Lesotho vs Switzerland: Life insurance premium volume to GDP

Lesotho
3.6%
in 2018
Switzerland
4.4%
in 2019
Lesotho rank
17th
Switzerland rank
15th

Life insurance premium volume to GDP over time

  • Lesotho
  • Switzerland
2468199020042019

How they compare

Switzerland currently reports 4.4% against 3.6% in Lesotho, a difference of 0.8%.

That makes Switzerland's figure about 1.2 times Lesotho's.

Across all 12 years both countries report, Switzerland has been ahead every year.

Lesotho ranks 17th and Switzerland ranks 15th of 162 countries.

Switzerland has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Lesotho Switzerland Difference Ahead
2000s 2.6% 5.4% 2.8% Switzerland
2010s 2.9% 4.6% 1.7% Switzerland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher life insurance premium volume to gdp, Lesotho or Switzerland?
Switzerland, at 4.4% against 3.6% in Lesotho as of 2019.
What is the difference in life insurance premium volume to gdp between Lesotho and Switzerland?
0.8%, with Switzerland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Switzerland?
12 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2018.
How do Lesotho and Switzerland rank globally for life insurance premium volume to gdp?
Lesotho ranks 17th 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

Indicator
Life insurance premium volume to GDP (%)
Unit
%
Source
Sigma Reports, Swiss Re
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
162 places, 4,020 data points, 1990–2020
Last refreshed

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.