Italy vs Sweden: Inequality in life expectancy vs. health spending per capita
Italy
0.0262
in 2023
Sweden
0.0256
in 2023
Italy rank
188th
Sweden rank
189th
Inequality in life expectancy vs. health spending per capita over time
- Italy
- Sweden
How they compare
Italy currently reports 0.0262 against 0.0256 in Sweden, a difference of 0.0006.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 14 shared years of data; in 2010 it was Italy ahead.
Italy ranks 188th and Sweden ranks 189th of 195 countries.
Italy has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.031 | 0.0289 | 0.0021 | Italy |
| 2020s | 0.0287 | 0.0265 | 0.0022 | Italy |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher inequality in life expectancy vs. health spending per capita, Italy or Sweden?
- Italy, at 0.0262 against 0.0256 in Sweden as of 2023.
- What is the difference in inequality in life expectancy vs. health spending per capita between Italy and Sweden?
- 0.0006, with Italy ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Sweden?
- 14 years are reported by both, from 2010 to 2023.
- How do Italy and Sweden rank globally for inequality in life expectancy vs. health spending per capita?
- Italy ranks 188th and Sweden ranks 189th of 195 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Inequality in life expectancy vs. health spending per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The Atkinson index measures inequality on a scale from 0 to 1. Higher values indicate higher inequality. Inequality is measured here in terms of the number of years a newborn would live if age-specific mortality rates in the current year were to stay the same throughout its life.