Austria vs Switzerland: Poverty: Share of population living on less than $40 a day
Austria
15.0%
in 2023
Switzerland
15.3%
in 2022
Austria rank
116th
Switzerland rank
115th
Poverty: Share of population living on less than $40 a day over time
- Austria
- Switzerland
How they compare
Switzerland currently reports 15.3% against 15.0% in Austria, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 19 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Austria ahead.
Austria ranks 116th and Switzerland ranks 115th of 120 countries.
Austria has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Austria | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 21.8% | 19.2% | 2.6% | Austria |
| 2010s | 18.0% | 15.2% | 2.8% | Austria |
| 2020s | 15.0% | 14.8% | 0.2% | Austria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher poverty: share of population living on less than $40 a day, Austria or Switzerland?
- Switzerland, at 15.3% against 15.0% in Austria as of 2022.
- What is the difference in poverty: share of population living on less than $40 a day between Austria and Switzerland?
- 0.3%, with Switzerland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Switzerland?
- 19 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2022.
- How do Austria and Switzerland rank globally for poverty: share of population living on less than $40 a day?
- Austria ranks 116th and Switzerland ranks 115th of 120 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Poverty: Share of population living on less than $40 a day. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Percentage of population living in households with an income or consumption below $40 per day.