Australia vs Sweden: Threshold income marking the poorest decile vs mean income wb

Australia
28.08
in 2020
Sweden
26.45
in 2023
Australia rank
15th
Sweden rank
18th

Threshold income marking the poorest decile vs mean income wb over time

  • Australia
  • Sweden
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How they compare

Australia currently reports 28.08 against 26.45 in Sweden, a difference of 1.63.

That makes Australia's figure about 1.1 times Sweden's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 11 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Sweden ahead.

Australia ranks 15th and Sweden ranks 18th of 120 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 1 and Sweden in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia Sweden Difference Ahead
1980s 17.13 17.15 0.0158 Sweden
1990s 16.58 19.81 3.23 Sweden
2000s 21.57 23.28 1.71 Sweden
2010s 27.34 26.01 1.33 Australia
2020s 28.08 28.38 0.3032 Sweden

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher threshold income marking the poorest decile vs mean income wb, Australia or Sweden?
Australia, at 28.08 against 26.45 in Sweden as of 2020.
What is the difference in threshold income marking the poorest decile vs mean income wb between Australia and Sweden?
1.63, with Australia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Sweden?
11 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2020.
How do Australia and Sweden rank globally for threshold income marking the poorest decile vs mean income wb?
Australia ranks 15th and Sweden ranks 18th of 120 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Threshold income marking the poorest decile vs mean income wb. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Threshold income marking the poorest decile vs mean income wb
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
120 places, 2,148 data points, 1963–2025
Last refreshed