How much coast is there?

Italy: 7,600 km (2026 edition) · Switzerland: 0 km (2026 edition)

How high can you climb?

Italy’s highest peak towers 114 m above Switzerland’s.

Italy: 4,748 m (2026 edition) · Switzerland: 4,634 m (2026 edition)

How many people live there?

Italy has 6.5 times as many people as Switzerland.

Italy: 58.9 million (2025) · Switzerland: 9.09 million (2025)

How crowded is it?

Switzerland is 16% more densely populated than Italy.

Italy: 199 per km² (2025) · Switzerland: 230 per km² (2025)

How old is the typical person?

The typical person in Italy is 5.1 years older than in Switzerland.

Italy: 47.5 years (2023) · Switzerland: 42.3 years (2023)

How many children per woman?

Women in Switzerland have 0.1 more children on average than in Italy.

Italy: 1.18 children per woman (2024) · Switzerland: 1.29 children per woman (2024)

How many people are 65 or older?

25% of people in Italy are 65 or older, versus 20% in Switzerland.

Italy: 25.1% (2025) · Switzerland: 20.4% (2025)

How many Nobel laureates were born there?

Switzerland has produced 20.9 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Italy 3.4.

Italy: 3.4 (2025) · Switzerland: 20.9 (2025)

How many official languages?

Switzerland has 4 official languages, Italy 1.

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

How big is the economy?

Italy’s economy is 2.4 times the size of Switzerland’s.

Italy: $2.55 trillion (2025) · Switzerland: $1.04 trillion (2025)

How much is produced per person?

Switzerland produces 63% more per person than Italy.

Italy: Int$62,803 (2025) · Switzerland: Int$102,513 (2025)

How evenly is income shared?

Income is more unequally shared in Italy than in Switzerland (Gini 0.5 points higher).

Italy: 34.3 (2023) · Switzerland: 33.8 (2022)

How many people are looking for work?

Unemployment is 6.4% in Italy, versus 4.9% in Switzerland.

Italy: 6.4% (2025) · Switzerland: 4.9% (2025)

How much goes to the military?

Italy spends 1.6% of its GDP on the military, Switzerland 0.7%.

Italy: 1.6% (2024) · Switzerland: 0.7% (2024)

How expensive is it?

Switzerland’s price level (US = 100) is 1.6× Italy’s.

Italy: 69% (2025) · Switzerland: 112% (2025)

How much is spent on health?

Switzerland spends 3.5 times as much on health per person as Italy.

Italy: $3,398 (2024) · Switzerland: $11,784 (2023)

How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?

A baby in Switzerland is 48% more likely to die before turning one than in Italy.

Italy: 2.3 per 1,000 (2024) · Switzerland: 3.4 per 1,000 (2024)

How many doctors are there?

Switzerland has 7% more doctors per person than Italy.

Italy: 4.2 per 1,000 (2022) · Switzerland: 4.5 per 1,000 (2022)

How common is obesity?

18% of adults in Italy are obese, versus 13% in Switzerland.

Italy: 17.9% (2024) · Switzerland: 12.9% (2024)

How many adults smoke?

23% of adults in Switzerland smoke, versus 22% in Italy.

Italy: 22.4% (2024) · Switzerland: 23.1% (2024)

How do people rate their lives?

People in Switzerland rate their lives 0.44 points higher than in Italy.

Italy: 6.57 (2025) · Switzerland: 7.02 (2025)

How much do people drink?

Adults in Switzerland drink 4% more alcohol than in Italy.

Italy: 8.4 litres (2023) · Switzerland: 8.8 litres (2023)

How much meat is on the menu?

Italy has 11% more meat per person than Switzerland.

Italy: 71.2 kg (2023) · Switzerland: 64 kg (2023)

How much food is there per day?

Italy has 350 kcal more food per person per day than Switzerland.

Italy: 3,753 kcal (2023) · Switzerland: 3,402 kcal (2023)

How long do people work?

Workers in Italy put in 172 more hours a year than in Switzerland.

Italy: 1,701 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 Italy.

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

How many tourists visit?

Switzerland welcomed 7% more tourists per resident than Italy (2019).

Italy: 0.98 (2024) · Switzerland: 1.04 (2022)

How many people are online?

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

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

Who has electricity at home?

Italy and Switzerland are practically level.

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

How many live in cities?

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

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

How many phones per person?

Italy has 133 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Switzerland 129.

Italy: 133 (2024) · Switzerland: 129 (2024)

How much railway is there?

Italy’s railway network is 4.2 times as long as Switzerland’s.

Italy: 17,305 km (2021) · Switzerland: 4,122 km (2021)

How much do they fly?

Airlines from Switzerland fly 8.9 times as many passengers per resident as those from Italy.

Italy: 0.34 (2023) · Switzerland: 3.05 (2023)

How much of the land is forest?

Forest covers 33% of Italy, but only 32% of Switzerland.

Italy: 32.9% (2023) · Switzerland: 32.4% (2023)

How much CO₂ does each person emit?

The average person in Italy emits 42% more CO₂ than someone in Switzerland.

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

How green is the power grid?

68% of Switzerland’s electricity is renewable, versus 49% in Italy.

Italy: 48.8% (2025) · Switzerland: 67.8% (2025)

How clean is the air?

The air in Italy carries 69% more fine dust than in Switzerland.

Italy: 15.2 µg/m³ (2024) · Switzerland: 9 µg/m³ (2024)

How common is murder?

You are 5% more likely to be murdered in Switzerland than in Italy.

Italy: 0.6 per 100k (2023) · Switzerland: 0.6 per 100k (2023)

How dangerous are the roads?

Roads in Italy are 2.1 times as deadly as in Switzerland.

Italy: 5 per 100k (2021) · Switzerland: 2.4 per 100k (2021)

How warm is it?

Italy is on average 7.4 °C warmer than Switzerland.

Italy: 13.9°C (2016–2025 avg) · Switzerland: 6.5°C (2016–2025 avg)

How much rain falls?

Switzerland gets 57% more rain than Italy.

Italy: 1,030 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Switzerland: 1,616 mm (2016–2025 avg)