Three metrics of inequality in Switzerland
Switzerland: Three metrics of inequality was 42.34 in 2022. ▼ Falling
Three metrics of inequality in Switzerland, 1933–2022
Source: World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Switzerland recorded 42.34 for three metrics of inequality in 2022.
That represents a change of up 2.2% on the previous year and down 1.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, three metrics of inequality in Switzerland peaked at 47.95 in 1939 and was at its lowest, 38.5, in 1979.
That places Switzerland 106th out of 113 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 56 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1930s | 47.45 | 47.18 | 47.95 | 4 |
| 1940s | 44.95 | 42.69 | 47.22 | 5 |
| 1950s | 42.23 | 42.12 | 42.37 | 5 |
| 1960s | 41.44 | 40.75 | 42.19 | 5 |
| 1970s | 39.31 | 38.5 | 40.22 | 5 |
| 1980s | 40.95 | 40.49 | 41.39 | 5 |
| 1990s | 41.28 | 40.24 | 42.29 | 6 |
| 2000s | 42.77 | 41.08 | 44.83 | 10 |
| 2010s | 42.84 | 41.27 | 44.03 | 8 |
| 2020s | 41.68 | 41.27 | 42.34 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Switzerland
More poverty & inequality data for Switzerland
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 7 surveys (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 1.43 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 5,706 kg per hectare (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 26.8% (2023)
- Gender Inequality Index 0.01 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty 7.7% (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in women 0.0694 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex 0.0694 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men 0.0821 (2023)
- Income inequality: Atkinson index 0.1767 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is three metrics of inequality in Switzerland?
- Three metrics of inequality in Switzerland was 42.34 in 2022, according to World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest three metrics of inequality recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 47.95 in 1939.
- What is the lowest three metrics of inequality recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 38.5 in 1979.
- How does Switzerland rank for three metrics of inequality?
- Switzerland ranks 106th out of 113 countries with data for 2022.
- Is three metrics of inequality rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Switzerland data come from?
- The figures come from World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Three metrics of inequality. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Gini coefficient measures inequality on a scale from 0 to 1. Higher values indicate higher inequality. Inequality is measured here in terms of income before taxes and benefits.