Italy vs Sweden: Share of people having income greater or equal to specific national
Italy
21.0%
in 2025
Sweden
21.3%
in 2025
Italy rank
18th
Sweden rank
17th
Share of people having income greater or equal to specific national over time
- Italy
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 21.3% against 21.0% in Italy, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2004 it was Italy ahead.
Italy ranks 18th and Sweden ranks 17th of 45 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 | 21.5% | 18.9% | 2.6% | Italy |
| 2010s | 22.0% | 20.6% | 1.4% | Italy |
| 2020s | 21.6% | 21.0% | 0.6% | Italy |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of people having income greater or equal to specific national, Italy or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 21.3% against 21.0% in Italy as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of people having income greater or equal to specific national between Italy and Sweden?
- 0.3%, with Sweden 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 share of people having income greater or equal to specific national?
- Italy ranks 18th and Sweden ranks 17th of 45 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Eurostat, published as Share of people having income greater or equal to specific national thresholds by degree of urbanisation. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.