Italy vs Sweden: Overcrowding rate by income quintile - total population
Italy
24.3%
in 2025
Sweden
15.7%
in 2025
Italy rank
19th
Sweden rank
23rd
Overcrowding rate by income quintile - total population over time
- Italy
- Sweden
How they compare
Italy currently reports 24.3% against 15.7% in Sweden, a difference of 8.6%.
That makes Italy's figure about 1.5 times Sweden's.
Across all 22 years both countries report, Italy has been ahead every year.
Italy ranks 19th and Sweden ranks 23rd of 47 countries.
Italy has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 24.4% | 11.0% | 13.3% | Italy |
| 2010s | 26.8% | 13.8% | 13.0% | Italy |
| 2020s | 25.5% | 16.0% | 9.5% | Italy |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher overcrowding rate by income quintile - total population, Italy or Sweden?
- Italy, at 24.3% against 15.7% in Sweden as of 2025.
- What is the difference in overcrowding rate by income quintile - total population between Italy and Sweden?
- 8.6%, with Italy ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Sweden?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2025.
- How do Italy and Sweden rank globally for overcrowding rate by income quintile - total population?
- Italy ranks 19th and Sweden ranks 23rd of 47 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Eurostat, published as Overcrowding rate by income quintile - total population. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.