Greece vs Sweden: Tax rate on low wage earners - unemployment trap
Greece
75.64 Rate
in 2025
Sweden
77.59 Rate
in 2025
Greece rank
25th
Sweden rank
22nd
Tax rate on low wage earners - unemployment trap over time
- Greece
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 77.59 Rate against 75.64 Rate in Greece, a difference of 1.95 Rate.
Across all 25 years both countries report, Sweden has been ahead every year.
Greece ranks 25th and Sweden ranks 22nd of 44 countries.
Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Greece | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 64.9 Rate | 84.76 Rate | 19.86 Rate | Sweden |
| 2010s | 56.26 Rate | 75.1 Rate | 18.84 Rate | Sweden |
| 2020s | 61.09 Rate | 77.68 Rate | 16.58 Rate | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher tax rate on low wage earners - unemployment trap, Greece or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 77.59 Rate against 75.64 Rate in Greece as of 2025.
- What is the difference in tax rate on low wage earners - unemployment trap between Greece and Sweden?
- 1.95 Rate, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Sweden?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2025.
- How do Greece and Sweden rank globally for tax rate on low wage earners - unemployment trap?
- Greece ranks 25th and Sweden ranks 22nd of 44 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Eurostat, published as Tax rate on low wage earners - unemployment trap. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.