Switzerland vs United States of America: Average hourly earnings of employees in rural areas (2021 base)
Average hourly earnings of employees in rural areas (2021 base) over time
- Switzerland
- United States of America
How they compare
United States of America currently reports 31.07 USD_PPP/cap against 29.24 USD_PPP/cap in Switzerland, a difference of 1.83 USD_PPP/cap.
That makes United States of America's figure about 1.1 times Switzerland's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 16 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Switzerland ahead.
Switzerland ranks 1st and United States of America ranks 1st of 34 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Switzerland averaged higher in 2 and United States of America in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Switzerland | United States of America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 16.18 USD_PPP/cap | 15.6 USD_PPP/cap | 0.58 USD_PPP/cap | Switzerland |
| 2010s | 19.57 USD_PPP/cap | 20.13 USD_PPP/cap | 0.567 USD_PPP/cap | United States of America |
| 2020s | 28.19 USD_PPP/cap | 27.34 USD_PPP/cap | 0.854 USD_PPP/cap | Switzerland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher average hourly earnings of employees in rural areas (2021 base), Switzerland or United States of America?
- United States of America, at 31.07 USD_PPP/cap against 29.24 USD_PPP/cap in Switzerland as of 2024.
- What is the difference in average hourly earnings of employees in rural areas (2021 base) between Switzerland and United States of America?
- 1.83 USD_PPP/cap, with United States of America ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Switzerland and United States of America?
- 16 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2024.
- How do Switzerland and United States of America rank globally for average hourly earnings of employees in rural areas (2021 base)?
- Switzerland ranks 1st and United States of America ranks 1st of 34 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Average hourly earnings of employees in rural areas (2021 base period) — Value — Female — All age ranges or no breakdown by age — National. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The Suite of Gender Indicators presents a set of indicators relevant to agrifood systems that are disaggregated by sex, with the aim of highlighting gender differences across agrifood systems. The initial set of indicators is based on those used in FAO’s 2023 Status of Women in Agrifood Systems (SWAFS) report and on the recommendations of an expert consultation held in December 2023, and covers key dimensions including economic participation, governance, agency, social norms, assets and services, education, health, and nutrition. Indicator selection was informed by expert judgment and by the availability of data with sufficient geographic and temporal coverage to enable meaningful comparisons across regions and over time. While most indicators are produced and published by FAO and other international organizations, the objective of this domain is to provide a one-stop shop for sex-disaggregated data on agrifood systems.