Sweden vs Switzerland: Threshold income for each decile (before tax)
Sweden
14,378 international-$ in 2025 prices
in 2022
Switzerland
14,389 international-$ in 2025 prices
in 2022
Sweden rank
5th
Switzerland rank
4th
Threshold income for each decile (before tax) over time
- Sweden
- Switzerland
How they compare
Switzerland currently reports 14,389 international-$ in 2025 prices against 14,378 international-$ in 2025 prices in Sweden, a difference of 11 international-$ in 2025 prices.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 52 shared years of data; in 1941 it was Sweden ahead.
Sweden ranks 5th and Switzerland ranks 4th of 113 countries.
Across the 9 decades both report, Sweden averaged higher in 1 and Switzerland in 8.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sweden | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 4,232 international-$ in 2025 prices | 3,941 international-$ in 2025 prices | 290.45 international-$ in 2025 prices | Sweden |
| 1950s | 6,806 international-$ in 2025 prices | 10,643 international-$ in 2025 prices | 3,837 international-$ in 2025 prices | Switzerland |
| 1960s | 11,680 international-$ in 2025 prices | 15,798 international-$ in 2025 prices | 4,118 international-$ in 2025 prices | Switzerland |
| 1970s | 14,569 international-$ in 2025 prices | 19,835 international-$ in 2025 prices | 5,266 international-$ in 2025 prices | Switzerland |
| 1980s | 9,008 international-$ in 2025 prices | 12,030 international-$ in 2025 prices | 3,022 international-$ in 2025 prices | Switzerland |
| 1990s | 9,434 international-$ in 2025 prices | 12,700 international-$ in 2025 prices | 3,266 international-$ in 2025 prices | Switzerland |
| 2000s | 11,891 international-$ in 2025 prices | 13,139 international-$ in 2025 prices | 1,248 international-$ in 2025 prices | Switzerland |
| 2010s | 12,627 international-$ in 2025 prices | 13,554 international-$ in 2025 prices | 927.34 international-$ in 2025 prices | Switzerland |
| 2020s | 13,748 international-$ in 2025 prices | 14,076 international-$ in 2025 prices | 327.73 international-$ in 2025 prices | Switzerland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher threshold income for each decile (before tax), Sweden or Switzerland?
- Switzerland, at 14,389 international-$ in 2025 prices against 14,378 international-$ in 2025 prices in Sweden as of 2022.
- What is the difference in threshold income for each decile (before tax) between Sweden and Switzerland?
- 11 international-$ in 2025 prices, with Switzerland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sweden and Switzerland?
- 52 years are reported by both, from 1941 to 2022.
- How do Sweden and Switzerland rank globally for threshold income for each decile (before tax)?
- Sweden ranks 5th and Switzerland ranks 4th of 113 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Threshold income for each decile (before tax). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Level of income per year below which 10% of the population falls. Income here is measured before taxes and benefits.