Share in poverty relative to different poverty thresholds in Switzerland
Switzerland: Share in poverty relative to different poverty thresholds was 0.2087 in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Share in poverty relative to different poverty thresholds in Switzerland, 1982–2022
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Switzerland recorded 0.2087 for share in poverty relative to different poverty thresholds in 2022.
The figure is up 447.2% on the previous year and up 2,227.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share in poverty relative to different poverty thresholds 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)
- 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 share in poverty relative to different poverty thresholds in Switzerland?
- Share in poverty relative to different poverty thresholds in Switzerland was 0.2087 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share in poverty relative to different poverty thresholds recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7 in 1982.
- What is the lowest share in poverty relative to different poverty thresholds recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 2002.
- How does Switzerland rank for share in poverty relative to different poverty thresholds?
- Switzerland ranks 94th out of 120 countries with data for 2022.
- Is share in poverty relative to different poverty thresholds 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 poverty relative to different poverty thresholds. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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