Portugal vs Switzerland: Trade union density
Trade union density over time
- Portugal
- Switzerland
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 13.9 Percentage of employees against 12.7 Percentage of employees in Switzerland, a difference of 1.2 Percentage of employees.
That makes Portugal's figure about 1.1 times Switzerland's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 20 shared years of data; in 1973 it was Portugal ahead.
Portugal ranks 20th and Switzerland ranks 23rd of 31 countries.
Portugal has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Portugal | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 55.8 Percentage of employees | 28.02 Percentage of employees | 27.77 Percentage of employees | Portugal |
| 1980s | 37.65 Percentage of employees | 25.55 Percentage of employees | 12.1 Percentage of employees | Portugal |
| 1990s | 22.93 Percentage of employees | 22.8 Percentage of employees | 0.1333 Percentage of employees | Portugal |
| 2000s | 19.42 Percentage of employees | 19.25 Percentage of employees | 0.1667 Percentage of employees | Portugal |
| 2010s | 16.7 Percentage of employees | 16.4 Percentage of employees | 0.3 Percentage of employees | Portugal |
| 2020s | 13.9 Percentage of employees | 13.9 Percentage of employees | 0 Percentage of employees | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher trade union density, Portugal or Switzerland?
- Portugal, at 13.9 Percentage of employees against 12.7 Percentage of employees in Switzerland as of 2020.
- What is the difference in trade union density between Portugal and Switzerland?
- 1.2 Percentage of employees, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and Switzerland?
- 20 years are reported by both, from 1973 to 2020.
- How do Portugal and Switzerland rank globally for trade union density?
- Portugal ranks 20th and Switzerland ranks 23rd of 31 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Trade union density. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The database on Institutional Characteristics of Trade Unions, Wage Setting, State Intervention and Social Pacts (ICTWSS) was developed by Prof. Jelle Visser at the University of Amsterdam. It was first released in May 2007. In its initial form, the ICTWSS database combined data from various sources and projects with a main focus on trade union in EU and OECD countries, collective bargaining and employment relations in Europe, and social pacts. In 2021, the ICTWSS database was rebranded as the OECD/AIAS ICTWSS database to reflect the joint effort by the OECD and AIAS-HSI to ensure the continuation of the database following Prof. Visser’s retirement. The OECD/AIAS ICTWSS database is publicly available at: http://www.oecd.org/employment/ictwss-database.htm