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Switzerland

At a glance

  • Switzerland has a population of about 9.1M; its total GDP of $1T ranks #20 of 168 countries with data.
  • Its surface area of 41,291 km² is about 21% of the world median of 198,330 km².
  • Inflation rate stands out most against the median: 0.2% — rank #148 of 162 countries with data.

Where Switzerland stands

Population log axis

Population across 169 countries with data: Switzerland at 9.1M, rank #98, world median 11.5M, logarithmic axis. Median 11.5M Switzerland · 9.1M

GDP (total) log axis

GDP (total) across 168 countries with data: Switzerland at $1T, rank #20, world median $80.7B, logarithmic axis. Median $80.7B Switzerland · $1T

GDP per capita log axis

GDP per capita across 168 countries with data: Switzerland at $114,769, rank #3, world median $6,834, logarithmic axis. Median $6,834 Switzerland · $114,769

Life expectancy

Life expectancy across 169 countries with data: Switzerland at 84.4 years, rank #2, world median 73.8 years. Median 73.8 years Switzerland · 84.4 years

Every dot is one country with data — the highlighted dot is this country; the dashed line marks the world median. Wide-range metrics use a logarithmic axis (tagged) so the whole field stays readable.

Switzerland: all 46 metrics vs the world median

Metric Value Trend Rank vs median
Population & land
Population 9.1M (2025) +25% #98 / 169 median 11.5M · 79%
Population growth 1.0% (2025) +27% #92 / 169 median 1.1% · 87%
Urban population share 85.7% (2025) +17% #26 / 169 median 63.8% · 1.3×
Population aged 65+ 20.4% (2025) +32% #26 / 169 median 7.4% · 2.8×
Fertility rate 1.3 (2024) −7% #150 / 169 median 2.1 · 61%
Birth rate 8.7‰ (2024) −12% #141 / 169 median 16.0‰ · 54%
Death rate 8.0‰ (2024) −6% #64 / 169 median 7.1‰ · 1.1×
Net migration 37.3K (2025) −25% #24 / 169 N/A
Surface area 41,291 km² (2023) #136 / 176 median 198,330 km² · 21%
Population density derived 220/km² (2025) +25% #29 / 169 median 75.5/km² · 2.9×
Economy
GDP (total) $1T (2025) +232% #20 / 168 median $80.7B · 13×
GDP per capita $114,769 (2025) +166% #3 / 168 median $6,834 · 17×
GNI per capita $110,330 (2025) +167% #1 / 168 median $6,350 · 17×
GDP growth (annual) 1.3% (2025) +242% #128 / 168 median 3.1% · 42%
Inflation rate 0.2% (2025) −76% #148 / 162 median 3.3% · 5%
Unemployment rate 4.9% (2025) +67% #94 / 168 median 5.1% · 95%
Gini index 33.8 (2022) +7% #90 / 153 median 35.3 · 96%
Poverty rate ($2.15/day) 0.2% (2022) #127 / 153 median 2.5% · 8%
Trade & industry
Exports share of GDP 78.1% (2025) +63% #12 / 163 median 35.0% · 2.2×
Imports share of GDP 69.1% (2025) +60% #21 / 163 median 40.2% · 1.7×
Agriculture share of GDP 0.6% (2025) −31% #162 / 168 median 7.2% · 9%
Manufacturing share of GDP 18.9% (2025) +0% #24 / 165 median 11.2% · 1.7×
International tourist arrivals 11.8M (2019) +72% #21 / 162 median 1.1M · 10×
Tourism receipts $10B (2020) +9% #23 / 165 median $705M · 14×
Health & education
Life expectancy 84.4 years (2024) +5% #2 / 169 median 73.8 years · 1.1×
Infant mortality 3.4‰ (2024) −24% #141 / 166 median 13.1‰ · 26%
Under-five mortality 3.9‰ (2024) −28% #141 / 166 median 15.8‰ · 25%
DPT immunization 96.0% (2024) +3% #44 / 166 median 90.5% · 1.1×
Hospital beds 4.4 per 1,000 (2023) −26% #29 / 167 median 2.0 per 1,000 · 2.2×
Health spending share of GDP 11.7% (2023) +18% #7 / 165 median 6.5% · 1.8×
Secondary school enrollment 101.4% (2024) +8% #43 / 167 median 90.5% · 1.1×
Education spending share of GDP 4.9% (2022) −6% #56 / 165 median 4.1% · 1.2×
Society & living
Human Development Index 0.970 (2023) +8% #3 / 165 median 0.754 · 1.3×
Internet users 97.3% (2025) +59% #11 / 169 median 81.5% · 1.2×
Mobile subscriptions 129.5 per 100 (2024) +64% #47 / 169 median 116.4 per 100 · 1.1×
Fixed broadband 47.0 per 100 (2024) +652% #4 / 168 median 12.1 per 100 · 3.9×
Electricity access 100.0% (2024) +0% #70 / 169 median 99.9% · 1.0×
Environment & security
CO₂ emissions per capita 3.7 t (2024) −39% #66 / 165 median 2.6 t · 1.4×
CO₂ emissions (total) derived 33.7 Mt (2024) −24% #64 / 165 median 21.3 Mt · 1.6×
Renewable electricity share 67.9% (2021) +21% #42 / 169 median 34.1% · 2.0×
Renewable energy consumption 27.7% (2021) +52% #81 / 169 median 26.9% · 1.0×
Forest area 32.4% (2023) +6% #85 / 169 median 32.4% · 1.0×
Agricultural land 37.8% (2023) −4% #94 / 169 median 41.7% · 91%
Arable land 10.0% (2023) −3% #91 / 168 median 11.0% · 91%
PM2.5 exposure 8.3 µg/m³ (2023) −56% #149 / 168 median 19.8 µg/m³ · 42%
Military spending 0.7% (2024) −25% #137 / 157 median 1.8% · 40%

Ranks are value-descending and count only the countries that have data for that metric (#1 = highest value); N/A rows occupy no rank.

The median is the unweighted middle value across the countries with data (gold tick) — not a world average. Bars grow with the value: reaching the tick means matching the median, and a full bar means twice the median or more. The median value and this country's multiple are noted under each bar.

Switzerland's true-shape outline

Switzerland's border outline from Natural Earth 1:110m boundaries — total surface area 41,291 km².

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Data & method

Indicators: World Bank Open Data, 43 indicators — CC BY 4.0 © World Bank — https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/; Surface area (sq. km) — CC BY 4.0 © World Bank — https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/; Human Development Index — CC BY 3.0 IGO © United Nations Development Programme — https://hdr.undp.org/terms-use

Boundaries: Natural Earth 1:110m (public domain); surface areas are computed with an equal-area spherical formula (Chamberlin–Duquette).

Reference facts (capital, languages, currencies, subregion): mledoze/countries (ODbL).