Italy vs Sweden: Mean income or consumption per day vs. GDP per capita
Italy
57.51 international-$ in 2021 prices
in 2023
Sweden
62.83 international-$ in 2021 prices
in 2023
Italy rank
19th
Sweden rank
18th
Mean income or consumption per day vs. GDP per capita over time
- Italy
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 62.83 international-$ in 2021 prices against 57.51 international-$ in 2021 prices in Italy, a difference of 5.32 international-$ in 2021 prices.
That makes Sweden's figure about 1.1 times Italy's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 26 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Sweden ahead.
Italy ranks 19th and Sweden ranks 18th of 118 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 3 and Sweden in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 35.55 international-$ in 2021 prices | 33.48 international-$ in 2021 prices | 2.07 international-$ in 2021 prices | Italy |
| 1990s | 40.19 international-$ in 2021 prices | 38.76 international-$ in 2021 prices | 1.43 international-$ in 2021 prices | Italy |
| 2000s | 53.35 international-$ in 2021 prices | 48.06 international-$ in 2021 prices | 5.28 international-$ in 2021 prices | Italy |
| 2010s | 53.86 international-$ in 2021 prices | 58.96 international-$ in 2021 prices | 5.1 international-$ in 2021 prices | Sweden |
| 2020s | 57.96 international-$ in 2021 prices | 64.29 international-$ in 2021 prices | 6.33 international-$ in 2021 prices | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mean income or consumption per day vs. gdp per capita, Italy or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 62.83 international-$ in 2021 prices against 57.51 international-$ in 2021 prices in Italy as of 2023.
- What is the difference in mean income or consumption per day vs. gdp per capita between Italy and Sweden?
- 5.32 international-$ in 2021 prices, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Sweden?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2023.
- How do Italy and Sweden rank globally for mean income or consumption per day vs. gdp per capita?
- Italy ranks 19th and Sweden ranks 18th of 118 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Mean income or consumption per day vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Average income or consumption of the population per day.