Finland vs Switzerland: At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (excluding pensions)
Finland
42.5%
in 2025
Switzerland
42.3%
in 2024
Finland rank
26th
Switzerland rank
28th
At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (excluding pensions) over time
- Finland
- Switzerland
How they compare
Finland currently reports 42.5% against 42.3% in Switzerland, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 10 shared years of data; in 2015 it was Switzerland ahead.
Finland ranks 26th and Switzerland ranks 28th of 43 countries.
Across the 2 decades both report, Finland averaged higher in 1 and Switzerland in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Finland | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 43.1% | 42.4% | 0.7% | Finland |
| 2020s | 41.2% | 44.9% | 3.7% | Switzerland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (excluding pensions), Finland or Switzerland?
- Finland, at 42.5% against 42.3% in Switzerland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (excluding pensions) between Finland and Switzerland?
- 0.2%, with Finland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Switzerland?
- 10 years are reported by both, from 2015 to 2024.
- How do Finland and Switzerland rank globally for at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (excluding pensions)?
- Finland ranks 26th and Switzerland ranks 28th of 43 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Eurostat, published as At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (excluding pensions) by age, sex and educational attainment level. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.