Spain vs Switzerland: At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (excluding pensions)
Spain
39.3%
in 2025
Switzerland
42.3%
in 2024
Spain rank
31st
Switzerland rank
28th
At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (excluding pensions) over time
- Spain
- Switzerland
How they compare
Switzerland currently reports 42.3% against 39.3% in Spain, a difference of 3.0%.
That makes Switzerland's figure about 1.1 times Spain's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 10 shared years of data; in 2015 it was Spain ahead.
Spain ranks 31st and Switzerland ranks 28th of 43 countries.
Across the 2 decades both report, Spain averaged higher in 1 and Switzerland in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Spain | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 45.7% | 42.4% | 3.2% | Spain |
| 2020s | 43.2% | 44.9% | 1.8% | 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), Spain or Switzerland?
- Switzerland, at 42.3% against 39.3% in Spain as of 2024.
- What is the difference in at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (excluding pensions) between Spain and Switzerland?
- 3.0%, with Switzerland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Spain and Switzerland?
- 10 years are reported by both, from 2015 to 2024.
- How do Spain and Switzerland rank globally for at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (excluding pensions)?
- Spain ranks 31st 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.