How much coast is there?

Brazil: 7,491 km (2026 edition) · Switzerland: 0 km (2026 edition)

How high can you climb?

Switzerland’s highest peak towers 1,640 m above Brazil’s.

Brazil: 2,994 m (2026 edition) · Switzerland: 4,634 m (2026 edition)

How many people live there?

Brazil has 23 times as many people as Switzerland.

Brazil: 213 million (2025) · Switzerland: 9.09 million (2025)

How crowded is it?

Switzerland is 9 times as densely populated as Brazil.

Brazil: 25 per km² (2025) · Switzerland: 230 per km² (2025)

How old is the typical person?

The typical person in Switzerland is 8.4 years older than in Brazil.

Brazil: 33.9 years (2023) · Switzerland: 42.3 years (2023)

How many children per woman?

Women in Brazil have 0.3 more children on average than in Switzerland.

Brazil: 1.61 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 11% in Brazil.

Brazil: 11.5% (2025) · Switzerland: 20.4% (2025)

How many Nobel laureates were born there?

Switzerland has produced 20.9 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Brazil 0.0.

Brazil: 0 (2025) · Switzerland: 20.9 (2025)

How many official languages?

Switzerland has 4 official languages, Brazil 1.

Brazil: 1 (2026) · Switzerland: 4 (2026)

How big is the economy?

Brazil’s economy is 2.2 times the size of Switzerland’s.

Brazil: $2.28 trillion (2025) · Switzerland: $1.04 trillion (2025)

How much is produced per person?

Switzerland produces 4.4 times as much per person as Brazil.

Brazil: Int$23,433 (2025) · Switzerland: Int$102,513 (2025)

How evenly is income shared?

Income is more unequally shared in Brazil than in Switzerland (Gini 16.5 points higher).

Brazil: 50.3 (2024) · Switzerland: 33.8 (2022)

How many people are looking for work?

Unemployment is 6.0% in Brazil, versus 4.9% in Switzerland.

Brazil: 6% (2025) · Switzerland: 4.9% (2025)

How much goes to the military?

Brazil and Switzerland are practically level.

Brazil: 1% (2024) · Switzerland: 0.7% (2024)

How expensive is it?

Switzerland’s price level (US = 100) is 2.4× Brazil’s.

Brazil: 46% (2025) · Switzerland: 112% (2025)

How much is spent on health?

Switzerland spends 12 times as much on health per person as Brazil.

Brazil: $1,010 (2023) · Switzerland: $11,784 (2023)

How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?

A baby in Brazil is 3.6 times as likely to die before turning one as in Switzerland.

Brazil: 12.3 per 1,000 (2024) · Switzerland: 3.4 per 1,000 (2024)

How many doctors are there?

Switzerland has 90% more doctors per person than Brazil.

Brazil: 2.4 per 1,000 (2023) · Switzerland: 4.5 per 1,000 (2022)

How common is obesity?

31% of adults in Brazil are obese, versus 13% in Switzerland.

Brazil: 30.9% (2024) · Switzerland: 12.9% (2024)

How many adults smoke?

23% of adults in Switzerland smoke, versus 12% in Brazil.

Brazil: 11.9% (2024) · Switzerland: 23.1% (2024)

How do people rate their lives?

People in Switzerland rate their lives 0.38 points higher than in Brazil.

Brazil: 6.63 (2025) · Switzerland: 7.02 (2025)

How much do people drink?

Adults in Brazil drink 18% more alcohol than in Switzerland.

Brazil: 10.4 litres (2023) · Switzerland: 8.8 litres (2023)

How much meat is on the menu?

Brazil has 63% more meat per person than Switzerland.

Brazil: 104.6 kg (2023) · Switzerland: 64 kg (2023)

How much food is there per day?

Brazil has 21 kcal more food per person per day than Switzerland.

Brazil: 3,423 kcal (2023) · Switzerland: 3,402 kcal (2023)

How long do people work?

Workers in Brazil put in 465 more hours a year than in Switzerland.

Brazil: 1,994 hours (2023) · Switzerland: 1,529 hours (2023)

How long do people go to school?

Adults in Switzerland went to school 5.5 years longer than in Brazil.

Brazil: 8.4 years (2023) · Switzerland: 13.9 years (2023)

How many tourists visit?

Switzerland welcomed 33 times as many tourists per resident as Brazil (2019).

Brazil: 0.03 (2024) · Switzerland: 1.04 (2022)

How many people are online?

97% of people in Switzerland are online, versus 84% in Brazil.

Brazil: 84% (2024) · Switzerland: 97% (2025)

Who has electricity at home?

Switzerland and Brazil are practically level.

Brazil: 99.8% (2024) · Switzerland: 100% (2024)

How many live in cities?

88% of people in Brazil live in cities, versus 86% in Switzerland.

Brazil: 88% (2025) · Switzerland: 86% (2025)

How many phones per person?

Switzerland has 129 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Brazil 102.

Brazil: 102 (2024) · Switzerland: 129 (2024)

How much railway is there?

Brazil’s railway network is 7.2 times as long as Switzerland’s.

Brazil: 29,850 km (2014) · Switzerland: 4,122 km (2021)

How much do they fly?

Airlines from Switzerland fly 6.8 times as many passengers per resident as those from Brazil.

Brazil: 0.45 (2023) · Switzerland: 3.05 (2023)

How much of the land is forest?

Forest covers 59% of Brazil, but only 32% of Switzerland.

Brazil: 59% (2023) · Switzerland: 32.4% (2023)

How much CO₂ does each person emit?

The average person in Switzerland emits 58% more CO₂ than someone in Brazil.

Brazil: 2.3 t (2024) · Switzerland: 3.6 t (2024)

How green is the power grid?

87% of Brazil’s electricity is renewable, versus 68% in Switzerland.

Brazil: 86.6% (2025) · Switzerland: 67.8% (2025)

How clean is the air?

The air in Brazil carries 70% more fine dust than in Switzerland.

Brazil: 15.3 µg/m³ (2024) · Switzerland: 9 µg/m³ (2024)

How common is murder?

You are 32 times as likely to be murdered in Brazil as in Switzerland.

Brazil: 19.3 per 100k (2023) · Switzerland: 0.6 per 100k (2023)

How dangerous are the roads?

Roads in Brazil are 6.5 times as deadly as in Switzerland.

Brazil: 15.7 per 100k (2021) · Switzerland: 2.4 per 100k (2021)

How warm is it?

Brazil is on average 18.8 °C warmer than Switzerland.

Brazil: 25.3°C (2016–2025 avg) · Switzerland: 6.5°C (2016–2025 avg)

How much rain falls?

Brazil gets 3% more rain than Switzerland.

Brazil: 1,661 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Switzerland: 1,616 mm (2016–2025 avg)