Sweden vs Switzerland: In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by age and sex
Sweden
26.8%
in 2025
Switzerland
31.6%
in 2024
Sweden rank
4th
Switzerland rank
3rd
In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by age and sex over time
- Sweden
- Switzerland
How they compare
Switzerland currently reports 31.6% against 26.8% in Sweden, a difference of 4.8%.
That makes Switzerland's figure about 1.2 times Sweden's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 18 shared years of data; in 2007 it was Sweden ahead.
Sweden ranks 4th and Switzerland ranks 3rd of 44 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 | 29.1% | 13.8% | 15.3% | Sweden |
| 2010s | 21.9% | 12.4% | 9.6% | Sweden |
| 2020s | 23.0% | 15.4% | 7.6% | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by age and sex, Sweden or Switzerland?
- Switzerland, at 31.6% against 26.8% in Sweden as of 2024.
- What is the difference in in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by age and sex between Sweden and Switzerland?
- 4.8%, 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 in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by age and sex?
- Sweden ranks 4th and Switzerland ranks 3rd of 44 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Eurostat, published as In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by age and sex. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.