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Switzerland · data for latest available · data as of 26 October 2026 · printed 27 Oct 2026
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Switzerland

Europe & Central Asia Capital Bern High income Nation age 735 years (since 1291) i CHE · CH
NationsTree Index 2025 i80.64th of 196 Tree height 2025 i21 msee ranking Military strength i61percentile
Population i9.1 m98th of 217 Area i41,291 km²133rd of 216 GDP i$1.04 trn20th of 210 GDP (PPP) i$932.10 bn intl.35th of 199 GDP per person (PPP) i$102,513 intl.8th of 199 Life expectancy i84.4 years5th of 217
Index pillars
Foundations · roots i82
Strength · trunk i82
Quality of life · crown i93
Problems (higher = fewer) · dry branches i78
Direction (5-year change) · new shoots i48
CSV

In short

Switzerland is 4th of 196 countries in the NationsTree Index, with a score of 80.6 out of 100; its tree is 21 m tall.

It has 9.1 million people and an economy of $932.10 bn at purchasing power parity, 35th of 199 in the world.

Its strongest positions: Access to electricity (1st of 215), GNI per person (Atlas) (2nd of 201) and Human Development Index (2nd of 193).

Its weakest positions: GDP growth (164th of 210), CO₂ emissions per person (127th of 203) and Unemployment (83rd of 187).

Over five years it climbed from 6th to 4th in the index.

All data

Data as of 26 October 2026

Latest available value for each indicator, with its year. World rank is among countries with recent data (last 5 years of the series).

Land & people

55
Surface area ikm² 41,291 133rd/216
Land area ikm² 39,510 132nd/216
Population ipeople 9.1 m 98th/217
Population growth i% 0.96% 103rd/217
Population density ipeople/km² 227.9 62nd/216
Urban population i% 85.7% 45th/217
Population aged 0–14 i% 14.9% 182nd/217
Population aged 65+ i% 20.4% 34th/217

Economy

80
GDP iUSD $1.04 trn 20th/210
GDP (PPP) iintl. USD $932.10 bn 35th/199
Real GDP (PPP, constant 2021 prices) iintl. USD 2021 $779.51 bn 35th/199
GDP per person iUSD $114,769 6th/210
GDP per person (PPP) iintl. USD $102,513 8th/199
GNI per person (Atlas) iUSD $110,330 2nd/201
GDP growth i% 1.3% 164th/210
Inflation i% 0.2% 17th/180
Unemployment i% 4.9% 83rd/187
Central government debt i% of GDP 22.3% 7th/55
General government gross debt i% of GDP 40.1% 59th/189
Government budget balance i% of GDP 0.2% 35th/192

Main industries

60
Agriculture, forestry, fishing i% of GDP 0.6% 178th/197
Industry incl. construction i% of GDP 25.0% 86th/200
Manufacturing i% of GDP 18.9% 26th/192
Services i% of GDP 71.7% 27th/200

Trade

64
Exports of goods & services iUSD $814.50 bn 14th/182
Imports of goods & services iUSD $721.18 bn 15th/182
Exports i% of GDP 78.1% 21st/183
Imports i% of GDP 69.1% 37th/183
Trade openness i% of GDP 147.2% 23rd/183
Fuel exports i% of merchandise exports 1.0% 118th/170
Manufactures exports i% of merchandise exports 59.5% 56th/171
Food exports i% of merchandise exports 2.2% 153rd/171
Ores & metals exports i% of merchandise exports 1.8% 111th/171
High-tech exports i% of manufactured exports 29.6% 15th/168
Current account balance i% of GDP 5.6% 33rd/191
Foreign direct investment, inflows i% of GDP 0.0% 178th/196

Natural resources

46
Natural resource rents i% of GDP 0.0% 174th/209
Oil rents i% of GDP 0.00% 115th/197
Natural gas rents i% of GDP 0.00% 100th/197
Coal rents i% of GDP 0.00% 68th/195
Mineral rents i% of GDP 0.00% 91st/209
Forest rents i% of GDP 0.01% 155th/209
Arable land i% of land area 10.1% 104th/206
Renewable freshwater per person im³ 4,603 67th/183

Tourism

73
International tourist arrivals iarrivals 11.8 m 21st/194
Tourism receipts iUSD $9.99 bn 20th/175
Tourism receipts i% of exports 2.1% 127th/168
Outbound trips idepartures 19.8 m 13th/107

Society & health

83
Life expectancy iyears 84.4 5th/217
Under-5 mortality iper 1,000 births 3.9 30th/196
Physicians iper 1,000 people 4.48 18th/174
Hospital beds iper 1,000 people 4.4 29th/145
DPT immunization i% of children 12–23 months 96% 48th/193
Completed lower secondary, 25+ i% of adults 98.2% 18th/153
Secondary enrolment i% gross 101.4% 56th/173
Old-age dependency ratio i% of working-age population 31.6% 34th/217
Health spending i% of GDP 11.7% 11th/193
Tertiary enrolment i% gross 73.5% 44th/150
Human Development Index iindex 0–1 0.970 2nd/193
Income inequality (Gini) iindex 33.5 47th/108
Extreme poverty i% of population 0.1% 10th/108

Infrastructure & digital

86
Access to electricity i% of population 100.0% 1st/215
Safely managed drinking water i% of population 96.7% 45th/150
Safely managed sanitation i% of population 99.7% 7th/144
Internet users i% of population 97.3% 15th/186
Mobile subscriptions iper 100 people 129 60th/210
Fixed broadband iper 100 people 47.0 10th/208
Trade & transport infrastructure quality (LPI) iscore 1–5 4.40 2nd/164
Rail lines iroute-km 4,122 30th/82
Air passengers carried ipassengers 27.7 m 30th/161

Environment & energy

60
CO₂ emissions per person it CO₂e 3.75 127th/203
Renewable energy i% of final energy use 27.7% 86th/212
Air pollution (PM2.5) iµg/m³ 8.3 33rd/200
Forest area i% of land area 32.0% 108th/214
Energy use per person ikg oil eq. 2,483 45th/149

Institutions & safety

95
Government effectiveness iscore 0–100 92.6 4th/205
Control of corruption iscore 0–100 88.1 3rd/207
Rule of law iscore 0–100 87.3 5th/207
Political stability iscore 0–100 85.2 33rd/207
Regulatory quality iscore 0–100 84.5 4th/205
Voice & accountability iscore 0–100 85.9 10th/205
Homicide rate iper 100,000 0.6 16th/145

Military

41
Military expenditure iUSD $7.59 bn 37th/156
Military expenditure i% of GDP 0.8% 132nd/156
Military expenditure i% of government spending 2.4% 136th/154
Armed forces personnel ipeople 20,000 106th/170
Armed forces personnel i% of labour force 0.40% 130th/168
Arms imports (SIPRI TIV) iTIV 33.0 m 73rd/163
Arms exports (SIPRI TIV) iTIV 129.0 m 21st/65

Science & innovation

87
R&D spending i% of GDP 3.22% 9th/110
Patent applications by residents iapplications 1,191 27th/137
Scientific articles iarticles 22,804 23rd/197

Compare Switzerland with

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Sources

Figures on this page come from: World Bank — World Development Indicators, International Monetary Fund — World Economic Outlook (DataMapper), Global Change Data Lab (Our World in Data) — Our World in Data, World Bank — Worldwide Governance Indicators . Nation age: Federal Charter of the Old Swiss Confederacy (source). Every value is stored with its year and source series; see Sources & licences and Methodology.

Cite as: NationsTree (2026). Switzerland — country profile. https://nationstree.org/countries/switzerland. Data as of 26 October 2026.

All figures come from official statistics published by public institutions (World Bank WDI and WGI, compiling UN agencies, IMF, WHO and national statistical offices). Each value carries its year; ranks are positions among countries with data.
Cite as: NationsTree (2026). Switzerland — country profile. https://nationstree.org/countries/switzerland. Data as of 26 October 2026.
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