European ranking
27 / 31
Worsened by 2 positions since the previous year
Switzerland: Severe material and social deprivation rate
An editorial snapshot of country living conditions with trend, regional spread, and context links.
Country overview
Switzerland
Current reading for Severe material and social deprivation rate in a European context.
Eurostat indicator: Severe material and social deprivation rate
Latest value
2.40 Percent of people
Compared with Europe
-3.5 puntos
Switzerland is 3.5 points below the European average.
EU: 5.93
Affected population
≈ 0.22 million people affected
Year: 2024
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Indicator: Severe material and social deprivation rate
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At a glance
Switzerland performs more favourably than the European benchmark on Severe material and social deprivation rate, with a moderate gap. The trend context points to recent stabilization. The wider topic context points to broader relative strength. Regional evidence also shows internal variation.
European comparison in Switzerland
In Switzerland, Severe deprivation is noticeably better than the European benchmark: 2.4% versus 5.9% in 2024, with a gap of 3.5 percentage points.
Recent trend
In Switzerland, the medium-term pattern is broadly stable: the value moved from 3.20% in 2019 to 2.40% in 2024. The latest value also changes little from 2.40% in 2023, so the recent reading remains stable.
Regional differences in Switzerland
In Switzerland, regional differences in Severe deprivation are pronounced. Across 7 comparable regions, Lake Geneva Region records the highest value (4.7%) and Northwestern Switzerland the lowest (0.6%), a gap of 4.1 percentage points.
Reading within the topic
In Switzerland, the evidence for Quality of Life & Household Conditions leans towards relatively favourable performance compared with Europe, without a clear pressure signal dominating the picture. Material recent changes among related indicators lean towards deterioration and warrant monitoring.