Portugal vs Switzerland: At-risk-of-poverty rate by degree of urbanisation

Portugal
655 Thousand persons
in 2025
Switzerland
486 Thousand persons
in 2024
Portugal rank
16th
Switzerland rank
18th

At-risk-of-poverty rate by degree of urbanisation over time

  • Portugal
  • Switzerland
200400600800200420142025

How they compare

Portugal currently reports 655 Thousand persons against 486 Thousand persons in Switzerland, a difference of 169 Thousand persons.

That makes Portugal's figure about 1.3 times Switzerland's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 18 shared years of data; in 2007 it was Portugal ahead.

Portugal ranks 16th and Switzerland ranks 18th of 45 countries.

Portugal has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Portugal Switzerland Difference Ahead
2000s 612.67 Thousand persons 538.33 Thousand persons 74.33 Thousand persons Portugal
2010s 741.4 Thousand persons 385.9 Thousand persons 355.5 Thousand persons Portugal
2020s 685 Thousand persons 448.4 Thousand persons 236.6 Thousand persons Portugal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher at-risk-of-poverty rate by degree of urbanisation, Portugal or Switzerland?
Portugal, at 655 Thousand persons against 486 Thousand persons in Switzerland as of 2025.
What is the difference in at-risk-of-poverty rate by degree of urbanisation between Portugal and Switzerland?
169 Thousand persons, with Portugal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and Switzerland?
18 years are reported by both, from 2007 to 2024.
How do Portugal and Switzerland rank globally for at-risk-of-poverty rate by degree of urbanisation?
Portugal ranks 16th and Switzerland ranks 18th of 45 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Eurostat, published as At-risk-of-poverty rate by degree of urbanisation. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
At-risk-of-poverty rate by degree of urbanisation
Unit
Thousand persons
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
51 places, 961 data points, 2003–2025
Last refreshed