How much coast is there?

India: 7,000 km (2026 edition) · Switzerland: 0 km (2026 edition)

How high can you climb?

India’s highest peak towers 3,952 m above Switzerland’s.

India: 8,586 m (2026 edition) · Switzerland: 4,634 m (2026 edition)

How many people live there?

India has 161 times as many people as Switzerland.

India: 1.46 billion (2025) · Switzerland: 9.09 million (2025)

How crowded is it?

India is 2.1 times as densely populated as Switzerland.

India: 492 per km² (2025) · Switzerland: 230 per km² (2025)

How old is the typical person?

The typical person in Switzerland is 14 years older than in India.

India: 28.1 years (2023) · Switzerland: 42.3 years (2023)

How many children per woman?

Women in India have 0.7 more children on average than in Switzerland.

India: 1.96 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 7.4% in India.

India: 7.4% (2025) · Switzerland: 20.4% (2025)

How many Nobel laureates were born there?

Switzerland has produced 20.9 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, India 0.1.

India: 0.1 (2025) · Switzerland: 20.9 (2025)

How many official languages?

Switzerland has 4 official languages, India 3.

India: 3 (2026) · Switzerland: 4 (2026)

How big is the economy?

India’s economy is 3.8 times the size of Switzerland’s.

India: $3.96 trillion (2025) · Switzerland: $1.04 trillion (2025)

How much is produced per person?

Switzerland produces 8.7 times as much per person as India.

India: Int$11,748 (2025) · Switzerland: Int$102,513 (2025)

How evenly is income shared?

Income is more unequally shared in Switzerland than in India (Gini 8.3 points higher).

India: 25.5 (2022) · Switzerland: 33.8 (2022)

How many people are looking for work?

Unemployment is 4.9% in Switzerland, versus 4.2% in India.

India: 4.2% (2025) · Switzerland: 4.9% (2025)

How much goes to the military?

India spends 2.3% of its GDP on the military, Switzerland 0.7%.

India: 2.3% (2024) · Switzerland: 0.7% (2024)

How expensive is it?

Switzerland’s price level (US = 100) is 4.9× India’s.

India: 23% (2025) · Switzerland: 112% (2025)

How much is spent on health?

Switzerland spends 139 times as much on health per person as India.

India: $85 (2023) · Switzerland: $11,784 (2023)

How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?

A baby in India is 6.9 times as likely to die before turning one as in Switzerland.

India: 23.3 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 India.

India: 0.7 per 1,000 (2020) · Switzerland: 4.5 per 1,000 (2022)

How common is obesity?

13% of adults in Switzerland are obese, versus 8.0% in India.

India: 8% (2024) · Switzerland: 12.9% (2024)

How many adults smoke?

23% of adults in Switzerland smoke, versus 23% in India.

India: 22.6% (2024) · Switzerland: 23.1% (2024)

How do people rate their lives?

People in Switzerland rate their lives 2.48 points higher than in India.

India: 4.54 (2025) · Switzerland: 7.02 (2025)

How much do people drink?

Adults in Switzerland drink 67% more alcohol than in India.

India: 5.2 litres (2023) · Switzerland: 8.8 litres (2023)

How much meat is on the menu?

Switzerland has 7.9 times as much meat per person as India.

India: 8.1 kg (2023) · Switzerland: 64 kg (2023)

How much food is there per day?

Switzerland has 734 kcal more food per person per day than India.

India: 2,669 kcal (2023) · Switzerland: 3,402 kcal (2023)

How long do people work?

Workers in India put in 854 more hours a year than in Switzerland.

India: 2,383 hours (2023) · Switzerland: 1,529 hours (2023)

How long do people go to school?

Adults in Switzerland went to school 7.1 years longer than in India.

India: 6.9 years (2023) · Switzerland: 13.9 years (2023)

How many tourists visit?

Switzerland welcomed 154 times as many tourists per resident as India (2019).

India: 0.01 (2024) · Switzerland: 1.04 (2022)

How many people are online?

97% of people in Switzerland are online, versus 70% in India.

India: 70% (2025) · Switzerland: 97% (2025)

Who has electricity at home?

Switzerland and India are practically level.

India: 99.9% (2024) · Switzerland: 100% (2024)

How many live in cities?

86% of people in Switzerland live in cities, versus 36% in India.

India: 36% (2025) · Switzerland: 86% (2025)

How many phones per person?

Switzerland has 129 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, India 79.

India: 79 (2024) · Switzerland: 129 (2024)

How much railway is there?

India’s railway network is 17 times as long as Switzerland’s.

India: 68,103 km (2021) · Switzerland: 4,122 km (2021)

How much do they fly?

Airlines from Switzerland fly 25 times as many passengers per resident as those from India.

India: 0.12 (2023) · Switzerland: 3.05 (2023)

How much of the land is forest?

Forest covers 32% of Switzerland, but only 25% of India.

India: 24.5% (2023) · Switzerland: 32.4% (2023)

How much CO₂ does each person emit?

The average person in Switzerland emits 63% more CO₂ than someone in India.

India: 2.2 t (2024) · Switzerland: 3.6 t (2024)

How green is the power grid?

68% of Switzerland’s electricity is renewable, versus 24% in India.

India: 24.1% (2025) · Switzerland: 67.8% (2025)

How clean is the air?

The air in India carries 4.9 times as much fine dust as in Switzerland.

India: 44.2 µg/m³ (2024) · Switzerland: 9 µg/m³ (2024)

How common is murder?

You are 4.7 times as likely to be murdered in India as in Switzerland.

India: 2.8 per 100k (2022) · Switzerland: 0.6 per 100k (2023)

How dangerous are the roads?

Roads in India are 6.1 times as deadly as in Switzerland.

India: 14.6 per 100k (2021) · Switzerland: 2.4 per 100k (2021)

How warm is it?

India is on average 17.9 °C warmer than Switzerland.

India: 24.5°C (2016–2025 avg) · Switzerland: 6.5°C (2016–2025 avg)

How much rain falls?

Switzerland gets 27% more rain than India.

India: 1,268 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Switzerland: 1,616 mm (2016–2025 avg)