Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Switzerland fits inside Bangladesh 3.6 times.
Bangladesh: 147,570 km² (2023) · Switzerland: 41,291 km² (2023)
How much coast is there?
Bangladesh: 580 km (2026 edition) · Switzerland: 0 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Switzerland’s highest peak towers 3,574 m above Bangladesh’s.
Bangladesh: 1,060 m (2026 edition) · Switzerland: 4,634 m (2026 edition)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Bangladesh has 19 times as many people as Switzerland.
Bangladesh: 176 million (2025) · Switzerland: 9.09 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Bangladesh is 5.9 times as densely populated as Switzerland.
Bangladesh: 1,352 per km² (2025) · Switzerland: 230 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Switzerland are 13.6 cm taller than in Bangladesh.
Bangladesh: 165.1 cm (2019) · Switzerland: 178.7 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Switzerland are 12.0 cm taller than in Bangladesh.
Bangladesh: 152.4 cm (2019) · Switzerland: 164.3 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Switzerland is 17 years older than in Bangladesh.
Bangladesh: 25.3 years (2023) · Switzerland: 42.3 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Bangladesh have 0.8 more children on average than in Switzerland.
Bangladesh: 2.14 children per woman (2024) · Switzerland: 1.29 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
20% of people in Switzerland are 65 or older, versus 6.7% in Bangladesh.
Bangladesh: 6.7% (2025) · Switzerland: 20.4% (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Switzerland has produced 20.9 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Bangladesh 0.1.
Bangladesh: 0.1 (2025) · Switzerland: 20.9 (2025)
How many official languages?
Switzerland has 4 official languages, Bangladesh 1.
Bangladesh: 1 (2026) · Switzerland: 4 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Switzerland’s economy is 2.3 times the size of Bangladesh’s.
Bangladesh: $456 billion (2025) · Switzerland: $1.04 trillion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Switzerland produces 10 times as much per person as Bangladesh.
Bangladesh: Int$10,154 (2025) · Switzerland: Int$102,513 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Switzerland than in Bangladesh (Gini 2.9 points higher).
Bangladesh: 30.9 (2022) · Switzerland: 33.8 (2022)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 4.9% in Switzerland, versus 3.8% in Bangladesh.
Bangladesh: 3.8% (2025) · Switzerland: 4.9% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Bangladesh and Switzerland are practically level.
Bangladesh: 0.9% (2024) · Switzerland: 0.7% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Switzerland’s price level (US = 100) is 4.4× Bangladesh’s.
Bangladesh: 26% (2025) · Switzerland: 112% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Switzerland spends 220 times as much on health per person as Bangladesh.
Bangladesh: $53 (2023) · Switzerland: $11,784 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Switzerland live 9.5 years longer than in Bangladesh.
Bangladesh: 74.9 years (2024) · Switzerland: 84.4 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Bangladesh is 7.2 times as likely to die before turning one as in Switzerland.
Bangladesh: 24.4 per 1,000 (2024) · Switzerland: 3.4 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Switzerland has 6.2 times as many doctors per person as Bangladesh.
Bangladesh: 0.7 per 1,000 (2023) · Switzerland: 4.5 per 1,000 (2022)
How common is obesity?
13% of adults in Switzerland are obese, versus 5.7% in Bangladesh.
Bangladesh: 5.7% (2024) · Switzerland: 12.9% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
32% of adults in Bangladesh smoke, versus 23% in Switzerland.
Bangladesh: 32% (2024) · Switzerland: 23.1% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Switzerland rate their lives 2.70 points higher than in Bangladesh.
Bangladesh: 4.32 (2025) · Switzerland: 7.02 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Switzerland drink 3,008 times as much alcohol as in Bangladesh.
Bangladesh: 0.0029 litres (2023) · Switzerland: 8.8 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Switzerland has 14 times as much meat per person as Bangladesh.
Bangladesh: 4.5 kg (2023) · Switzerland: 64 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Switzerland has 815 kcal more food per person per day than Bangladesh.
Bangladesh: 2,588 kcal (2023) · Switzerland: 3,402 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Bangladesh put in 854 more hours a year than in Switzerland.
Bangladesh: 2,383 hours (2023) · Switzerland: 1,529 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Switzerland went to school 7.2 years longer than in Bangladesh.
Bangladesh: 6.8 years (2023) · Switzerland: 13.9 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Switzerland welcomed 533 times as many tourists per resident as Bangladesh (2019).
Bangladesh: 0 (2019) · Switzerland: 1.04 (2022)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
97% of people in Switzerland are online, versus 53% in Bangladesh.
Bangladesh: 53% (2024) · Switzerland: 97% (2025)
Who has electricity at home?
100% of people in Switzerland have electricity, versus 100% in Bangladesh.
Bangladesh: 99.5% (2024) · Switzerland: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
86% of people in Switzerland live in cities, versus 33% in Bangladesh.
Bangladesh: 33% (2025) · Switzerland: 86% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Switzerland has 129 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Bangladesh 108.
Bangladesh: 108 (2024) · Switzerland: 129 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Switzerland’s railway network is 43% longer than Bangladesh’s.
Bangladesh: 2,877 km (2019) · Switzerland: 4,122 km (2021)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Switzerland fly 81 times as many passengers per resident as those from Bangladesh.
Bangladesh: 0.04 (2023) · Switzerland: 3.05 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 32% of Switzerland, but only 14% of Bangladesh.
Bangladesh: 14.5% (2023) · Switzerland: 32.4% (2023)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Switzerland emits 5.8 times as much CO₂ as someone in Bangladesh.
Bangladesh: 0.6 t (2024) · Switzerland: 3.6 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
68% of Switzerland’s electricity is renewable, versus 2.1% in Bangladesh.
Bangladesh: 2.1% (2025) · Switzerland: 67.8% (2025)
How clean is the air?
The air in Bangladesh carries 7.2 times as much fine dust as in Switzerland.
Bangladesh: 65 µg/m³ (2024) · Switzerland: 9 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 3.9 times as likely to be murdered in Bangladesh as in Switzerland.
Bangladesh: 2.3 per 100k (2018) · Switzerland: 0.6 per 100k (2023)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Bangladesh are 7.8 times as deadly as in Switzerland.
Bangladesh: 18.6 per 100k (2021) · Switzerland: 2.4 per 100k (2021)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Bangladesh is on average 19.2 °C warmer than Switzerland.
Bangladesh: 25.8°C (2016–2025 avg) · Switzerland: 6.5°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Bangladesh gets 30% more rain than Switzerland.
Bangladesh: 2,096 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Switzerland: 1,616 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Quick answers
Is Bangladesh bigger than Switzerland?
Bangladesh is larger. Switzerland fits inside Bangladesh 3.6 times.
Which has more people, Bangladesh or Switzerland?
Bangladesh has 19 times as many people as Switzerland (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Bangladesh or Switzerland?
People in Switzerland live 9.5 years longer than in Bangladesh. Life expectancy at birth is 74.9 years in Bangladesh and 84.4 in Switzerland.
Are people taller in Bangladesh or Switzerland?
Men in Switzerland are 13.6 cm taller than in Bangladesh (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
