Denmark vs Sweden: In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by age, sex and group of country
Denmark
20.6
in 2025
Sweden
27.6
in 2025
Denmark rank
3rd
Sweden rank
2nd
In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by age, sex and group of country over time
- Denmark
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 27.6 against 20.6 in Denmark, a difference of 7.
That makes Sweden's figure about 1.3 times Denmark's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 9 shared years of data; in 2017 it was Denmark ahead.
Denmark ranks 3rd and Sweden ranks 2nd of 21 countries.
Across the 2 decades both report, Denmark averaged higher in 1 and Sweden in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Denmark | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 35.37 | 27.07 | 8.3 | Denmark |
| 2020s | 23.12 | 23.65 | 0.5333 | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by age, sex and group of country of, Denmark or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 27.6 against 20.6 in Denmark as of 2025.
- What is the difference in in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by age, sex and group of country of between Denmark and Sweden?
- 7, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Sweden?
- 9 years are reported by both, from 2017 to 2025.
- How do Denmark and Sweden rank globally for in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by age, sex and group of country of?
- Denmark ranks 3rd and Sweden ranks 2nd of 21 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Eurostat, published as In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by age, sex and group of country of birth. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.