Data as of Aug 2, 2026, 11:41 PM

SERIAL · 756Europe

Switzerland

CapitalBern

CurrencyCHF · Swiss franc

LanguageFrench, Romansh, German, Italian

Area41,291 km²

Since1848

ISOCHE · CH

Population

9.1Mas of 2025

— THE COUNTRY —

Country in Central Europe

Switzerland, officially the Swiss Confederation, is a landlocked country located at the intersection of Central, Western, and Southern Europe. It is bordered by Germany to the north, France to the west, Austria and Liechtenstein to the east, and Italy to the south. Switzerland is geographically divided among the Swiss Alps, the Swiss Plateau, and the Jura Mountains; the Alps cover most of the country's territory, whereas the majority of its 9 million people are concentrated on the plateau, which hosts many of the largest cities and economic centres, including Zurich, Geneva, Basel, Bern, Lausanne, Winterthur, and Lucerne.

Text: Wikipedia — SwitzerlandCC BY-SA 4.0 · revised 2026-08-01

— FACTS —

Motto: Unus pro omnibus, omnes pro uno
Capital: Bern
Currency: Swiss franc (CHF)
Official language: French, Romansh, German, Italian
Drives on the: Right
Calling code: +41
Licence plate code: CH
Top-level domain: .swiss
Independence / founding: 12 Sep 1848
Highest point: Dufourspitze (4,634 m)
Lowest point: Lake Maggiore (193 m)
Anthem: Swiss Psalm

Facts: Wikidata (CC0) · as of 2026-08-02

— LAND —

Land covered by forest

32.4%% of land area

#105 of 2132023

102% of world average

Forest area

12,794km²

#115 of 2132023

7% of world average

Agricultural land

37.8%% of land area

#106 of 2092023

102% of world average

Farmable (arable) land

10.0%% of land area

#103 of 2062023

72% of world average

Land area

41,291km²

#133 of 2152023

6% of world average

— PEOPLE —

Population

9.1Mpeople

#98 of 2162025

24% of world average

Population growth

1.0%% per year

#103 of 2162025

97% of world average

Population density

225people per km²

#60 of 2152023

50% of world average

People living in cities

85.7%% of population

#45 of 2162025

135% of world average

Urban population growth

1.3%% per year

#108 of 2162025

83% of world average

People living rurally

14.3%% of population

#172 of 2162025

39% of world average

Population aged 0-14

14.9%% of population

#182 of 2162025

59% of world average

Population aged 15-64

64.7%% of population

#104 of 2162025

101% of world average

Population aged 65+

20.4%% of population

#34 of 2162025

189% of world average

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Age dependency ratio

54.6%% of working-age population

#113 of 2162025

95% of world average

Female population

50.3%% of population

#115 of 2162025

101% of world average

Births per woman

1births per woman

#190 of 2162024

55% of world average

Birth rate

8.7 /1,000per 1,000 people

#176 of 2162024

50% of world average

Death rate

8.0 /1,000per 1,000 people

#81 of 2162024

104% of world average

Net migration

37,253people (5-year total)

#24 of 2162025

33832% of world average

Migrants living in the country

31.1%% of population

#29 of 2152024

235% of world average

— MONEY —

GDP

$1.04Tcurrent US$

#20 of 2112025

188% of world average

GDP, purchasing power parity

$932.10Bcurrent int'l $

#35 of 1992025

89% of world average

GDP per person

$114,769current US$

#6 of 2112025

477% of world average

GDP per person, purchasing power parity

$102,513current int'l $

#8 of 1992025

307% of world average

GDP growth

1.3%% per year

#163 of 2102025

38% of world average

GDP per person growth

0.3%% per year

#168 of 2102025

14% of world average

Gross national income

$1.04Tcurrent US$

#20 of 2042025

181% of world average

Gross national income per person

$110,330current US$

#2 of 2032025

547% of world average

Gross national income per person, PPP

$101,690current int'l $

#8 of 1972025

319% of world average

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Inflation

0.2%% per year

#18 of 1902025

2% of world average

Inflation (GDP deflator)

0.3%% per year

#26 of 2092025

4% of world average

Real interest rate

2.0%%

#98 of 1342024

48% of world average

Lending interest rate

3.0%%

#131 of 1342024

26% of world average

Government debt

22.3%% of GDP

#7 of 632024

37% of world average

Government revenue

17.0%% of GDP

#112 of 1492024

65% of world average

Government spending

16.1%% of GDP

#125 of 1492023

58% of world average

Government consumption

12.0%% of GDP

#139 of 1812025

69% of world average

Household consumption

49.5%% of GDP

#149 of 1812025

77% of world average

Investment (gross capital formation)

29.5%% of GDP

#35 of 1782025

127% of world average

Fixed investment

26.0%% of GDP

#46 of 1732025

117% of world average

Gross savings

36.7%% of GDP

#16 of 1682025

168% of world average

Foreign investment inflows

-$12.29Bcurrent US$

#196 of 2012025

-146% of world average

Foreign investment inflows

-1.2%% of GDP

#184 of 1982025

no comparison

Foreign investment outflows

2.4%% of GDP

#20 of 1792025

112% of world average

Current account balance

7.0%% of GDP

#27 of 1912025

no comparison

Foreign reserves

$1.08Tcurrent US$

#4 of 1772025

1069% of world average

Income inequality (Gini)

340-100

#67 of 1472022

95% of world average

People below the poverty line

0.2%% of population

#26 of 1472022

2% of world average

Income share held by richest 10%

26.6%%

#73 of 1472022

96% of world average

Income share held by poorest 10%

2.9%%

#71 of 1472022

104% of world average

Stock market value

240.9%% of GDP

#4 of 882025

318% of world average

Money sent home by workers abroad

$3.87Bcurrent US$

#49 of 1862025

75% of world average

Exchange rate

1local currency per US$

#203 of 2112025

0% of world average

Agriculture's share of the economy

0.6%% of GDP

#181 of 1992025

6% of world average

Industry's share of the economy

25.0%% of GDP

#87 of 2022025

102% of world average

Manufacturing's share of the economy

18.9%% of GDP

#26 of 1952025

172% of world average

Services' share of the economy

71.7%% of GDP

#27 of 2022025

124% of world average

2 of 39 figures unavailable for Switzerland.

— TRADE —

Exports

78.1%% of GDP

#21 of 1872025

180% of world average

Imports

69.1%% of GDP

#38 of 1872025

139% of world average

Trade balance

8.9%% of GDP

#23 of 1872025

no comparison

Total trade (openness)

101.7%% of GDP

#27 of 2052025

158% of world average

Goods exported

$554.16Bcurrent US$

#16 of 2072025

448% of world average

Goods imported

$507.43Bcurrent US$

#17 of 2072025

402% of world average

Services exported

$195.49Bcurrent US$

#12 of 1912025

402% of world average

Services imported

$213.90Bcurrent US$

#10 of 1912025

486% of world average

Goods and services exported

$812.78Bcurrent US$

#13 of 1912025

465% of world average

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Goods and services imported

$721.99Bcurrent US$

#15 of 1912025

427% of world average

High-tech share of exports

29.6%% of manufactured exports

#17 of 1792024

244% of world average

Terms of trade

98index

#126 of 2062024

93% of world average

— HEALTH —

Life expectancy

84.4 yrsyears

#5 of 2162024

114% of world average

Life expectancy, women

86.2 yrsyears

#11 of 2162024

113% of world average

Life expectancy, men

82.7 yrsyears

#5 of 2162024

116% of world average

Infant deaths

3.4 /1,000per 1,000 live births

#34 of 1962024

18% of world average

Deaths under age 5

3.9 /1,000per 1,000 live births

#32 of 1962024

16% of world average

Maternal deaths

5per 100,000 live births

#26 of 1942023

4% of world average

Health spending

11.7%% of GDP

#11 of 1932023

171% of world average

Health spending per person

$11,784current US$

#2 of 1932023

808% of world average

Physicians

4.5 /1,000per 1,000 people

#18 of 1872022

213% of world average

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Nurses and midwives

18.8 /1,000per 1,000 people

#1 of 1962022

398% of world average

Hospital beds

4.4 /1,000per 1,000 people

#30 of 1572023

148% of world average

Access to clean drinking water

100.0%% of population

#40 of 2142024

110% of world average

Access to basic sanitation

99.9%% of population

#25 of 2132024

124% of world average

Suicide rate

14per 100,000 people

#151 of 1852021

164% of world average

Adults who smoke

23.1%% of adults

#108 of 1662024

117% of world average

HIV prevalence

0.2%% aged 15-49

#58 of 1532024

15% of world average

Tuberculosis cases

5per 100,000 people

#38 of 2082024

5% of world average

Undernourishment

2.5%% of population

#56 of 1682023

25% of world average

Children vaccinated against measles

96.0%% of children 12-23 months

#57 of 1932024

112% of world average

— LEARNING —

Education spending

4.9%% of GDP

#66 of 1902022

112% of world average

Education spending

15.4%% of government spending

#59 of 1892022

114% of world average

Primary school enrolment

101.2%% gross

#86 of 2002024

100% of world average

Secondary school enrolment

101.4%% gross

#56 of 1882024

116% of world average

University enrolment

73.5%% gross

#45 of 1672024

148% of world average

Primary school completion

94.0%% of relevant age group

#96 of 1802024

105% of world average

Pupils per teacher, primary school

10pupils per teacher

#11 of 1602017

45% of world average

Years of compulsory education

11.0 yrsyears

#77 of 1972025

110% of world average

2 of 10 figures unavailable for Switzerland.

— WORK —

Unemployment

4.9%% of labour force

#83 of 1862025

71% of world average

Youth unemployment

9.0%% of labour force aged 15-24

#60 of 1862025

58% of world average

Labour force participation

66.7%% aged 15+

#48 of 1862025

110% of world average

Women in the labour force

62.2%% of women aged 15+

#35 of 1862025

122% of world average

Men in the labour force

71.4%% of men aged 15+

#83 of 1862025

102% of world average

Labour force

5.2Mpeople

#84 of 1862025

26% of world average

Working in agriculture

2.2%% of employment

#156 of 1862025

10% of world average

Working in industry

19.6%% of employment

#85 of 1862025

100% of world average

Working in services

78.2%% of employment

#27 of 1862025

134% of world average

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Self-employed

16.9%% of employment

#137 of 1862025

44% of world average

Labour force with advanced education

80.0%% of labour force

#59 of 1712024

105% of world average

Employed

63.5%% aged 15+

#47 of 1862025

112% of world average

— CONNECTED —

People online

97.3%% of population

#17 of 2072025

136% of world average

Mobile phone subscriptions

129per 100 people

#60 of 2102024

112% of world average

Fixed broadband subscriptions

47per 100 people

#10 of 2082024

259% of world average

Fixed telephone lines

31per 100 people

#34 of 2132024

206% of world average

Access to electricity

100.0%% of population

#103 of 2142024

113% of world average

Access to clean cooking fuel

100.0%% of population

#56 of 1892023

144% of world average

Electricity used per person

7,117kWh per person

#23 of 1492024

169% of world average

Energy used per person

2,492kg oil equivalent per person

#45 of 1492024

110% of world average

Air passengers carried

27.7Mpassengers

#30 of 1652023

107% of world average

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Air freight

1,258million tonne-km

#26 of 1632023

96% of world average

Rail network

4,122route-km

#31 of 842021

40% of world average

Rail passengers

14,308million passenger-km

#15 of 782021

52% of world average

Container port traffic

114,075TEU

#117 of 1672020

2% of world average

Research and development spending

3.2%% of GDP

#9 of 1272023

331% of world average

Patent applications by residents

1,288count

#29 of 1422021

8% of world average

Scientific journal articles published

22,804count

#23 of 1972023

139% of world average

Tourists arriving

11.8Mcount

#21 of 1942019

231% of world average

Money earned from tourism

$9.99Bcurrent US$

#20 of 1752020

270% of world average

— NATURE —

Carbon emissions per person

4tonnes per person

#127 of 2032024

83% of world average

Carbon emissions

34Mt CO2

#137 of 2032024

18% of world average

Greenhouse gas emissions

43Mt CO2-equivalent

#117 of 2032024

17% of world average

Protected land

12.5%% of land area

#145 of 2132025

66% of world average

Freshwater withdrawn

4.2%% of internal resources

#67 of 1772022

3% of world average

Renewable water available per person

4,603m³ per person

#67 of 1832022

33% of world average

Renewable energy use

27.7%% of final energy consumption

#86 of 2122021

95% of world average

Electricity from renewables

67.9%% of total

#41 of 2062021

196% of world average

Electricity from fossil fuels

0.4%% of total

#9 of 2092023

1% of world average

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Electricity from nuclear power

29.1%% of total

#13 of 2082024

815% of world average

Energy imported (net)

51.7%% of energy use

#47 of 1432023

no comparison

1 of 12 figures unavailable for Switzerland.

— STATE —

Military spending

0.7%% of GDP

#134 of 1562024

32% of world average

Military spending

$6.72Bcurrent US$

#37 of 1602024

40% of world average

Military spending

2.3%% of government spending

#134 of 1532024

31% of world average

Armed forces personnel

20,000people

#107 of 1702020

12% of world average

Armed forces

0.4%% of labour force

#130 of 1682020

32% of world average

Tax revenue

9.5%% of GDP

#130 of 1492024

56% of world average

Homicides

1per 100,000 people

#16 of 1582023

8% of world average

— TRADE PARTNERS —

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— TRADE —

No trade data available for Switzerland.

— EXTRAS —

Anthem

Swiss PsalmAudio: Wikimedia Commons

Capital time

--:--:--Bern · approx. UTC+0

Neighbours

Landmarks

Three Castles of BellinzonaImage: Wikimedia Commons

Jungfrau-Aletsch protected areaImage: Wikimedia Commons

prehistoric pile dwellings around the AlpsImage: Wikimedia Commons

Monte San GiorgioImage: Wikimedia Commons

Old City of BernImage: Wikimedia Commons

Saint John AbbeyImage: Wikimedia Commons

Rhaetian Railway in the Albula / Bernina LandscapesImage: Wikimedia Commons

La Chaux-de-Fonds / Le Locle, Watchmaking Town PlanningImage: Wikimedia Commons

Monte San Giorgio site fossilsImage: Wikimedia Commons

The Architectural Work of Le CorbusierImage: Wikimedia Commons

People

Albert EinsteinGerman-born theoretical physicist (1879–1955)

Le CorbusierSwiss-French architect, designer, urbanist, and writer (1886–1965)

Igor StravinskyRussian, French, and American composer (1882–1971)

Hermann HesseNobel Prize winning German-Swiss poet, novelist and painter (1877–1962)

Roger FedererSwiss tennis player (born 1981)

Carl JungSwiss psychiatrist and psychotherapist (1875–1961)

Percy Bysshe ShelleyBritish Romantic poet (1792–1822)

Alain DelonFrench actor (1935–2024)

Tina TurnerAmerican-born Swiss singer and songwriter (1939–2023)

Henry DunantSwiss businessman and co-founder of the Red Cross (1828-1910)

ParacelsusSwiss physician, philosopher, theologian, and alchemist (c. 1493–1541)

Ferdinand de SaussureSwiss linguist and philosopher (1857–1913)

History

12 Sep 1848Switzerland — founding / independence (Wikidata)

Size, side by side

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1960 → now

2026

Population9.1M2025

GDP$1.04T2025

GDP per person$114,7692025