Distribution of population poverty thresholds 2011 ppp in Switzerland
Switzerland: Distribution of population poverty thresholds 2011 ppp was 8.57 million in 2020. β² Rising
Distribution of population poverty thresholds 2011 ppp in Switzerland, 1982β2020
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for distribution of population poverty thresholds 2011 ppp in Switzerland is 8.57 million, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 10.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, distribution of population poverty thresholds 2011 ppp in Switzerland peaked at 8.57 million in 2020 and was at its lowest, 6.31 million, in 1982.
That places Switzerland 46th out of 119 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 6.31 million | 6.31 million | 6.31 million | 1 |
| 1990s | 6.76 million | 6.76 million | 6.76 million | 1 |
| 2000s | 7.41 million | 7.10 million | 7.69 million | 7 |
| 2010s | 8.19 million | 7.77 million | 8.52 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.57 million | 8.57 million | 8.57 million | 1 |
Countries ranked near Switzerland
More poverty & inequality data for Switzerland
- Data deprivation poverty surveys per decade 7 (2025)
- Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty 1.43 (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty 5,706 (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality 26.79 (2023)
- Gender inequality index from the human development report 0.01 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in gdp vs share in extreme poverty 7.75 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in females 0.0694 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality by sex 0.0694 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in males 0.0821 (2023)
- Income inequality atkinson index undp 0.1767 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is distribution of population poverty thresholds 2011 ppp in Switzerland?
- Distribution of population poverty thresholds 2011 ppp in Switzerland was 8.57 million in 2020, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest distribution of population poverty thresholds 2011 ppp recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 8.57 million in 2020.
- What is the lowest distribution of population poverty thresholds 2011 ppp recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.31 million in 1982.
- How does Switzerland rank for distribution of population poverty thresholds 2011 ppp?
- Switzerland ranks 46th out of 119 countries with data for 2020.
- Is distribution of population poverty thresholds 2011 ppp rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Switzerland data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Distribution of population poverty thresholds 2011 ppp. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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