Cyprus vs Switzerland: At-risk-of-poverty rate of persons living in single-person households
Cyprus
20.1%
in 2025
Switzerland
18.6%
in 2024
Cyprus rank
35th
Switzerland rank
37th
At-risk-of-poverty rate of persons living in single-person households over time
- Cyprus
- Switzerland
How they compare
Cyprus currently reports 20.1% against 18.6% in Switzerland, a difference of 1.5%.
That makes Cyprus's figure about 1.1 times Switzerland's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 18 shared years of data; in 2007 it was Cyprus ahead.
Cyprus ranks 35th and Switzerland ranks 37th of 47 countries.
Cyprus has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cyprus | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 18.4% | 13.5% | 4.9% | Cyprus |
| 2010s | 19.8% | 16.1% | 3.7% | Cyprus |
| 2020s | 19.1% | 18.1% | 1.0% | Cyprus |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher at-risk-of-poverty rate of persons living in single-person households, Cyprus or Switzerland?
- Cyprus, at 20.1% against 18.6% in Switzerland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in at-risk-of-poverty rate of persons living in single-person households between Cyprus and Switzerland?
- 1.5%, with Cyprus ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cyprus and Switzerland?
- 18 years are reported by both, from 2007 to 2024.
- How do Cyprus and Switzerland rank globally for at-risk-of-poverty rate of persons living in single-person households?
- Cyprus ranks 35th and Switzerland ranks 37th of 47 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Eurostat, published as At-risk-of-poverty rate of persons living in single-person households below-above 65 years by sex. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.