Sweden vs Switzerland: Municipal waste recycling rate
Sweden
32.37
in 2015
Switzerland
31.91
in 2015
Sweden rank
5th
Switzerland rank
6th
Municipal waste recycling rate over time
- Sweden
- Switzerland
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 32.37 against 31.91 in Switzerland, a difference of 0.46.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 23 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Switzerland ahead.
Sweden ranks 5th and Switzerland ranks 6th of 31 countries.
Switzerland has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sweden | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 22.22 | 29.32 | 7.1 | Switzerland |
| 2000s | 33.25 | 33.29 | 0.0358 | Switzerland |
| 2010s | 33.23 | 33.55 | 0.3172 | Switzerland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher municipal waste recycling rate, Sweden or Switzerland?
- Sweden, at 32.37 against 31.91 in Switzerland as of 2015.
- What is the difference in municipal waste recycling rate between Sweden and Switzerland?
- 0.46, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sweden and Switzerland?
- 23 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2015.
- How do Sweden and Switzerland rank globally for municipal waste recycling rate?
- Sweden ranks 5th and Switzerland ranks 6th of 31 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Municipal waste recycling rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.