Italy vs Sweden: At-risk-of-poverty rate by group of citizenship
Italy
57.1%
in 2025
Sweden
41.3%
in 2025
Italy rank
1st
Sweden rank
2nd
At-risk-of-poverty rate by group of citizenship over time
- Italy
- Sweden
How they compare
Italy currently reports 57.1% against 41.3% in Sweden, a difference of 15.8%.
That makes Italy's figure about 1.4 times Sweden's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 17 shared years of data; in 2009 it was Sweden ahead.
Italy ranks 1st and Sweden ranks 2nd of 22 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 1 and Sweden in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 22.3% | 49.3% | 27.0% | Sweden |
| 2010s | 33.6% | 40.2% | 6.6% | Sweden |
| 2020s | 39.5% | 36.8% | 2.7% | Italy |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher at-risk-of-poverty rate by group of citizenship, Italy or Sweden?
- Italy, at 57.1% against 41.3% in Sweden as of 2025.
- What is the difference in at-risk-of-poverty rate by group of citizenship between Italy and Sweden?
- 15.8%, with Italy ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Sweden?
- 17 years are reported by both, from 2009 to 2025.
- How do Italy and Sweden rank globally for at-risk-of-poverty rate by group of citizenship?
- Italy ranks 1st and Sweden ranks 2nd of 22 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Eurostat, published as At-risk-of-poverty rate by group of citizenship (population aged 18 and over). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.