Share in extreme poverty including and excluding china in Switzerland
Switzerland: Share in extreme poverty including and excluding china was 0.2087 in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Share in extreme poverty including and excluding china in Switzerland, 1982–2022
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Switzerland recorded 0.2087 for share in extreme poverty including and excluding china in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 447.2% on the previous year and up 2,227.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share in extreme poverty including and excluding china in Switzerland peaked at 0.7 in 1982 and was at its lowest, 0, in 2002.
Switzerland ranks 94th of 120 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 1 |
| 1990s | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.0662 | 0 | 0.1 | 7 |
| 2010s | 0.0316 | 0.009 | 0.0713 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1058 | 0.0381 | 0.2087 | 3 |
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)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate -6.17 % change on previous year (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 26.79 (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality 26.79 (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate 0.7899 % change on previous year (2023)
- Gender inequality index from the human development report 0.01 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share in extreme poverty including and excluding china in Switzerland?
- Share in extreme poverty including and excluding china in Switzerland was 0.2087 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share in extreme poverty including and excluding china recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7 in 1982.
- What is the lowest share in extreme poverty including and excluding china recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 2002.
- How does Switzerland rank for share in extreme poverty including and excluding china?
- Switzerland ranks 94th out of 120 countries with data for 2022.
- Is share in extreme poverty including and excluding china rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2,227.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Switzerland data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share in extreme poverty including and excluding china. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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