Iceland vs Sweden: Adjusted savings: education expenditure (current US$), per capita

Iceland
4,692 current US$ per person
in 2021
Sweden
4,444 current US$ per person
in 2021
Iceland rank
3rd
Sweden rank
5th

Adjusted savings: education expenditure (current US$), per capita over time

  • Iceland
  • Sweden
02.0k4.0k6.0k197019952021

How they compare

Iceland currently reports 4,692 current US$ per person against 4,444 current US$ per person in Sweden, a difference of 248 current US$ per person.

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

The two have swapped places 3 times across 52 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Sweden ahead.

Iceland ranks 3rd and Sweden ranks 5th of 195 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Iceland averaged higher in 3 and Sweden in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Iceland Sweden Difference Ahead
1970s 287.52 current US$ per person 519.36 current US$ per person 231.84 current US$ per person Sweden
1980s 665.51 current US$ per person 958.92 current US$ per person 293.41 current US$ per person Sweden
1990s 1,313 current US$ per person 1,966 current US$ per person 652.64 current US$ per person Sweden
2000s 2,983 current US$ per person 2,633 current US$ per person 350.29 current US$ per person Iceland
2010s 4,014 current US$ per person 3,903 current US$ per person 110.9 current US$ per person Iceland
2020s 4,408 current US$ per person 4,158 current US$ per person 250.15 current US$ per person Iceland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher adjusted savings: education expenditure (current us$), per capita, Iceland or Sweden?
Iceland, at 4,692 current US$ per person against 4,444 current US$ per person in Sweden as of 2021.
What is the difference in adjusted savings: education expenditure (current us$), per capita between Iceland and Sweden?
248 current US$ per person, with Iceland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Sweden?
52 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2021.
How do Iceland and Sweden rank globally for adjusted savings: education expenditure (current us$), per capita?
Iceland ranks 3rd and Sweden ranks 5th of 195 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Adjusted savings: education expenditure (current US$), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Adjusted savings: education expenditure (current US$), per capita
Unit
current US$ per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
195 places, 8,370 data points, 1970–2021
Last refreshed

Adjusted savings: education expenditure (current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.