Portugal vs Sweden: Cultural employment by educational attainment level
Portugal
226.9 Thousand persons
in 2025
Sweden
257.9 Thousand persons
in 2025
Portugal rank
15th
Sweden rank
12th
Cultural employment by educational attainment level over time
- Portugal
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 257.9 Thousand persons against 226.9 Thousand persons in Portugal, a difference of 31 Thousand persons.
That makes Sweden's figure about 1.1 times Portugal's.
Across all 15 years both countries report, Sweden has been ahead every year.
Portugal ranks 15th and Sweden ranks 12th of 45 countries.
Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Portugal | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 165.22 Thousand persons | 257.04 Thousand persons | 91.82 Thousand persons | Sweden |
| 2020s | 212.87 Thousand persons | 263.93 Thousand persons | 51.07 Thousand persons | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cultural employment by educational attainment level, Portugal or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 257.9 Thousand persons against 226.9 Thousand persons in Portugal as of 2025.
- What is the difference in cultural employment by educational attainment level between Portugal and Sweden?
- 31 Thousand persons, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and Sweden?
- 15 years are reported by both, from 2011 to 2025.
- How do Portugal and Sweden rank globally for cultural employment by educational attainment level?
- Portugal ranks 15th and Sweden ranks 12th of 45 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Eurostat, published as Cultural employment by educational attainment level. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.