Canada vs Switzerland: Insurance indicators — Penetration
Insurance indicators — Penetration over time
- Canada
- Switzerland
How they compare
Canada currently reports 6.96 Percentage of GDP against 6.73 Percentage of GDP in Switzerland, a difference of 0.23 Percentage of GDP.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 41 shared years of data; in 1984 it was Switzerland ahead.
Canada ranks 15th and Switzerland ranks 17th of 52 countries.
Switzerland has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 5.13 Percentage of GDP | 7.44 Percentage of GDP | 2.31 Percentage of GDP | Switzerland |
| 1990s | 4.69 Percentage of GDP | 9.99 Percentage of GDP | 5.3 Percentage of GDP | Switzerland |
| 2000s | 6.92 Percentage of GDP | 10.18 Percentage of GDP | 3.25 Percentage of GDP | Switzerland |
| 2010s | 4.76 Percentage of GDP | 8.62 Percentage of GDP | 3.86 Percentage of GDP | Switzerland |
| 2020s | 6.56 Percentage of GDP | 7.04 Percentage of GDP | 0.4776 Percentage of GDP | Switzerland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher insurance indicators — penetration, Canada or Switzerland?
- Canada, at 6.96 Percentage of GDP against 6.73 Percentage of GDP in Switzerland as of 2024.
- What is the difference in insurance indicators — penetration between Canada and Switzerland?
- 0.23 Percentage of GDP, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Switzerland?
- 41 years are reported by both, from 1984 to 2024.
- How do Canada and Switzerland rank globally for insurance indicators — penetration?
- Canada ranks 15th and Switzerland ranks 17th of 52 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Insurance indicators — Penetration. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
This dataset includes key indicators on the insurance industry, such as insurance penetration (gross written premiums as a percentage of GDP), insurance density (gross written premiums in USD per capita), the share of life and non-life insurance in the total insurance business (life and non-life gross written premiums as a percentage of gross premiums), the retention ratio (net written premiums as a percentage of gross premiums) and the reinsurance share (reinsurance accepted as a percentage of gross premiums). This dataset also shows the domestic market share of foreign-controlled undertakings and branches/agencies in each reporting jurisdiction, and the geographical distribution of premiums written within the OECD.