Compare Switzerland & its neighbours

(Austria, France, Italy, Liechtenstein, Germany)

SwitzerlandAustriaFranceItalyLiechtensteinGermany
Misc
Country CodeCHATFRITLIDE
Geography
Area (sq km)41,27783,871643,801301,340160357,022
Coastline (km)4,8537,6002,389
Highest Point (m)4,634 (Dufourspitze)3,798 (Grossglockner)4,810 (Mont Blanc)4,748 (Mont Blanc (Monte Bianco) de Courmayeur (a secondary peak of Mont Blanc))2,599 (Vorder-Grauspitz)2,963 (Zugspitze)
Average Elevation (m)1,350910375538263
People
Population8,292,8098,793,37067,364,35762,246,67438,54780,457,737
Median Age42.5044.2041.5045.8043.4047.40
Growth Rate0.68 %0.42 %0.37 %0.16 %0.78 %-0.17 %
Birth Rate (Births a year per 1,000 people)10.509.5012.108.5010.408.60
Death Rate (Deaths a year per 1,000 people)8.409.709.4010.507.6011.80
Urban Population73.80 %58.30 %80.40 %70.40 %14.30 %77.30 %
Health
Mothers age at first birth30.7029.0028.1030.7029.40
Maternal mortality rate (Deaths per 100,000 live births)5.004.008.004.006.00
Infant mortality rate (Deaths under 1 year per 1,000 births)3.603.403.203.204.203.40
Health expenditure (As a percentage of GDP)11.70 %11.20 %11.50 %9.20 %11.30 %
Physicians (per 1,000 people)4.245.143.234.094.21
Hospital beds (per 1,000 people)4.707.606.503.408.30
Adult obesity (Percentage of population with BMI > 30)19.50 %20.10 %21.60 %19.90 %22.30 %
Education
Education expenditure (As a percentage of GDP)5.10 %5.50 %5.50 %4.10 %2.60 %4.80 %
School life (years)161615161517
Youth unemployment (% of 15 to 24 years old unemployed)8.10 %9.80 %22.30 %34.70 %6.80 %
Economy
GDP (Gross Domestic Product in US $)523.100 billion441.000 billion2.856 trillion2.317 trillion4.978 billion4.199 trillion
Growth Rate (Real growth rate of GDP)1.70 %3.00 %2.30 %1.50 %1.80 %2.50 %
GDP per capita (Gross Domestic Product per person, in US $)62,10050,00044,10038,200139,10050,800
Gross National Saving (National saving as a percent of GDP)33.80 %27.00 %22.90 %20.30 %28.00 %