Japan vs Switzerland: Life insurance premium volume to GDP
Japan
5.4%
in 2020
Switzerland
4.4%
in 2019
Japan rank
12th
Switzerland rank
15th
Life insurance premium volume to GDP over time
- Japan
- Switzerland
How they compare
Japan currently reports 5.4% against 4.4% in Switzerland, a difference of 1.0%.
That makes Japan's figure about 1.2 times Switzerland's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 27 shared years of data; in 1993 it was Japan ahead.
Japan ranks 12th and Switzerland ranks 15th of 162 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 2 and Switzerland in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.6% | 4.5% | 1.1% | Japan |
| 2000s | 5.2% | 5.9% | 0.7% | Switzerland |
| 2010s | 6.2% | 4.6% | 1.6% | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher life insurance premium volume to gdp, Japan or Switzerland?
- Japan, at 5.4% against 4.4% in Switzerland as of 2020.
- What is the difference in life insurance premium volume to gdp between Japan and Switzerland?
- 1.0%, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Switzerland?
- 27 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2019.
- How do Japan and Switzerland rank globally for life insurance premium volume to gdp?
- Japan ranks 12th and Switzerland ranks 15th of 162 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Sigma Reports, Swiss Re, published as Life insurance premium volume to GDP (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Premium data is taken from various issues of Sigma reports (Swiss Re). Data on GDP in US dollars is from the electronic version of the World Development Indicators.