Level of national compliance with labor rights in Switzerland
Switzerland: Level of national compliance with labor rights was 0.18 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
0.18
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
166th
of 187 countries
All-time high
0.35
in 2015
All-time low
0.18
in 2018
Years of data
10
2015–2024
Level of national compliance with labor rights in Switzerland, 2015–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2024, level of national compliance with labor rights in Switzerland stood at 0.18. That is the lowest value across all 10 years on record.
That represents a change of down 48.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, level of national compliance with labor rights in Switzerland peaked at 0.35 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.18, in 2018.
That places Switzerland 166th out of 187 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Level of national compliance with labor rights in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 0.35 | — |
| 2016 | 0.35 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.35 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.18 | -48.6% |
| 2019 | 0.18 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.18 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.18 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.18 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.18 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.18 | +0.0% |
Switzerland compared with similar countries
- Switzerland's 0.18 is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.705, 26% of the median. (60 countries reporting)
- Switzerland's 0.18 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.51, 35% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.282 | 0.18 | 0.35 | 5 |
| 2020s | 0.18 | 0.18 | 0.18 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Switzerland
More work & labour data for Switzerland
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual 0.0651 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth 0.0485 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth 0.0817 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -1.4 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 0.6452 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 8,038 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 1,842 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 4,568 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 4,558 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 9,126 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is level of national compliance with labor rights in Switzerland?
- Level of national compliance with labor rights in Switzerland was 0.18 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest level of national compliance with labor rights recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.35 in 2015.
- What is the lowest level of national compliance with labor rights recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.18 in 2018.
- How does Switzerland rank for level of national compliance with labor rights?
- Switzerland ranks 166th out of 187 countries with data for 2024.
- Is level of national compliance with labor rights rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 48.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Switzerland data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Level of national compliance with labor rights. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 10 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).