How much coast is there?

Iraq: 58 km (2026 edition) · Switzerland: 0 km (2026 edition)

How high can you climb?

Switzerland’s highest peak towers 1,023 m above Iraq’s.

Iraq: 3,611 m (2026 edition) · Switzerland: 4,634 m (2026 edition)

How many people live there?

Iraq has 5.2 times as many people as Switzerland.

Iraq: 47 million (2025) · Switzerland: 9.09 million (2025)

How crowded is it?

Switzerland is 2.1 times as densely populated as Iraq.

Iraq: 108 per km² (2025) · Switzerland: 230 per km² (2025)

How old is the typical person?

The typical person in Switzerland is 22 years older than in Iraq.

Iraq: 20.3 years (2023) · Switzerland: 42.3 years (2023)

How many children per woman?

Women in Iraq have 1.9 more children on average than in Switzerland.

Iraq: 3.22 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 3.4% in Iraq.

Iraq: 3.4% (2025) · Switzerland: 20.4% (2025)

How many Nobel laureates were born there?

Switzerland has produced 20.9 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Iraq 0.2.

Iraq: 0.2 (2025) · Switzerland: 20.9 (2025)

How many official languages?

Switzerland has 4 official languages, Iraq 3.

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

How big is the economy?

Switzerland’s economy is 4.1 times the size of Iraq’s.

Iraq: $254 billion (2025) · Switzerland: $1.04 trillion (2025)

How much is produced per person?

Switzerland produces 7.2 times as much per person as Iraq.

Iraq: Int$14,267 (2025) · Switzerland: Int$102,513 (2025)

How evenly is income shared?

Income is more unequally shared in Switzerland than in Iraq (Gini 4 points higher).

Iraq: 29.8 (2023) · Switzerland: 33.8 (2022)

How many people are looking for work?

Unemployment is 15% in Iraq, versus 4.9% in Switzerland.

Iraq: 15.5% (2025) · Switzerland: 4.9% (2025)

How much goes to the military?

Iraq spends 2.4% of its GDP on the military, Switzerland 0.7%.

Iraq: 2.4% (2024) · Switzerland: 0.7% (2024)

How expensive is it?

Switzerland’s price level (US = 100) is 3× Iraq’s.

Iraq: 38% (2025) · Switzerland: 112% (2025)

How much is spent on health?

Switzerland spends 35 times as much on health per person as Iraq.

Iraq: $333 (2023) · Switzerland: $11,784 (2023)

How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?

A baby in Iraq is 5.9 times as likely to die before turning one as in Switzerland.

Iraq: 20.1 per 1,000 (2024) · Switzerland: 3.4 per 1,000 (2024)

How many doctors are there?

Switzerland has 4.4 times as many doctors per person as Iraq.

Iraq: 1 per 1,000 (2022) · Switzerland: 4.5 per 1,000 (2022)

How common is obesity?

37% of adults in Iraq are obese, versus 13% in Switzerland.

Iraq: 36.8% (2024) · Switzerland: 12.9% (2024)

How many adults smoke?

23% of adults in Switzerland smoke, versus 20% in Iraq.

Iraq: 20.1% (2024) · Switzerland: 23.1% (2024)

How do people rate their lives?

People in Switzerland rate their lives 1.81 points higher than in Iraq.

Iraq: 5.21 (2025) · Switzerland: 7.02 (2025)

How much do people drink?

Adults in Switzerland drink 14 times as much alcohol as in Iraq.

Iraq: 0.6 litres (2023) · Switzerland: 8.8 litres (2023)

How much meat is on the menu?

Switzerland has 3 times as much meat per person as Iraq.

Iraq: 21.1 kg (2023) · Switzerland: 64 kg (2023)

How much food is there per day?

Switzerland has 1,032 kcal more food per person per day than Iraq.

Iraq: 2,371 kcal (2023) · Switzerland: 3,402 kcal (2023)

How long do people work?

Workers in Iraq put in 54 more hours a year than in Switzerland.

Iraq: 1,583 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 Iraq.

Iraq: 6.8 years (2023) · Switzerland: 13.9 years (2023)

How many tourists visit?

Iraq: no data · Switzerland: 1.04 (2022)

How many people are online?

97% of people in Switzerland are online, versus 81% in Iraq.

Iraq: 81% (2024) · Switzerland: 97% (2025)

Who has electricity at home?

Iraq and Switzerland are practically level.

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

How many live in cities?

86% of people in Switzerland live in cities, versus 70% in Iraq.

Iraq: 70% (2025) · Switzerland: 86% (2025)

How many phones per person?

Switzerland has 129 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Iraq 100.

Iraq: 100 (2024) · Switzerland: 129 (2024)

How much railway is there?

Switzerland’s railway network is 74% longer than Iraq’s.

Iraq: 2,370 km (2014) · Switzerland: 4,122 km (2021)

How much do they fly?

Airlines from Switzerland fly 38 times as many passengers per resident as those from Iraq.

Iraq: 0.08 (2023) · Switzerland: 3.05 (2023)

How much of the land is forest?

Forest covers 32% of Switzerland, but only 1.9% of Iraq.

Iraq: 1.9% (2023) · Switzerland: 32.4% (2023)

How much CO₂ does each person emit?

The average person in Iraq emits 41% more CO₂ than someone in Switzerland.

Iraq: 5.1 t (2024) · Switzerland: 3.6 t (2024)

How green is the power grid?

68% of Switzerland’s electricity is renewable, versus 1.6% in Iraq.

Iraq: 1.6% (2024) · Switzerland: 67.8% (2025)

How clean is the air?

The air in Iraq carries 5.4 times as much fine dust as in Switzerland.

Iraq: 48.8 µg/m³ (2024) · Switzerland: 9 µg/m³ (2024)

How common is murder?

Iraq: no data · Switzerland: 0.6 per 100k (2023)

How dangerous are the roads?

Roads in Iraq are 9 times as deadly as in Switzerland.

Iraq: 21.5 per 100k (2021) · Switzerland: 2.4 per 100k (2021)

How warm is it?

Iraq is on average 17.4 °C warmer than Switzerland.

Iraq: 23.9°C (2016–2025 avg) · Switzerland: 6.5°C (2016–2025 avg)

How much rain falls?

Switzerland gets 7.6 times as much rain as Iraq.

Iraq: 214 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Switzerland: 1,616 mm (2016–2025 avg)