Sweden vs Switzerland: Poverty headcount ratio at national poverty lines
Sweden
16.1%
in 2022
Switzerland
15.8%
in 2021
Sweden rank
41st
Switzerland rank
44th
Poverty headcount ratio at national poverty lines over time
- Sweden
- Switzerland
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 16.1% against 15.8% in Switzerland, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 15 shared years of data; in 2007 it was Switzerland ahead.
Sweden ranks 41st and Switzerland ranks 44th of 70 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Sweden averaged higher in 2 and Switzerland in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sweden | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 14.2% | 15.4% | 1.2% | Switzerland |
| 2010s | 16.0% | 15.1% | 0.9% | Sweden |
| 2020s | 15.8% | 15.2% | 0.6% | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher poverty headcount ratio at national poverty lines, Sweden or Switzerland?
- Sweden, at 16.1% against 15.8% in Switzerland as of 2022.
- What is the difference in poverty headcount ratio at national poverty lines between Sweden and Switzerland?
- 0.3%, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sweden and Switzerland?
- 15 years are reported by both, from 2007 to 2021.
- How do Sweden and Switzerland rank globally for poverty headcount ratio at national poverty lines?
- Sweden ranks 41st 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.