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Switzerland

Switzerland / CH

01 / BASIC INFORMATION

Switzerland in numbers.

Area41,291 kmยฒWorld # 133 โ†’Population9.1MWorld # 98 โ†’Population density220.2 people/kmยฒWorld # 58 โ†’Life expectancy84.4 yearsWorld # 5 โ†’GDP per capitaUS$ 114,769World # 6 โ†’

02 / ALL RANKINGS

Switzerland across 51 rankings.

Essentials

Area41,291 kmยฒWorld # 133 / 2023 โ†’Population9.1MWorld # 98 / 2025 โ†’Population density220.2 people/kmยฒWorld # 58 / Population 2025 ยท area 2023 โ†’Independence / founding reference year1,291World # 179 / CIA World Factbook 2025 archive โ†’

People & society

Population growth1%World # 103 / 2025 โ†’Total fertility rate1.3World # 189 / 2024 โ†’Birth rate8.7 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 175 / 2024 โ†’Death rate8 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 81 / 2024 โ†’Median age42.3 yearsWorld # 36 / 2023 โ†’Population aged 65+20.4%World # 34 / 2025 โ†’Population aged 0โ€“1414.9%World # 181 / 2025 โ†’Urban population85.7%World # 45 / 2025 โ†’Net migration37.3KWorld # 24 / 2025 โ†’Net migration rate4.1 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 28 / 2025 โ†’International migrant share31.1%World # 29 / 2024 โ†’

Health

Life expectancy84.4 yearsWorld # 5 / 2024 โ†’Healthy life expectancy71.1 yearsWorld # 7 / 2021 โ†’Physicians per 1,000 people4.5 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 18 / 2022 โ†’Smoking rate23.1%World # 59 / 2024 โ†’

Economy & work

GDP per capitaUS$ 114,769World # 6 / 2025 โ†’Nominal GDPUS$ 1TWorld # 20 / 2025 โ†’GDP per capita (PPP)US$ 102,513World # 8 / 2025 โ†’Real GDP growth1.3%World # 163 / 2025 โ†’Inflation0.2%World # 174 / 2025 โ†’Unemployment4.9%World # 104 / 2025 โ†’Youth unemployment9%World # 127 / 2025 โ†’Average annual working hours1,529 hours/yearWorld # 116 / 2023 โ†’Average sleep timeNo dataNo rank โ†’Income inequality (Gini index)33.8World # 94 / 2022 โ†’

Education & science

Education spending (% of GDP)4.9%World # 66 / 2022 โ†’Researchers per million people6,108 per million peopleWorld # 10 / 2023 โ†’R&D spending (% of GDP)3.2%World # 9 / 2023 โ†’Patent applications per million people141.7 per million peopleWorld # 20 / 2021 โ†’

Food & agriculture

Calorie supply per person3,402 kcal/dayWorld # 35 / 2023 โ†’Meat supply per person64 kg/person/yearWorld # 81 / 2023 โ†’Rice productionNo dataNo rank โ†’Wheat production311.8K tWorld # 67 / 2024 โ†’Coffee productionNo dataNo rank โ†’Coffee consumption per personNo dataNo rank โ†’

Environment & digital

Forest area32.4%World # 105 / 2023 โ†’Electricity use per person7,117 kWh/personWorld # 23 / 2024 โ†’COโ‚‚ emissions per person3.6 tWorld # 99 / 2024 โ†’Internet use97.3%World # 17 / 2025 โ†’Mobile subscriptions129.5 per 100 peopleWorld # 60 / 2024 โ†’

Safety & politics

Homicide rate0.6 per 100,000 peopleWorld # 167 / 2023 โ†’Road traffic death rate2.2 per 100,000 peopleWorld # 181 / 2019 โ†’Military spending (% of GDP)0.7%World # 136 / 2024 โ†’Women in parliament39%World # 35 / 2025 โ†’

Travel & culture

International tourist arrivals11.8MWorld # 21 / 2019 โ†’International tourism receiptsUS$ 10BWorld # 22 / 2020 โ†’World Heritage sites13 sitesWorld # 24 / 2026-07 โ†’

03 / CULTURE & INDUSTRY

Society, culture and industry.

Largest religious groupChristianity2020 / 62.6%Main languageGermanMain functional languageLeading electricity sourceHydro2025Top export categoryGems, precious metals and glass2023Most mapped OSM sportRacket sports28,271 facilities countedWriting directionLeft to rightGermanLargest staple-food calorie sourceWheat2023Current currencySwiss FrancCHFDriving sideRight-hand trafficSide of the road used by trafficCountry-name originPlaces and landformsCanton of Schwyz