Slovenia vs Sweden: Income share of the richest 1%: World Inequality Database vs. World Bank
Slovenia
6.5%
in 2022
Sweden
6.9%
in 2022
Slovenia rank
102nd
Sweden rank
99th
Income share of the richest 1%: World Inequality Database vs. World Bank over time
- Slovenia
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 6.9% against 6.5% in Slovenia, a difference of 0.4%.
That makes Sweden's figure about 1.1 times Slovenia's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1992 it was Sweden ahead.
Slovenia ranks 102nd and Sweden ranks 99th of 109 countries.
Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Slovenia | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.7% | 7.1% | 1.4% | Sweden |
| 2000s | 6.2% | 7.6% | 1.4% | Sweden |
| 2010s | 6.3% | 7.1% | 0.8% | Sweden |
| 2020s | 6.5% | 7.0% | 0.5% | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher income share of the richest 1%: world inequality database vs. world bank, Slovenia or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 6.9% against 6.5% in Slovenia as of 2022.
- What is the difference in income share of the richest 1%: world inequality database vs. world bank between Slovenia and Sweden?
- 0.4%, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Slovenia and Sweden?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2022.
- How do Slovenia and Sweden rank globally for income share of the richest 1%: world inequality database vs. world bank?
- Slovenia ranks 102nd and Sweden ranks 99th of 109 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Income share of the richest 1%: World Inequality Database vs. World Bank. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The share of income received by the richest 1% of the population. Income here is measured after taxes and benefits.