How much coast is there?

Iran: 2,440 km (2026 edition) · Switzerland: 0 km (2026 edition)

How high can you climb?

Iran’s highest peak towers 991 m above Switzerland’s.

Iran: 5,625 m (2026 edition) · Switzerland: 4,634 m (2026 edition)

How many people live there?

Iran has 10 times as many people as Switzerland.

Iran: 92.4 million (2025) · Switzerland: 9.09 million (2025)

How crowded is it?

Switzerland is 4 times as densely populated as Iran.

Iran: 57 per km² (2025) · Switzerland: 230 per km² (2025)

How old is the typical person?

The typical person in Switzerland is 9.5 years older than in Iran.

Iran: 32.9 years (2023) · Switzerland: 42.3 years (2023)

How many children per woman?

Women in Iran have 0.4 more children on average than in Switzerland.

Iran: 1.68 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 8.6% in Iran.

Iran: 8.6% (2025) · Switzerland: 20.4% (2025)

How many Nobel laureates were born there?

Switzerland has produced 20.9 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Iran 0.3.

Iran: 0.3 (2025) · Switzerland: 20.9 (2025)

How many official languages?

Switzerland has 4 official languages, Iran 1.

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

How big is the economy?

Switzerland’s economy is 2.9 times the size of Iran’s.

Iran: $363 billion (2025) · Switzerland: $1.04 trillion (2025)

How much is produced per person?

Switzerland produces 5.2 times as much per person as Iran.

Iran: Int$19,699 (2025) · Switzerland: Int$102,513 (2025)

How evenly is income shared?

Income is more unequally shared in Iran than in Switzerland (Gini 2.1 points higher).

Iran: 35.9 (2023) · Switzerland: 33.8 (2022)

How many people are looking for work?

Unemployment is 8.3% in Iran, versus 4.9% in Switzerland.

Iran: 8.3% (2025) · Switzerland: 4.9% (2025)

How much goes to the military?

Iran spends 2.0% of its GDP on the military, Switzerland 0.7%.

Iran: 2% (2024) · Switzerland: 0.7% (2024)

How expensive is it?

Switzerland’s price level (US = 100) is 5.6× Iran’s.

Iran: 20% (2025) · Switzerland: 112% (2025)

How much is spent on health?

Switzerland spends 44 times as much on health per person as Iran.

Iran: $267 (2023) · Switzerland: $11,784 (2023)

How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?

A baby in Iran is 3 times as likely to die before turning one as in Switzerland.

Iran: 10.3 per 1,000 (2024) · Switzerland: 3.4 per 1,000 (2024)

How many doctors are there?

Switzerland has 2.5 times as many doctors per person as Iran.

Iran: 1.8 per 1,000 (2023) · Switzerland: 4.5 per 1,000 (2022)

How common is obesity?

26% of adults in Iran are obese, versus 13% in Switzerland.

Iran: 25.7% (2024) · Switzerland: 12.9% (2024)

How many adults smoke?

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

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

How do people rate their lives?

People in Switzerland rate their lives 1.87 points higher than in Iran.

Iran: 5.15 (2025) · Switzerland: 7.02 (2025)

How much do people drink?

Adults in Switzerland drink 424 times as much alcohol as in Iran.

Iran: 0.021 litres (2023) · Switzerland: 8.8 litres (2023)

How much meat is on the menu?

Switzerland has 2.1 times as much meat per person as Iran.

Iran: 29.9 kg (2023) · Switzerland: 64 kg (2023)

How much food is there per day?

Switzerland has 527 kcal more food per person per day than Iran.

Iran: 2,875 kcal (2023) · Switzerland: 3,402 kcal (2023)

How long do people work?

Workers in Iran put in 717 more hours a year than in Switzerland.

Iran: 2,246 hours (2023) · Switzerland: 1,529 hours (2023)

How long do people go to school?

Adults in Switzerland went to school 3.1 years longer than in Iran.

Iran: 10.8 years (2023) · Switzerland: 13.9 years (2023)

How many tourists visit?

Iran: no data · Switzerland: 1.04 (2022)

How many people are online?

97% of people in Switzerland are online, versus 85% in Iran.

Iran: 85% (2024) · Switzerland: 97% (2025)

Who has electricity at home?

Iran and Switzerland are practically level.

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

How many live in cities?

86% of people in Switzerland live in cities, versus 77% in Iran.

Iran: 77% (2025) · Switzerland: 86% (2025)

How many phones per person?

Iran has 174 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Switzerland 129.

Iran: 174 (2024) · Switzerland: 129 (2024)

How much railway is there?

Iran’s railway network is 2.3 times as long as Switzerland’s.

Iran: 9,455 km (2021) · Switzerland: 4,122 km (2021)

How much do they fly?

Airlines from Switzerland fly 16 times as many passengers per resident as those from Iran.

Iran: 0.2 (2023) · Switzerland: 3.05 (2023)

How much of the land is forest?

Forest covers 32% of Switzerland, but only 6.6% of Iran.

Iran: 6.6% (2023) · Switzerland: 32.4% (2023)

How much CO₂ does each person emit?

The average person in Iran emits 2.4 times as much CO₂ as someone in Switzerland.

Iran: 8.7 t (2024) · Switzerland: 3.6 t (2024)

How green is the power grid?

68% of Switzerland’s electricity is renewable, versus 3.8% in Iran.

Iran: 3.8% (2025) · Switzerland: 67.8% (2025)

How clean is the air?

The air in Iran carries 4.2 times as much fine dust as in Switzerland.

Iran: 37.7 µg/m³ (2024) · Switzerland: 9 µg/m³ (2024)

How common is murder?

You are 4 times as likely to be murdered in Iran as in Switzerland.

Iran: 2.4 per 100k (2014) · Switzerland: 0.6 per 100k (2023)

How dangerous are the roads?

Roads in Iran are 8.6 times as deadly as in Switzerland.

Iran: 20.6 per 100k (2021) · Switzerland: 2.4 per 100k (2021)

How warm is it?

Iran is on average 12.8 °C warmer than Switzerland.

Iran: 19.3°C (2016–2025 avg) · Switzerland: 6.5°C (2016–2025 avg)

How much rain falls?

Switzerland gets 5.9 times as much rain as Iran.

Iran: 272 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Switzerland: 1,616 mm (2016–2025 avg)