Sweden vs Switzerland: In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by household type
Sweden
10.2%
in 2025
Switzerland
10.8%
in 2024
Sweden rank
35th
Switzerland rank
33rd
In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by household type over time
- Sweden
- Switzerland
How they compare
Switzerland currently reports 10.8% against 10.2% in Sweden, a difference of 0.6%.
That makes Switzerland's figure about 1.1 times Sweden's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 18 shared years of data; in 2007 it was Sweden ahead.
Sweden ranks 35th and Switzerland ranks 33rd of 47 countries.
Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sweden | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 13.5% | 8.7% | 4.8% | Sweden |
| 2010s | 12.6% | 9.8% | 2.8% | Sweden |
| 2020s | 10.9% | 10.4% | 0.5% | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by household type, Sweden or Switzerland?
- Switzerland, at 10.8% against 10.2% in Sweden as of 2024.
- What is the difference in in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by household type between Sweden and Switzerland?
- 0.6%, with Switzerland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sweden and Switzerland?
- 18 years are reported by both, from 2007 to 2024.
- How do Sweden and Switzerland rank globally for in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by household type?
- Sweden ranks 35th and Switzerland ranks 33rd of 47 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Eurostat, published as In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by household type. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.