Switzerland vs United States of America: Mean income or consumption per day: 2017 vs. 2021 international-$
Switzerland
87.39 international-$ in 2021 prices
in 2022
United States of America
95.6 international-$ in 2021 prices
in 2024
Switzerland rank
3rd
United States of America rank
2nd
Mean income or consumption per day: 2017 vs. 2021 international-$ over time
- Switzerland
- United States of America
How they compare
United States of America currently reports 95.6 international-$ in 2021 prices against 87.39 international-$ in 2021 prices in Switzerland, a difference of 8.21 international-$ in 2021 prices.
That makes United States of America's figure about 1.1 times Switzerland's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 22 shared years of data; in 1982 it was Switzerland ahead.
Switzerland ranks 3rd and United States of America ranks 2nd of 120 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Switzerland averaged higher in 4 and United States of America in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Switzerland | United States of America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 80.77 international-$ in 2021 prices | 55.71 international-$ in 2021 prices | 25.06 international-$ in 2021 prices | Switzerland |
| 1990s | 76.63 international-$ in 2021 prices | 64.4 international-$ in 2021 prices | 12.22 international-$ in 2021 prices | Switzerland |
| 2000s | 79.12 international-$ in 2021 prices | 76.9 international-$ in 2021 prices | 2.22 international-$ in 2021 prices | Switzerland |
| 2010s | 85.19 international-$ in 2021 prices | 81.12 international-$ in 2021 prices | 4.07 international-$ in 2021 prices | Switzerland |
| 2020s | 88.44 international-$ in 2021 prices | 94.47 international-$ in 2021 prices | 6.04 international-$ in 2021 prices | United States of America |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mean income or consumption per day: 2017 vs. 2021 international-$, Switzerland or United States of America?
- United States of America, at 95.6 international-$ in 2021 prices against 87.39 international-$ in 2021 prices in Switzerland as of 2024.
- What is the difference in mean income or consumption per day: 2017 vs. 2021 international-$ between Switzerland and United States of America?
- 8.21 international-$ in 2021 prices, with United States of America ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Switzerland and United States of America?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 1982 to 2022.
- How do Switzerland and United States of America rank globally for mean income or consumption per day: 2017 vs. 2021 international-$?
- Switzerland ranks 3rd and United States of America ranks 2nd of 120 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Mean income or consumption per day: 2017 vs. 2021 international-$. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
Individual pages
About this data
Average income or consumption of the population per day.