Sweden vs United Kingdom: Adequacy of minimum income benefits — Net annualised income of
Adequacy of minimum income benefits — Net annualised income of over time
- Sweden
- United Kingdom
How they compare
United Kingdom currently reports 21 Percentage of median disposable household income against 19 Percentage of median disposable household income in Sweden, a difference of 2 Percentage of median disposable household income.
That makes United Kingdom's figure about 1.1 times Sweden's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2001 it was United Kingdom ahead.
Sweden ranks 24th and United Kingdom ranks 22nd of 31 countries.
United Kingdom has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sweden | United Kingdom | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 23.89 Percentage of median disposable household income | 24.78 Percentage of median disposable household income | 0.8889 Percentage of median disposable household income | United Kingdom |
| 2010s | 19.7 Percentage of median disposable household income | 23.7 Percentage of median disposable household income | 4 Percentage of median disposable household income | United Kingdom |
| 2020s | 18.33 Percentage of median disposable household income | 22 Percentage of median disposable household income | 3.67 Percentage of median disposable household income | United Kingdom |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher adequacy of minimum income benefits — net annualised income of, Sweden or United Kingdom?
- United Kingdom, at 21 Percentage of median disposable household income against 19 Percentage of median disposable household income in Sweden as of 2025.
- What is the difference in adequacy of minimum income benefits — net annualised income of between Sweden and United Kingdom?
- 2 Percentage of median disposable household income, with United Kingdom ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sweden and United Kingdom?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2025.
- How do Sweden and United Kingdom rank globally for adequacy of minimum income benefits — net annualised income of?
- Sweden ranks 24th and United Kingdom ranks 22nd of 31 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Adequacy of minimum income benefits — Net annualised income of selected jobless families that claim minimum income benefits. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
This indicator measures the income of selected jobless families receiving Minimum Income benefits. Values are expressed both in national currency and as a percentage of the median disposable income in the country. When the country's poverty line is defined as a fixed percentage of the median disposable income, the normalization of benefit amounts in terms of the median disposable income allows measuring the gap between benefit entitlements and the poverty line. For instance, if the poverty threshold is 50% of the median disposable income, a value of the indicator of 30% means that benefit entitlements are 20 percentage points below the poverty line. Calculations for families with children assume 2 children aged 4 and 6 who do not use formal childcare.