Sweden vs Switzerland: Distribution of population between different poverty lines more thresh

Sweden
7.96 million
in 2023
Switzerland
7.44 million
in 2022
Sweden rank
21st
Switzerland rank
23rd

Distribution of population between different poverty lines more thresh over time

  • Sweden
  • Switzerland
2.0M4.0M6.0M8.0M197519992023

How they compare

Sweden currently reports 7.96 million against 7.44 million in Switzerland, a difference of 521,710.

That makes Sweden's figure about 1.1 times Switzerland's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 21 shared years of data; in 1992 it was Switzerland ahead.

Sweden ranks 21st and Switzerland ranks 23rd of 120 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Sweden averaged higher in 2 and Switzerland in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Sweden Switzerland Difference Ahead
1990s 3.75 million 5.48 million 1.73 million Switzerland
2000s 5.26 million 6.04 million 785,317 Switzerland
2010s 7.08 million 6.97 million 106,193 Sweden
2020s 7.96 million 7.42 million 540,320 Sweden

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher distribution of population between different poverty lines more thresh, Sweden or Switzerland?
Sweden, at 7.96 million against 7.44 million in Switzerland as of 2023.
What is the difference in distribution of population between different poverty lines more thresh between Sweden and Switzerland?
521,710, with Sweden ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sweden and Switzerland?
21 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2022.
How do Sweden and Switzerland rank globally for distribution of population between different poverty lines more thresh?
Sweden ranks 21st and Switzerland ranks 23rd of 120 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Distribution of population between different poverty lines more thresholds. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Sweden vs Switzerland: Distribution of population between different poverty lines more thresh. Statizoid, drawing on Our World in Data. Retrieved 23 August 2026, from https://poverty.statizoid.com/compare/distribution-of-population-between-different-poverty-lines-more-thresholds/sweden/switzerland/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://poverty.statizoid.com/compare/distribution-of-population-between-different-poverty-lines-more-thresholds/sweden/switzerland/">Sweden vs Switzerland: Distribution of population between different poverty lines more thresh</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Distribution of population between different poverty lines more thresholds
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
120 places, 2,148 data points, 1963–2025
Last refreshed