Luxembourg vs Switzerland: At-risk-of-poverty rate of persons living in single-person households
Luxembourg
17.4
in 2025
Switzerland
18.6
in 2024
Luxembourg rank
43rd
Switzerland rank
40th
At-risk-of-poverty rate of persons living in single-person households over time
- Luxembourg
- Switzerland
How they compare
Switzerland currently reports 18.6 against 17.4 in Luxembourg, a difference of 1.2.
That makes Switzerland's figure about 1.1 times Luxembourg's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 18 shared years of data; in 2007 it was Luxembourg ahead.
Luxembourg ranks 43rd and Switzerland ranks 40th of 49 countries.
Luxembourg has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Luxembourg | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 17.73 | 13.47 | 4.27 | Luxembourg |
| 2010s | 21.05 | 16.1 | 4.95 | Luxembourg |
| 2020s | 18.66 | 18.12 | 0.54 | Luxembourg |
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, Luxembourg or Switzerland?
- Switzerland, at 18.6 against 17.4 in Luxembourg as of 2024.
- What is the difference in at-risk-of-poverty rate of persons living in single-person households between Luxembourg and Switzerland?
- 1.2, with Switzerland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Luxembourg and Switzerland?
- 18 years are reported by both, from 2007 to 2024.
- How do Luxembourg and Switzerland rank globally for at-risk-of-poverty rate of persons living in single-person households?
- Luxembourg ranks 43rd and Switzerland ranks 40th of 49 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.