Date: May 19, 2026
Switzerland is a mid-size country with 0.1% of the world's population. Switzerland is a democratic country. It has 13 world heritage sites.
Switzerland is the 100th ranked country in population and 131st ranked in area out of 195 countries in the world. Please keep the country rank in perspective, for the highlights below.
GDP Per Capita (USD)
Literacy Rate (%)
Out of 195 countries in the world, Switzerland is the 3rd highest ranked in GDP Per Capita (USD) . This implies that this country is a developed country.
Switzerland is the 37th highest ranked in Literacy Rate (%) out of all the 195 countries.This indicates that there is a better educational infrastructure in this country as compared to other countries.
Employment in Agriculture
Enrolment in primary edu.
Total Population
The Average Employment in Agriculture of 195 countries in the world is 5,314,003. Switzerland is the 62nd worst ranked country out of 195 countries. This may indicate that a significant portion of population is living in urban areas or simply imply that the country is developed
The Average Enrolment in primary edu. of 195 countries in the world is 3,831,465. Switzerland is the 86th worst ranked country out of 195 countries. This may take into context a lower country population, or imply that lesser people in this country pursue primary education when compared to other countries.
The Average Rural Pop. of 195 countries in the world is 18,013,759. Switzerland is the 94th worst ranked country out of 195 countries. This may indicate that there is a high degree of industrialisation, or better urbanisation and development policies in place in comparison to other countries.
The Average Total Population of 195 countries in the world is 42,357,833. Switzerland is the 97th worst ranked country out of 195 countries. Taking into context the total population of the world, this country is less populated in comparison to other countries.
| Sr. | Title | Metric | World Average | Rank out of 195 | Value | ||
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Above World Average |
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| 1 | Pop. with access to Electricity (%) | % People | 86 | 1 | 1128 | ||
| 2 | Urban Population / Total Population % . | % People | 60 | 64 | 1126 | ||
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Below World Average |
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| 1 | # Cities>300000 | # Cities | 11 | 94 | 1233 | ||
| 2 | # Cities>300000 | # Cities | 7 | 86 | 1235 | ||
| 3 | Rural Pop. /Total Pop. % | % People | 40 | 132 | 1234 | ||
| 4 | Rural Pop. | # People | 18,013,759 | 102 | 1231 | ||
| 5 | # Cities>100000 | # Cities | 27 | 89 | 1232 | ||
| 6 | # Cities>100000 | # Cities | 21 | 86 | 1232 | ||
| 7 | Urban Population (2021) | # People | 23,603,754 | 83 | 1233 | ||
| Sr. | Title | Metric | World Average | Rank out of 195 | Value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Above World Average |
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| 1 | Romansh as a % of total Romansh speakers | % People | 0 | 1 | 1126 | ||
| 2 | German | # People | 5,121,263 | 3 | 1129 | ||
| 3 | German as a % of total German speakers | % People | 0 | 3 | 1130 | ||
| 4 | Croatian as a % of total Croatian speakers | % People | 0 | 4 | 1125 | ||
| 5 | Italian as a % of total Italian speakers | % People | 0 | 4 | 1129 | ||
| 6 | Albanian as a % of total Albanian speakers | % People | 0 | 5 | 1129 | ||
| 7 | French as a % of total French speakers | % People | 0 | 8 | 1128 | ||
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Below World Average |
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| 1 | Spanish | # People | 16,324,341 | 25 | 1234 | ||
| 2 | Spanish as a % of total Spanish speakers | % People | 0 | 25 | 1234 | ||
| 3 | Portuguese | # People | 14,438,442 | 10 | 1230 | ||
| 4 | Portuguese as a % of total Portuguese speakers | % People | 0 | 10 | 1231 | ||
| 5 | French | # People | 3,059,547 | 9 | 1231 | ||
| 6 | Albanian | # People | 267,320 | 5 | 1234 | ||
| 7 | Croatian | # People | 811,833 | 4 | 1230 | ||
| 8 | Italian | # People | 4,106,100 | 4 | 1234 | ||
| Sr. | Title | Metric | World Average | Rank out of 195 | Value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| 1 | GDP Per Capita (USD) | $ | 18,044 | 3 | 1126 | ||
| 2 | GDP Per Capita at PPP (USD) | $ | 30,199 | 6 | 1128 | ||
| 3 | INDs for Leisure (%) | % People | 46 | 12 | 1129 | ||
| 4 | Export of Goods and Services (in Million $) | Amount | 180,704 | 14 | 1130 | ||
| 5 | Import of Goods and Services (in Million $) | Amount | 173,515 | 15 | 1128 | ||
| 6 | Imports/Total Imports of the World %. | 0 | 15 | 1127 | |||
| 7 | Exports /Total Exports of the World %. | 0 | 15 | 1130 | |||
| 8 | FTAs in India via Cochin (%) | % People | 3 | 17 | 1126 | ||
| 9 | GDP as a % of Total GDP | Percent | 0 | 20 | 1126 | ||
| 10 | GDP (Billions USD) | $ Billions | 600 | 21 | 1125 | ||
| 11 | Exports/Total GDP of the Country %. | 48 | 23 | 1129 | |||
| 12 | FTAs in India via Chennai (%) | % People | 5 | 26 | 1127 | ||
| 13 | INDs via Ahmedabad Airport (%) | % People | 1 | 33 | 1129 | ||
| 14 | INDs via Bengaluru Airport (%) | % People | 5 | 38 | 1126 | ||
| 15 | Import Ban(Number of products) | Count | 12 | 39 | 1126 | ||
| 16 | Imports /Total GDP of the Country %. | 51 | 44 | 1128 | |||
| 17 | INDs via Hyderabad Airport (%) | % People | 3 | 46 | 1127 | ||
| 18 | FTAs in India - Indian Diaspora (%) | % People | 14 | 48 | 1127 | ||
| 19 | FTAs in India for Leisure (%) | % People | 42 | 67 | 1130 | ||
| 20 | INDs via Delhi Airport (%) | % People | 38 | 70 | 1126 | ||
| 21 | FTAs in India via Bengaluru (%) | % People | 6 | 71 | 1130 | ||
| 22 | INDs via Mumbai Airport (%) | % People | 33 | 85 | 1126 | ||
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Below World Average |
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| 1 | FDI / Total FDI of the World %. | 0 | 195 | 1230 | |||
| 2 | FDI (millions USD) | Amount | 3,288 | 189 | 1232 | ||
| 3 | INDs for Business (%) | % People | 25 | 181 | 1233 | ||
| 4 | Corporate Tax Rates in % | Rate | 23 | 146 | 1235 | ||
| 5 | INDs - Indian Diaspora (%) | % People | 22 | 125 | 1233 | ||
| 6 | INDs via Cochin Airport (%) | % People | 3 | 86 | 1232 | ||
| 7 | INDs via Chennai Airport (%) | % People | 5 | 88 | 1233 | ||
| 8 | FTAs in India via Hyderabad (%) | % People | 3 | 75 | 1230 | ||
| 9 | FTAs in India via Delhi (%) | % People | 46 | 113 | 1230 | ||
| 10 | FTAs in India for Medical (%) | % People | 12 | 83 | 1232 | ||
| 11 | FTAs in India for Business (%) | % People | 18 | 98 | 1233 | ||
| 12 | INDs for Education (%) | % People | 3 | 70 | 1235 | ||
| 13 | INDs via Kolkata Airport (%) | % People | 2 | 54 | 1230 | ||
| 14 | FTAs in India via Mumbai (%) | % People | 23 | 82 | 1234 | ||
| 15 | FTAs in India via Kolkata (%) | % People | 2 | 43 | 1232 | ||
| 16 | FTAs in India | # People | 51,254 | 34 | 1233 | ||
| 17 | INDs from India | # People | 158,494 | 26 | 1231 | ||
| 18 | No. of Companies Listed in NYSE | Count | 65 | 14 | 1231 | ||
| Sr. | Title | Metric | World Average | Rank out of 195 | Value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Above World Average |
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| 1 | Life Expectancy at Birth, both sexes | Age | 73 | 4 | 1125 | ||
| 2 | Dentist to doctor ratio | Ratio | 3 | 12 | 1128 | ||
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Below World Average |
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| 1 | Dentist (per 10,000) | People per 10000 | 31 | 84 | 1235 | ||
| 2 | Total No. of Pharmacists | # People | 19,528 | 54 | 1233 | ||
| 3 | Total No. of Doctors | # People | 78,648 | 53 | 1233 | ||
| Sr. | Title | Metric | World Average | Rank out of 195 | Value | ||
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Above World Average |
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| 1 | Theaters per 100000 | Ratio | 1 | 6 | 1126 | ||
| 2 | Theaters/Total Theaters %. | Percent | 0 | 12 | 1130 | ||
| 3 | # Phone Numbers /Total Pop. % | Percent | 101 | 32 | 1127 | ||
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Below World Average |
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| 1 | # Mobile phone numbers | Count | 40,393,496 | 76 | 1230 | ||
| 2 | # Theaters | Count | 310 | 12 | 1235 | ||
| Sr. | Title | Metric | World Average | Rank out of 195 | Value | ||
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Above World Average |
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| 1 | Employment in Services /Total pop.%. | % People | 25 | 10 | 1126 | ||
| 2 | Total Labour Force/Total Pop. | % People | 43 | 12 | 1129 | ||
| 3 | Non-Agri Labour force/Total Labour force %. | % People | 76 | 17 | 1129 | ||
| 4 | Employment in Services / Total Labour Force %. | % People | 57 | 21 | 1129 | ||
| 5 | Employment in services/Total Labour force %. | % People | 56 | 21 | 1130 | ||
| 6 | Wage & Salaried Workers / Total Labour Force % | % People | 59 | 47 | 1128 | ||
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Below World Average |
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| 1 | Employment in Agri. / Total Labour Force % . | % People | 23 | 161 | 1235 | ||
| 2 | Employment in Agriculture/Total Labour force %. | % People | 23 | 161 | 1230 | ||
| 3 | Employment in Agriculture /Total Pop. %. | % People | 9 | 159 | 1233 | ||
| 4 | Employment in Agriculture | # People | 5,314,003 | 134 | 1231 | ||
| 5 | Total Labour Force (2021) | # People | 20,641,663 | 83 | 1234 | ||
| 6 | Unemployment Rate. | % People | 6 | 82 | 1234 | ||
| 7 | Unemployed Labour Force. | # People | 1,511,199 | 68 | 1230 | ||
| 8 | Non-Agricultural Labour Force | # People | 15,067,127 | 65 | 1233 | ||
| 9 | Labour Force Participation | # People | 14,659,929 | 61 | 1235 | ||
| 10 | Employment in Services | # People | 10,251,634 | 59 | 1232 | ||
| 11 | Formal Jobs | # People | 10,605,934 | 59 | 1231 | ||
| Sr. | Title | Metric | World Average | Rank out of 195 | Value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Above World Average |
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| 1 | Int. Users / Total Pop.% | % People | 69 | 15 | 1128 | ||
| 2 | Facebook CPC in Rs. | Absolute | 5 | 17 | 1129 | ||
| 3 | LinkedIn Users as a % of Total Population | % People | 34 | 21 | 1126 | ||
| 4 | LinkedIn Users as a % of Total Internet Users | % People | 37 | 28 | 1126 | ||
| 5 | Instagram Users as a % of Total Population | % People | 29 | 59 | 1130 | ||
| 6 | Instagram Users as a % of Total Internet Users | % People | 36 | 82 | 1127 | ||
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Below World Average |
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| 1 | FB Users / Total Int. Users %. | % People | 34 | 117 | 1233 | ||
| 2 | FB Users / Total Pop. %. | % People | 27 | 107 | 1235 | ||
| 3 | Facebook users | # People | 11,706,915 | 91 | 1232 | ||
| 4 | Facebook Users as a % of Total facebook Users | % People | 0 | 87 | 1231 | ||
| 5 | Internet Users | # People | 28,543,790 | 71 | 1231 | ||
| 6 | X (Twitter) Users as a % of Total Internet Users | % People | 12 | 66 | 1234 | ||
| 7 | Instagram Users as a % of Total Instagram Users | % People | 0 | 57 | 1233 | ||
| 8 | Instagram Users | Absolute | 10,458,072 | 58 | 1234 | ||
| 9 | X (Twitter) Users as a % of Total Population | % People | 13 | 53 | 1233 | ||
| 10 | X (Twitter) users | # People | 1,789,045 | 49 | 1230 | ||
| 11 | X (Twitter) Users as a % of Total X (Twitter) Users | % People | 0 | 48 | 1235 | ||
| 12 | LinkedIn users | # People | 7,145,162 | 43 | 1234 | ||
| 13 | LinkedIn Users as a % of Total LinkedIn Users | % People | 0 | 41 | 1233 | ||
| Sr. | Title | Metric | World Average | Rank out of 195 | Value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Above World Average |
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| 1 | # Olympic Medals | Count | 146 | 17 | 1129 | ||
| 2 | World Heritage Sites | Count | 7 | 24 | 1127 | ||
| 3 | Christian Pop./Total Pop.% | % People | 42 | 67 | 1127 | ||
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Below World Average |
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| 1 | Islamic Pop./Total Islamic Pop.% | % People | 0 | 93 | 1234 | ||
| 2 | Islamic Pop./Total Pop.% | % People | 22 | 97 | 1233 | ||
| 3 | Islamic Population | # People | 10,091,996 | 93 | 1230 | ||
| 4 | Christian Population | # People | 16,917,912 | 63 | 1230 | ||
| 5 | Christian Pop./Total Christian Pop.% | % People | 0 | 63 | 1234 | ||
| 6 | # Cannes Grand Prizes (Palme d'Or or Grand Prix) | 4 | 16 | 1235 | |||
| 7 | Share of Cannes Grand Prize Wins (% World) | 3 | 16 | 1231 | |||
| 8 | Jewish Population | # People | 162,421 | 18 | 1234 | ||
| 9 | Jewish Pop./Total Jewish Pop. % | % People | 0 | 18 | 1231 | ||
| 10 | # Oscar Wins – Best International Feature Film | 2 | 11 | 1232 | |||
| 11 | Share of Best International Feature Film Wins (% World) | 3 | 11 | 1232 | |||
| 12 | Jewish Pop./Total Pop.% | % People | 0 | 13 | 1231 | ||
| Sr. | Title | Metric | World Average | Rank out of 195 | Value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Above World Average |
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| 1 | Military Force/Total Pop. % | % People | 1 | 19 | 1130 | ||
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Below World Average |
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| 1 | Police Officers | # People | 138,224 | 63 | 1232 | ||
| 2 | Military Force/Total World Military Force %. | % People | 0 | 46 | 1234 | ||
| 3 | Total Military Force | # People | 362,682 | 46 | 1234 | ||
| 4 | Judges Per 100K | People Per 100K | 11 | 39 | 1234 | ||
| 5 | Military Budget/Total World Military Budget %. | Percent | 0 | 37 | 1235 | ||
| 6 | Military Budget (in Billion $) | $ Billion | 17 | 37 | 1231 | ||
| Sr. | Title | Metric | World Average | Rank out of 195 | Value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Above World Average |
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| 1 | Literacy Rate (%) | % People | 86 | 37 | 1127 | ||
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Below World Average |
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| 1 | # Students per teacher in Primary edu. | Ratio | 260 | 165 | 1234 | ||
| 2 | # Students per teacher in tertiary edu. | Ratio | 58 | 112 | 1234 | ||
| 3 | # Students per teacher in secondary edu. | Ratio | 57 | 152 | 1232 | ||
| 4 | Enrolment in Primary Edu./Total Pop %. | % People | 27 | 152 | 1234 | ||
| 5 | Enrolment in Primary Edu./ Total Literate Pop %. | % People | 36 | 152 | 1232 | ||
| 6 | Enrolment in Secondary Edu./Total Literate Pop. | % People | 28 | 150 | 1230 | ||
| 7 | # Total Students (Primary+Secondary+Tertiary) | # People | 38,831,325 | 91 | 1232 | ||
| 8 | Enrolment in Secondary Edu./Total Pop %. | % People | 23 | 117 | 1234 | ||
| 9 | # Total Teachers (Primary+Secondary+Tertiary) | # People | 2,895,876 | 55 | 1234 | ||
| 10 | Enrolment in primary edu. | # People | 3,831,465 | 110 | 1233 | ||
| 11 | Enrolment in secondary edu. | # People | 3,225,437 | 99 | 1235 | ||
| 12 | Enrolment in Tertiary Edu/Total Literate Pop. %. | % People | 9 | 58 | 1232 | ||
| 13 | Enrolment in Tertiary Edu./ Total Pop. %. | % People | 9 | 55 | 1233 | ||
| 14 | Total Literate Pop. | # People | 34,678,001 | 91 | 1233 | ||
| 15 | Teachers in secondary edu. | # People | 201,153 | 78 | 1233 | ||
| 16 | Teachers as a % of Enrolment | % People | 41 | 10 | 1231 | ||
| 17 | Teachers in primary edu. | # People | 112,672 | 65 | 1231 | ||
| 18 | Enrolment in tertiary edu.(all programmes) | # People | 1,420,982 | 64 | 1231 | ||
| 19 | Teachers in tertiary edu. | # People | 80,879 | 38 | 1230 | ||
| Sr. | Title | Metric | World Average | Rank out of 195 | Value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Above World Average |
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| 1 | Tree density. | Density | 22,685 | 80 | 1129 | ||
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Below World Average |
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| 1 | Number of Trees | Count | 15,642,617,148 | 180 | 1230 | ||
| 2 | Country forest area / Global Forest area % | 0 | 112 | 1233 | |||
| 3 | Forest Area. | Area | 21,595,147 | 114 | 1235 | ||
| 4 | Goat Meat Production (% of Total Goat Meat Production) | Percent | 0 | 95 | 1230 | ||
| 5 | Tree density . | Density | 828 | 110 | 1231 | ||
| 6 | Goat Meat Production (in tonnes) | Weight | 46,111 | 107 | 1231 | ||
| 7 | Cows (% of Total Cows) | Percent | 0 | 95 | 1233 | ||
| 8 | Number of Cows | Count | 8,697,624 | 96 | 1235 | ||
| 9 | Onion Produced/Total Onion Produced % | Weight | 0 | 84 | 1231 | ||
| 10 | Onion prod. | Tons | 819,042 | 84 | 1234 | ||
| 11 | Chicken Meat Production (% of Total Chicken Meat Production) | Percent | 0 | 80 | 1233 | ||
| 12 | Chicken Meat Production (in tonnes) | Weight | 588,164 | 80 | 1235 | ||
| 13 | Potatoes Produced /Total Potatoes Produced % | Weight | 0 | 75 | 1233 | ||
| 14 | Potatoes prod. | Tons | 2,504,846 | 75 | 1233 | ||
| 15 | Soyabean prod. | Tons | 3,572,369 | 66 | 1231 | ||
| 16 | Wheat Produced /Total Wheat Produced. %. | Weight | 0 | 61 | 1235 | ||
| 17 | Goat Milk Production (% of Total Goat Milk Production) | Percent | 0 | 56 | 1231 | ||
| 18 | Wheat prod. | Tons | 6,811,171 | 61 | 1235 | ||
| 19 | Cow Beef Production (% of Total Cow Beef Production) | Percent | 0 | 58 | 1230 | ||
| 20 | Cow Beef Production (in tonnes) | Weight | 320,761 | 58 | 1234 | ||
| 21 | Goat Milk Production (in tonnes) | Weight | 196,989 | 56 | 1234 | ||
| 22 | Barley Produced/Total Barley Produced.% | Weight | 1 | 52 | 1234 | ||
| 23 | Barley prod. | Tons | 1,545,003 | 52 | 1234 | ||
| 24 | Honey prod. | Tons | 15,393 | 50 | 1230 | ||
| 25 | Honey Produced /Total Honey Produced % | Weight | 0 | 50 | 1231 | ||
| 26 | Apple Production (in tonnes) | Weight | 1,044,287 | 46 | 1233 | ||
| 27 | Apple Production (% of Total Apple Production) | Percent | 1 | 46 | 1232 | ||
| 28 | Cow Milk Production (in tonnes) | Weight | 3,855,383 | 33 | 1231 | ||
| 29 | Cow Milk Production (% of Total Cow Milk Production) | Percent | 0 | 33 | 1231 | ||
| Sr. | Title | Metric | World Average | Rank out of 195 | Value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Above World Average |
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| 1 | Female % of Total Pop. | % People | 50 | 104 | 1129 | ||
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Below World Average |
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| 1 | Population Growth Rate (%) | % People | 0 | 127 | 1230 | ||
| 2 | Total Births | # People | 677,551 | 114 | 1232 | ||
| 3 | Male Population | # People | 21,291,067 | 100 | 1233 | ||
| 4 | Total Population | # People | 42,357,833 | 99 | 1235 | ||
| 5 | Female Population | # People | 21,066,765 | 99 | 1230 | ||
| 6 | Male % of Total Pop. | % People | 50 | 90 | 1234 | ||
Mother Tongue : German
Literacy Rate (%) : 99.00
| Country Capital | : | Bern |
|---|---|---|
| GDP Per Capita | : | 104,896 |
| GDP Per Capita Rank | : | 3rd/195 |
| Life Expectancy | : | 84 |
| Unemployment Rate | : | 4 |
| Number of Internet Users | : | 8,661,380 |
| Internet Users Rank | : | 72nd/195 |
| Area | : | 39,992 |
| Area Rank | : | 131st/195 |
| Total Population | : | 8,967 |
| Total Population Rank | : | 100th/195 |
| Sr. | City | Total City Population (2023) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Basel | 177,303 |
| 2 | Bern | 137,334 |
| 3 | Geneva | 206,731 |
| 4 | Lausanne | 141,508 |
| 5 | Winterthur | 113,019 |
| 6 | Zürich | 414,298 |
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