Severe material deprivation rate by tenure status in Switzerland
Switzerland: Severe material deprivation rate by tenure status was 1.3 in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
1.3
Change on year
down 35.0%
World rank
36th
of 37 countries
All-time high
2.1
in 2018
All-time low
0.7
in 2013
Years of data
11
2010–2020
Severe material deprivation rate by tenure status in Switzerland, 2010–2020
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
In 2020, severe material deprivation rate by tenure status in Switzerland stood at 1.3.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 35.0% on the previous year and down 23.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, severe material deprivation rate by tenure status in Switzerland peaked at 2.1 in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.7, in 2013.
Switzerland ranks 36th of 37 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1.37 | 0.7 | 2.1 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 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 severe material deprivation rate by tenure status in Switzerland?
- Severe material deprivation rate by tenure status in Switzerland was 1.3 in 2020, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest severe material deprivation rate by tenure status recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 2.1 in 2018.
- What is the lowest severe material deprivation rate by tenure status recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7 in 2013.
- How does Switzerland rank for severe material deprivation rate by tenure status?
- Switzerland ranks 36th out of 37 countries with data for 2020.
- Is severe material deprivation rate by tenure status rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Switzerland data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Severe material deprivation rate by tenure status. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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