Spain vs Switzerland: Positive first instance decisions - per thousand persons
Spain
1.54 Number
in 2025
Switzerland
1.23 Number
in 2025
Spain rank
2nd
Switzerland rank
3rd
Positive first instance decisions - per thousand persons over time
- Spain
- Switzerland
How they compare
Spain currently reports 1.54 Number against 1.23 Number in Switzerland, a difference of 0.31 Number.
That makes Spain's figure about 1.3 times Switzerland's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 18 shared years of data; in 2008 it was Switzerland ahead.
Spain ranks 2nd and Switzerland ranks 3rd of 40 countries.
Switzerland has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Spain | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.01 Number | 0.64 Number | 0.63 Number | Switzerland |
| 2010s | 0.122 Number | 1.24 Number | 1.12 Number | Switzerland |
| 2020s | 0.9867 Number | 1.28 Number | 0.2967 Number | Switzerland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher positive first instance decisions - per thousand persons, Spain or Switzerland?
- Spain, at 1.54 Number against 1.23 Number in Switzerland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in positive first instance decisions - per thousand persons between Spain and Switzerland?
- 0.31 Number, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Spain and Switzerland?
- 18 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2025.
- How do Spain and Switzerland rank globally for positive first instance decisions - per thousand persons?
- Spain ranks 2nd and Switzerland ranks 3rd of 40 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Eurostat, published as Positive first instance decisions - per thousand persons. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.