Sub-Saharan Africa vs Switzerland: Population ages 65 and above, female, per capita

Sub-Saharan Africa
0.0181 units per person
in 2025
Switzerland
0.1112 units per person
in 2025
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
39th
Switzerland rank
39th

Population ages 65 and above, female, per capita over time

  • Sub-Saharan Africa
  • Switzerland
0.020.040.060.080.10.12196019922025

How they compare

Switzerland currently reports 0.1112 units per person against 0.0181 units per person in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 0.0931 units per person.

That makes Switzerland's figure about 6.1 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.

Across all 66 years both countries report, Switzerland has been ahead every year.

Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 39th and Switzerland ranks 39th of 44 groups.

Switzerland has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Sub-Saharan Africa Switzerland Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0172 units per person 0.0623 units per person 0.0451 units per person Switzerland
1970s 0.0169 units per person 0.0745 units per person 0.0576 units per person Switzerland
1980s 0.0169 units per person 0.0847 units per person 0.0678 units per person Switzerland
1990s 0.0167 units per person 0.0888 units per person 0.0721 units per person Switzerland
2000s 0.0166 units per person 0.0929 units per person 0.0763 units per person Switzerland
2010s 0.0166 units per person 0.0996 units per person 0.083 units per person Switzerland
2020s 0.0176 units per person 0.1069 units per person 0.0893 units per person Switzerland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population ages 65 and above, female, per capita, Sub-Saharan Africa or Switzerland?
Switzerland, at 0.1112 units per person against 0.0181 units per person in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2025.
What is the difference in population ages 65 and above, female, per capita between Sub-Saharan Africa and Switzerland?
0.0931 units per person, with Switzerland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sub-Saharan Africa and Switzerland?
66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Sub-Saharan Africa and Switzerland rank globally for population ages 65 and above, female, per capita?
Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 39th and Switzerland ranks 39th of 44 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Population ages 65 and above, female, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Population ages 65 and above, female, per capita
Unit
units per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
265 places, 17,460 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Population ages 65 and above, female divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.