Italy vs Switzerland: At-risk-of-poverty rate of persons living in single-person households
Italy
21.3%
in 2025
Switzerland
18.6%
in 2024
Italy rank
34th
Switzerland rank
37th
At-risk-of-poverty rate of persons living in single-person households over time
- Italy
- Switzerland
How they compare
Italy currently reports 21.3% against 18.6% in Switzerland, a difference of 2.7%.
That makes Italy's figure about 1.1 times Switzerland's.
Across all 18 years both countries report, Italy has been ahead every year.
Italy ranks 34th and Switzerland ranks 37th of 47 countries.
Italy has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 21.3% | 13.5% | 7.9% | Italy |
| 2010s | 23.9% | 16.1% | 7.8% | Italy |
| 2020s | 24.7% | 18.1% | 6.6% | Italy |
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, Italy or Switzerland?
- Italy, at 21.3% 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 Italy and Switzerland?
- 2.7%, with Italy ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Switzerland?
- 18 years are reported by both, from 2007 to 2024.
- How do Italy and Switzerland rank globally for at-risk-of-poverty rate of persons living in single-person households?
- Italy ranks 34th 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.