Switzerland vs United Kingdom: In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by group of country of birth

Switzerland
11.2%
in 2024
United Kingdom
14.4%
in 2018
Switzerland rank
8th
United Kingdom rank
5th

In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by group of country of birth over time

  • Switzerland
  • United Kingdom
051015200920162024

How they compare

United Kingdom currently reports 14.4% against 11.2% in Switzerland, a difference of 3.2%.

That makes United Kingdom's figure about 1.3 times Switzerland's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 10 shared years of data; in 2009 it was Switzerland ahead.

Switzerland ranks 8th and United Kingdom ranks 5th of 21 countries.

Across the 2 decades both report, Switzerland averaged higher in 1 and United Kingdom in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Switzerland United Kingdom Difference Ahead
2000s 11.0% 8.3% 2.7% Switzerland
2010s 9.5% 9.7% 0.2% United Kingdom

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by group of country of birth, Switzerland or United Kingdom?
United Kingdom, at 14.4% against 11.2% in Switzerland as of 2018.
What is the difference in in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by group of country of birth between Switzerland and United Kingdom?
3.2%, with United Kingdom ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Switzerland and United Kingdom?
10 years are reported by both, from 2009 to 2018.
How do Switzerland and United Kingdom rank globally for in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by group of country of birth?
Switzerland ranks 8th and United Kingdom ranks 5th of 21 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Eurostat, published as In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by group of country of birth (population aged 18 and over). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Switzerland vs United Kingdom: In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by group of country of birth. Statizoid, drawing on Eurostat. Retrieved 23 September 2026, from https://population.statizoid.com/compare/in-work-at-risk-of-poverty-rate-by-group-of-country-of-birth-population-aged-18-and-over/switzerland/united-kingdom/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://population.statizoid.com/compare/in-work-at-risk-of-poverty-rate-by-group-of-country-of-birth-population-aged-18-and-over/switzerland/united-kingdom/">Switzerland vs United Kingdom: In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by group of country of birth</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by group of country of birth (population aged 18 and over)
Unit
Percentage
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
21 places, 273 data points, 2009–2025
Last refreshed