Sweden vs Switzerland: Proportion of population living in multidimensional poverty
Sweden
18.6%
in 2025
Switzerland
19.3%
in 2024
Sweden rank
27th
Switzerland rank
26th
Proportion of population living in multidimensional poverty over time
- Sweden
- Switzerland
How they compare
Switzerland currently reports 19.3% against 18.6% in Sweden, a difference of 0.7%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 9 shared years of data; in 2016 it was Sweden ahead.
Sweden ranks 27th and Switzerland ranks 26th of 48 countries.
Switzerland has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sweden | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 18.2% | 18.3% | 0.1% | Switzerland |
| 2020s | 17.9% | 18.7% | 0.8% | Switzerland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of population living in multidimensional poverty, Sweden or Switzerland?
- Switzerland, at 19.3% against 18.6% in Sweden as of 2024.
- What is the difference in proportion of population living in multidimensional poverty between Sweden and Switzerland?
- 0.7%, with Switzerland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sweden and Switzerland?
- 9 years are reported by both, from 2016 to 2024.
- How do Sweden and Switzerland rank globally for proportion of population living in multidimensional poverty?
- Sweden ranks 27th and Switzerland ranks 26th of 48 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as Proportion of population living in multidimensional poverty (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.