Korea vs Sweden: Mean income or consumption per day vs. GDP per capita
Korea
64.39 international-$ in 2021 prices
in 2021
Sweden
62.83 international-$ in 2021 prices
in 2023
Korea rank
15th
Sweden rank
18th
Mean income or consumption per day vs. GDP per capita over time
- Korea
- Sweden
How they compare
Korea currently reports 64.39 international-$ in 2021 prices against 62.83 international-$ in 2021 prices in Sweden, a difference of 1.56 international-$ in 2021 prices.
Across all 11 years both countries report, Sweden has been ahead every year.
Korea ranks 15th and Sweden ranks 18th of 118 countries.
Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Korea | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 39.38 international-$ in 2021 prices | 50.51 international-$ in 2021 prices | 11.13 international-$ in 2021 prices | Sweden |
| 2010s | 50.51 international-$ in 2021 prices | 59.6 international-$ in 2021 prices | 9.09 international-$ in 2021 prices | Sweden |
| 2020s | 62.86 international-$ in 2021 prices | 64.69 international-$ in 2021 prices | 1.83 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, Korea or Sweden?
- Korea, at 64.39 international-$ in 2021 prices against 62.83 international-$ in 2021 prices in Sweden as of 2021.
- What is the difference in mean income or consumption per day vs. gdp per capita between Korea and Sweden?
- 1.56 international-$ in 2021 prices, with Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Korea and Sweden?
- 11 years are reported by both, from 2006 to 2021.
- How do Korea and Sweden rank globally for mean income or consumption per day vs. gdp per capita?
- Korea ranks 15th 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.