Sweden vs Switzerland: At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded)
Sweden
16.3%
in 2025
Switzerland
16.4%
in 2024
Sweden rank
15th
Switzerland rank
14th
At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded) over time
- Sweden
- Switzerland
How they compare
Switzerland currently reports 16.4% against 16.3% in Sweden, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 18 shared years of data; in 2007 it was Sweden ahead.
Sweden ranks 15th and Switzerland ranks 14th of 47 countries.
Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sweden | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 17.9% | 13.5% | 4.4% | Sweden |
| 2010s | 18.8% | 14.8% | 4.0% | Sweden |
| 2020s | 17.0% | 16.9% | 0.1% | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded), Sweden or Switzerland?
- Switzerland, at 16.4% against 16.3% in Sweden as of 2024.
- What is the difference in at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded) between Sweden and Switzerland?
- 0.1%, with Switzerland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sweden and Switzerland?
- 18 years are reported by both, from 2007 to 2024.
- How do Sweden and Switzerland rank globally for at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded)?
- Sweden ranks 15th and Switzerland ranks 14th of 47 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Eurostat, published as At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded from social transfers) by poverty threshold, age and sex - EU-SILC and ECHP surveys. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.