Portugal vs Sweden: In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by household type
Portugal
10.5%
in 2025
Sweden
10.2%
in 2025
Portugal rank
34th
Sweden rank
35th
In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by household type over time
- Portugal
- Sweden
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 10.5% against 10.2% in Sweden, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2004 it was Portugal ahead.
Portugal ranks 34th and Sweden ranks 35th of 47 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Portugal averaged higher in 1 and Sweden in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Portugal | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 16.1% | 12.9% | 3.2% | Portugal |
| 2010s | 11.3% | 12.6% | 1.3% | Sweden |
| 2020s | 10.0% | 10.8% | 0.8% | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by household type, Portugal or Sweden?
- Portugal, at 10.5% against 10.2% in Sweden as of 2025.
- What is the difference in in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by household type between Portugal and Sweden?
- 0.3%, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and Sweden?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2025.
- How do Portugal and Sweden rank globally for in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by household type?
- Portugal ranks 34th and Sweden ranks 35th of 47 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Eurostat, published as In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by household type. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.