Sweden vs Switzerland: Households further impoverished by out-of-pocket payments (relative)

Sweden
0.1%
in 2015
Switzerland
0.4%
in 2017
Sweden rank
24th
Switzerland rank
21st

Households further impoverished by out-of-pocket payments (relative) over time

  • Sweden
  • Switzerland
00.20.40.6200620112017

How they compare

Switzerland currently reports 0.4% against 0.1% in Sweden, a difference of 0.3%.

That makes Switzerland's figure about 3.2 times Sweden's.

Across all 7 years both countries report, Switzerland has been ahead every year.

Sweden ranks 24th and Switzerland ranks 21st of 26 countries.

Switzerland has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Sweden Switzerland Difference Ahead
2000s 0.1% 0.3% 0.2% Switzerland
2010s 0.1% 0.3% 0.1% Switzerland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher households further impoverished by out-of-pocket payments (relative), Sweden or Switzerland?
Switzerland, at 0.4% against 0.1% in Sweden as of 2017.
What is the difference in households further impoverished by out-of-pocket payments (relative) between Sweden and Switzerland?
0.3%, with Switzerland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sweden and Switzerland?
7 years are reported by both, from 2006 to 2015.
How do Sweden and Switzerland rank globally for households further impoverished by out-of-pocket payments (relative)?
Sweden ranks 24th and Switzerland ranks 21st of 26 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as Households further impoverished by out-of-pocket payments (relative poverty line reflecting basic needs: food, housing, utilities - developed by WHO/Europe) (%, national). 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: Households further impoverished by out-of-pocket payments (relative). Statizoid, drawing on World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory. Retrieved 15 September 2026, from https://poverty.statizoid.com/compare/households-further-impoverished-by-out-of-pocket-payments-relative-poverty-line/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-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (WHO); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://poverty.statizoid.com/compare/households-further-impoverished-by-out-of-pocket-payments-relative-poverty-line/sweden/switzerland/">Sweden vs Switzerland: Households further impoverished by out-of-pocket payments (relative)</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Households further impoverished by out-of-pocket payments (relative poverty line reflecting basic needs: food, housing, utilities - developed by WHO/Europe) (%, national)
Source
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (WHO)
Coverage
26 places, 297 data points, 2000–2021
Last refreshed