How much coast is there?

France: 4,853 km (2026 edition) · Switzerland: 0 km (2026 edition)

How high can you climb?

France’s highest peak towers 176 m above Switzerland’s.

France: 4,810 m (2026 edition) · Switzerland: 4,634 m (2026 edition)

How many people live there?

France has 7.6 times as many people as Switzerland.

France: 68.7 million (2025) · Switzerland: 9.09 million (2025)

How crowded is it?

Switzerland is 80% more densely populated than France.

France: 128 per km² (2025) · Switzerland: 230 per km² (2025)

How old is the typical person?

The typical person in Switzerland is 0.51 years older than in France.

France: 41.8 years (2023) · Switzerland: 42.3 years (2023)

How many children per woman?

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

France: 1.61 children per woman (2024) · Switzerland: 1.29 children per woman (2024)

How many people are 65 or older?

23% of people in France are 65 or older, versus 20% in Switzerland.

France: 22.5% (2025) · Switzerland: 20.4% (2025)

How many Nobel laureates were born there?

Switzerland has produced 20.9 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, France 9.3.

France: 9.3 (2025) · Switzerland: 20.9 (2025)

How many official languages?

Switzerland has 4 official languages, France 1.

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

How big is the economy?

France’s economy is 3.2 times the size of Switzerland’s.

France: $3.37 trillion (2025) · Switzerland: $1.04 trillion (2025)

How much is produced per person?

Switzerland produces 60% more per person than France.

France: Int$63,975 (2025) · Switzerland: Int$102,513 (2025)

How evenly is income shared?

Income is more unequally shared in Switzerland than in France (Gini 2 points higher).

France: 31.8 (2023) · Switzerland: 33.8 (2022)

How many people are looking for work?

Unemployment is 7.5% in France, versus 4.9% in Switzerland.

France: 7.5% (2025) · Switzerland: 4.9% (2025)

How much goes to the military?

France spends 2.1% of its GDP on the military, Switzerland 0.7%.

France: 2.1% (2024) · Switzerland: 0.7% (2024)

How expensive is it?

Switzerland’s price level (US = 100) is 1.5× France’s.

France: 77% (2025) · Switzerland: 112% (2025)

How much is spent on health?

Switzerland spends 2.2 times as much on health per person as France.

France: $5,327 (2024) · Switzerland: $11,784 (2023)

How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?

France and Switzerland are nearly identical here.

France: 3.4 per 1,000 (2024) · Switzerland: 3.4 per 1,000 (2024)

How many doctors are there?

Switzerland has 36% more doctors per person than France.

France: 3.3 per 1,000 (2022) · Switzerland: 4.5 per 1,000 (2022)

How common is obesity?

Switzerland and France are practically level.

France: 12.5% (2024) · Switzerland: 12.9% (2024)

How many adults smoke?

34% of adults in France smoke, versus 23% in Switzerland.

France: 33.6% (2024) · Switzerland: 23.1% (2024)

How do people rate their lives?

People in Switzerland rate their lives 0.43 points higher than in France.

France: 6.59 (2025) · Switzerland: 7.02 (2025)

How much do people drink?

Adults in France drink 28% more alcohol than in Switzerland.

France: 11.2 litres (2023) · Switzerland: 8.8 litres (2023)

How much meat is on the menu?

France has 26% more meat per person than Switzerland.

France: 80.3 kg (2023) · Switzerland: 64 kg (2023)

How much food is there per day?

France has 87 kcal more food per person per day than Switzerland.

France: 3,490 kcal (2023) · Switzerland: 3,402 kcal (2023)

How long do people work?

Workers in Switzerland put in 42 more hours a year than in France.

France: 1,487 hours (2023) · Switzerland: 1,529 hours (2023)

How long do people go to school?

Adults in Switzerland went to school 2.2 years longer than in France.

France: 11.8 years (2023) · Switzerland: 13.9 years (2023)

How many tourists visit?

France welcomed 29% more tourists per resident than Switzerland (2019).

France: 1.35 (2019) · Switzerland: 1.04 (2022)

How many people are online?

97% of people in Switzerland are online, versus 89% in France.

France: 89% (2024) · Switzerland: 97% (2025)

Who has electricity at home?

France and Switzerland are practically level.

France: 100% (2024) · Switzerland: 100% (2024)

How many live in cities?

86% of people in Switzerland live in cities, versus 79% in France.

France: 79% (2025) · Switzerland: 86% (2025)

How many phones per person?

Switzerland has 129 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, France 117.

France: 117 (2023) · Switzerland: 129 (2024)

How much railway is there?

France’s railway network is 6.7 times as long as Switzerland’s.

France: 27,716 km (2021) · Switzerland: 4,122 km (2021)

How much do they fly?

Airlines from Switzerland fly 3.2 times as many passengers per resident as those from France.

France: 0.94 (2023) · Switzerland: 3.05 (2023)

How much of the land is forest?

France and Switzerland are practically level.

France: 32.5% (2023) · Switzerland: 32.4% (2023)

How much CO₂ does each person emit?

The average person in France emits 10% more CO₂ than someone in Switzerland.

France: 4 t (2024) · Switzerland: 3.6 t (2024)

How green is the power grid?

68% of Switzerland’s electricity is renewable, versus 26% in France.

France: 26.1% (2025) · Switzerland: 67.8% (2025)

How clean is the air?

The air in Switzerland carries 1% more fine dust than in France.

France: 8.9 µg/m³ (2024) · Switzerland: 9 µg/m³ (2024)

How common is murder?

You are 2.3 times as likely to be murdered in France as in Switzerland.

France: 1.3 per 100k (2024) · Switzerland: 0.6 per 100k (2023)

How dangerous are the roads?

Roads in France are 2 times as deadly as in Switzerland.

France: 4.7 per 100k (2021) · Switzerland: 2.4 per 100k (2021)

How warm is it?

France is on average 7.6 °C warmer than Switzerland.

France: 14.1°C (2016–2025 avg) · Switzerland: 6.5°C (2016–2025 avg)

How much rain falls?

Switzerland gets 40% more rain than France.

France: 1,158 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Switzerland: 1,616 mm (2016–2025 avg)