Country profile
Switzerland
Switzerland ranks #100 of 215 for population, #6 of 209 for gdp per capita, #5 of 216 for life expectancy, across 25 open-data indicators.
People
Population
9,005,582
people · 2024
Rank #100 of 215
Life expectancy
84.4
years · 2024
Rank #5 of 216
Poverty headcount
0.2%
% of population · 2022
Rank #160 of 186
Under-5 mortality
3.9
per 1,000 live births · 2024
Rank #213 of 244
Secondary school enrollment
85.3%
% net enrollment · 2017
Rank #79 of 232
Tobacco use
25.5%
% of adults · 2022
Rank #46 of 163
Calorie supply
3,402
kcal per person per day · 2023
Rank #33 of 189
Prosperity
Tourism arrivals
12M
arrivals · 2019
Rank #21 of 203
GDP per capita
$103,998
current US$ · 2024
Rank #6 of 209
Inflation, consumer prices
1.06
annual % growth · 2024
Rank #168 of 195
Planet
Consumer Price Indices
108
index (2015=100) · 2025
Rank #205 of 210
Forest area
32.4%
% of land area · 2023
Rank #121 of 262
PM2.5 air pollution
9.06
micrograms per cubic meter · 2020
Rank #224 of 248
Protected areas
12.5%
% of territorial area · 2025
Rank #124 of 261
CO2 emissions per capita
3.59
tonnes per person · 2024
Rank #96 of 210
Fertilizer use
93.9
kg per hectare · 2023
Rank #62 of 194
Pesticide use
3.63
kg per hectare · 2023
Rank #72 of 193
Cereal yield
4.58
tonnes per hectare · 2024
Rank #52 of 182
Digital
Internet users
97.3%
% of population · 2025
Rank #17 of 213
Fixed broadband subscriptions
47
per 100 people · 2024
Rank #10 of 256
Mobile cellular subscriptions
129
per 100 people · 2024
Rank #68 of 262
Energy
Access to electricity
100%
% of population · 2023
Rank #110 of 215
Renewable electricity output
67.9%
% of electricity output · 2021
Rank #43 of 257
Energy use per person
38,026
kWh per person · 2024
Rank #41 of 210
Society
Electoral democracy index
0.88
index (0-1) · 2025
Rank #6 of 174
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Sources and methodology
Each value is the latest available observation for Switzerland; years differ by indicator. Ranks compare countries and territories with data, so totals vary. Read about our methods.
- World Bank Open Data: Tourism arrivals
- World Bank Open Data: Population
- World Bank Open Data: GDP per capita
- World Bank Open Data: Access to electricity
- World Bank Open Data: Internet users
- World Bank Open Data: Life expectancy
- World Bank Data360 / FAOSTAT: Consumer Price Indices
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Forest area
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: PM2.5 air pollution
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Renewable electricity output
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Protected areas
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Fixed broadband subscriptions
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Mobile cellular subscriptions
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Inflation, consumer prices
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Poverty headcount
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Under-5 mortality
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Secondary school enrollment
- Our World in Data: CO2 emissions per capita
- Our World in Data: Energy use per person
- Our World in Data: Electoral democracy index
- Our World in Data: Tobacco use
- FAOSTAT via Our World in Data: Fertilizer use
- FAOSTAT via Our World in Data: Pesticide use
- FAOSTAT via Our World in Data: Calorie supply
- FAOSTAT via Our World in Data: Cereal yield