Portugal vs Sweden: Share of women among low pay earners
Portugal
57.6%
in 2024
Sweden
57.7%
in 2022
Portugal rank
10th
Sweden rank
9th
Share of women among low pay earners over time
- Portugal
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 57.7% against 57.6% in Portugal, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 8 shared years of data; in 2014 it was Portugal ahead.
Portugal ranks 10th and Sweden ranks 9th of 70 countries.
Portugal has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Portugal | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 57.7% | 49.5% | 8.3% | Portugal |
| 2020s | 58.6% | 57.4% | 1.1% | Portugal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of women among low pay earners, Portugal or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 57.7% against 57.6% in Portugal as of 2022.
- What is the difference in share of women among low pay earners between Portugal and Sweden?
- 0.1%, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and Sweden?
- 8 years are reported by both, from 2014 to 2022.
- How do Portugal and Sweden rank globally for share of women among low pay earners?
- Portugal ranks 10th and Sweden ranks 9th of 70 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Labour Organization (2026) β with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of women among low pay earners. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Percentage of low pay workers, among all low pay workers, who are female.