Cross-indicator snapshot
Cost of living in Sweden
Overview of housing, poverty, income and quality-of-life indicators.
Indicators
16
Ranked
13
Regions
11
Year
2025
Coverage level
-
Cost of living in Sweden
Overview of housing, poverty, income and quality-of-life indicators.
Sweden
Indicators: 16
Ranked: 13
Regions: 11
Year: 2025
Coverage: -
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Themes
Employment & Economic Security (1)
Housing & Energy Stress (5)
Income & Purchasing Power (3)
Poverty & Financial Vulnerability (3)
Quality of Life & Household Conditions (4)
All indicators
Arrears on housing or utility bills
8.5
House price to income ratio
108.1
Housing cost overburden rate
10.8
Inability to keep home adequately warm
4.7
Overcrowding rate
15.7
At-risk-of-poverty rate
15.6
Inability to face unexpected financial expenses
23.1
Persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion
18.6
GDP per capita in PPS
110.0
Gini coefficient
28.6
Income quintile share ratio S80/S20
4.6
Persons living in households with very low work intensity (0 to 64 years)
8.0
Average number of rooms per person
1.7
Life expectancy at birth
83.8
Material and social deprivation rate
6.9
Severe material and social deprivation rate
3.9