden rank globally for poverty: share of population living on less than $1 a day?
- Germany ranks 28th and Sweden ranks 31st 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 Poverty: Share of population living on less than $1 a day. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Percentage of population living in households with an income or consumption below $1 per day.