Sri Lanka vs Switzerland: Poverty headcount ratio at national poverty lines
Poverty headcount ratio at national poverty lines over time
- Sri Lanka
- Switzerland
How they compare
Switzerland currently reports 15.8% against 14.3% in Sri Lanka, a difference of 1.5%.
That makes Switzerland's figure about 1.1 times Sri Lanka's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 5 shared years of data; in 2006 it was Sri Lanka ahead.
Sri Lanka ranks 47th and Switzerland ranks 44th of 70 countries.
Sri Lanka has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sri Lanka | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 31.2% | 15.0% | 16.2% | Sri Lanka |
| 2010s | 17.6% | 15.2% | 2.4% | Sri Lanka |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher poverty headcount ratio at national poverty lines, Sri Lanka or Switzerland?
- Switzerland, at 15.8% against 14.3% in Sri Lanka as of 2021.
- What is the difference in poverty headcount ratio at national poverty lines between Sri Lanka and Switzerland?
- 1.5%, with Switzerland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sri Lanka and Switzerland?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 2006 to 2019.
- How do Sri Lanka and Switzerland rank globally for poverty headcount ratio at national poverty lines?
- Sri Lanka ranks 47th and Switzerland ranks 44th of 70 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Bank, Poverty and Inequality Platform. Data are compiled from official government sources or are computed by World Bank staff using national (i.e. country–specific) poverty lines., World Bank (W, published as Poverty headcount ratio at national poverty lines (% of population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
National poverty headcount ratio is the percentage of the population living below the national poverty line(s). National estimates are based on population-weighted subgroup estimates from household surveys. For economies for which the data are from EU-SILC, the reported year is the income reference year, which is the year before the survey year.