Malta vs Sweden: In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by educational attainment level
Malta
12.6%
in 2025
Sweden
15.6%
in 2025
Malta rank
35th
Sweden rank
31st
In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by educational attainment level over time
- Malta
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 15.6% against 12.6% in Malta, a difference of 3.0%.
That makes Sweden's figure about 1.2 times Malta's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 21 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Malta ahead.
Malta ranks 35th and Sweden ranks 31st of 47 countries.
Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malta | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.8% | 7.8% | 1.0% | Sweden |
| 2010s | 10.0% | 12.1% | 2.0% | Sweden |
| 2020s | 13.4% | 14.8% | 1.3% | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by educational attainment level, Malta or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 15.6% against 12.6% in Malta as of 2025.
- What is the difference in in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by educational attainment level between Malta and Sweden?
- 3.0%, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and Sweden?
- 21 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2025.
- How do Malta and Sweden rank globally for in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by educational attainment level?
- Malta ranks 35th and Sweden ranks 31st of 47 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Eurostat, published as In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by educational attainment level. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.