Poverty share on less than 30 per day 2011 ppp in Switzerland
Switzerland: Poverty share on less than 30 per day 2011 ppp was 10.75 in 2020. ▼ Falling
Poverty share on less than 30 per day 2011 ppp in Switzerland, 1982–2020
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for poverty share on less than 30 per day 2011 ppp in Switzerland is 10.75, measured in 2020.
The figure is down 8.9% on the previous year and down 19.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poverty share on less than 30 per day 2011 ppp in Switzerland peaked at 16.24 in 1992 and was at its lowest, 10.57, in 2012.
Switzerland ranks 116th of 119 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 15.74 | 15.74 | 15.74 | 1 |
| 1990s | 16.24 | 16.24 | 16.24 | 1 |
| 2000s | 14.87 | 13.42 | 16.2 | 7 |
| 2010s | 11.88 | 10.57 | 13.37 | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.75 | 10.75 | 10.75 | 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 poverty share on less than 30 per day 2011 ppp in Switzerland?
- Poverty share on less than 30 per day 2011 ppp in Switzerland was 10.75 in 2020, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest poverty share on less than 30 per day 2011 ppp recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 16.24 in 1992.
- What is the lowest poverty share on less than 30 per day 2011 ppp recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.57 in 2012.
- How does Switzerland rank for poverty share on less than 30 per day 2011 ppp?
- Switzerland ranks 116th out of 119 countries with data for 2020.
- Is poverty share on less than 30 per day 2011 ppp rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Switzerland data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Poverty share on less than 30 per day 2011 ppp. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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