Sweden vs Switzerland: Proportion of population living below the national poverty line
Sweden
16.1%
in 2022
Switzerland
15.8%
in 2021
Sweden rank
41st
Switzerland rank
44th
Proportion of population living below the national poverty line 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 73 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 proportion of population living below the national poverty line, Sweden or Switzerland?
- Sweden, at 16.1% against 15.8% in Switzerland as of 2022.
- What is the difference in proportion of population living below the national poverty line 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 proportion of population living below the national poverty line?
- Sweden ranks 41st and Switzerland ranks 44th of 73 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as Proportion of population living below the national poverty line (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.