European ranking
17 / 30
Worsened by 4 positions since the previous year
Sweden: Gini coefficient
An editorial snapshot of country living conditions with trend, regional spread, and context links.
Country overview
Sweden
Current reading for Gini coefficient in a European context.
Eurostat indicator: Gini coefficient
Latest value
28.60 Index
Compared with Europe
-0.9 puntos
Sweden is 0.9 points below the European average.
EU: 29.50
Affected population
10.6M
Year: 2025
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Indicator: Gini coefficient
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At a glance
Sweden performs more favourably than the European benchmark on Gini coefficient, although the difference is relatively small. The trend context points to confirmed deterioration. The wider topic context points to broader relative strength.
European comparison in Sweden
In Sweden, Income inequality is close to the European benchmark and slightly better: 28.6 index points versus 29.5 index points in 2025, a gap of 0.9 index points.
Recent trend
In Sweden, the medium-term pattern shows deterioration: the value moved from 26.9 in 2020 to 28.6 in 2025. The latest step, from 27.6 in 2024 to 28.6 in 2025, confirms the deterioration. The recent signal has similar intensity to the primary one.
Reading within the topic
In Sweden, the evidence for Income & Purchasing Power leans towards relatively favourable performance compared with Europe, without a clear pressure signal dominating the picture. Material recent changes among related indicators lean towards deterioration and warrant monitoring.