Spain vs Switzerland: At-risk-of-poverty rate by group of citizenship
Spain
15.6%
in 2025
Switzerland
13.3%
in 2024
Spain rank
19th
Switzerland rank
21st
At-risk-of-poverty rate by group of citizenship over time
- Spain
- Switzerland
How they compare
Spain currently reports 15.6% against 13.3% in Switzerland, a difference of 2.3%.
That makes Spain's figure about 1.2 times Switzerland's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 16 shared years of data; in 2009 it was Spain ahead.
Spain ranks 19th and Switzerland ranks 21st of 22 countries.
Spain has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Spain | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 41.5% | 13.2% | 28.3% | Spain |
| 2010s | 37.5% | 14.1% | 23.5% | Spain |
| 2020s | 29.2% | 14.8% | 14.4% | Spain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher at-risk-of-poverty rate by group of citizenship, Spain or Switzerland?
- Spain, at 15.6% against 13.3% in Switzerland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in at-risk-of-poverty rate by group of citizenship between Spain and Switzerland?
- 2.3%, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Spain and Switzerland?
- 16 years are reported by both, from 2009 to 2024.
- How do Spain and Switzerland rank globally for at-risk-of-poverty rate by group of citizenship?
- Spain ranks 19th and Switzerland ranks 21st of 22 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Eurostat, published as At-risk-of-poverty rate by group of citizenship (population aged 18 and over). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.