Sweden vs Switzerland: Share of women among low pay earners
Sweden
57.7%
in 2022
Switzerland
57.6%
in 2024
Sweden rank
9th
Switzerland rank
11th
Share of women among low pay earners over time
- Sweden
- Switzerland
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 57.7% against 57.6% in Switzerland, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 8 shared years of data; in 2014 it was Switzerland ahead.
Sweden ranks 9th and Switzerland ranks 11th of 70 countries.
Switzerland has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sweden | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 49.5% | 59.0% | 9.5% | Switzerland |
| 2020s | 57.4% | 57.5% | 0.1% | Switzerland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of women among low pay earners, Sweden or Switzerland?
- Sweden, at 57.7% against 57.6% in Switzerland as of 2022.
- What is the difference in share of women among low pay earners between Sweden and Switzerland?
- 0.1%, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sweden and Switzerland?
- 8 years are reported by both, from 2014 to 2022.
- How do Sweden and Switzerland rank globally for share of women among low pay earners?
- Sweden ranks 9th and Switzerland ranks 11th of 70 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Labour Organization (2026) β with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of women among low pay earners. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Percentage of low pay workers, among all low pay workers, who are female.