How much coast is there?

Japan: 29,751 km (2026 edition) · Switzerland: 0 km (2026 edition)

How high can you climb?

Switzerland’s highest peak towers 858 m above Japan’s.

Japan: 3,776 m (2026 edition) · Switzerland: 4,634 m (2026 edition)

How many people live there?

Japan has 14 times as many people as Switzerland.

Japan: 123 million (2025) · Switzerland: 9.09 million (2025)

How crowded is it?

Japan is 47% more densely populated than Switzerland.

Japan: 338 per km² (2025) · Switzerland: 230 per km² (2025)

How old is the typical person?

The typical person in Japan is 6.6 years older than in Switzerland.

Japan: 49 years (2023) · Switzerland: 42.3 years (2023)

How many children per woman?

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

Japan: 1.15 children per woman (2024) · Switzerland: 1.29 children per woman (2024)

How many people are 65 or older?

30% of people in Japan are 65 or older, versus 20% in Switzerland.

Japan: 30% (2025) · Switzerland: 20.4% (2025)

How many Nobel laureates were born there?

Switzerland has produced 20.9 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Japan 2.4.

Japan: 2.4 (2025) · Switzerland: 20.9 (2025)

How many official languages?

Switzerland has 4 official languages, Japan 1.

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

How big is the economy?

Japan’s economy is 4.3 times the size of Switzerland’s.

Japan: $4.44 trillion (2025) · Switzerland: $1.04 trillion (2025)

How much is produced per person?

Switzerland produces 85% more per person than Japan.

Japan: Int$55,422 (2025) · Switzerland: Int$102,513 (2025)

How evenly is income shared?

Income is more unequally shared in Switzerland than in Japan (Gini 1.5 points higher).

Japan: 32.3 (2020) · Switzerland: 33.8 (2022)

How many people are looking for work?

Unemployment is 4.9% in Switzerland, versus 2.5% in Japan.

Japan: 2.5% (2025) · Switzerland: 4.9% (2025)

How much goes to the military?

Japan spends 1.4% of its GDP on the military, Switzerland 0.7%.

Japan: 1.4% (2024) · Switzerland: 0.7% (2024)

How expensive is it?

Switzerland’s price level (US = 100) is 1.7× Japan’s.

Japan: 65% (2025) · Switzerland: 112% (2025)

How much is spent on health?

Switzerland spends 3.2 times as much on health per person as Japan.

Japan: $3,638 (2023) · Switzerland: $11,784 (2023)

How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?

A baby in Switzerland is 89% more likely to die before turning one than in Japan.

Japan: 1.8 per 1,000 (2024) · Switzerland: 3.4 per 1,000 (2024)

How many doctors are there?

Switzerland has 69% more doctors per person than Japan.

Japan: 2.6 per 1,000 (2022) · Switzerland: 4.5 per 1,000 (2022)

How common is obesity?

13% of adults in Switzerland are obese, versus 5.2% in Japan.

Japan: 5.2% (2024) · Switzerland: 12.9% (2024)

How many adults smoke?

23% of adults in Switzerland smoke, versus 18% in Japan.

Japan: 17.5% (2024) · Switzerland: 23.1% (2024)

How do people rate their lives?

People in Switzerland rate their lives 0.89 points higher than in Japan.

Japan: 6.13 (2025) · Switzerland: 7.02 (2025)

How much do people drink?

Adults in Switzerland drink 40% more alcohol than in Japan.

Japan: 6.3 litres (2023) · Switzerland: 8.8 litres (2023)

How much meat is on the menu?

Switzerland has 7% more meat per person than Japan.

Japan: 59.9 kg (2022) · Switzerland: 64 kg (2023)

How much food is there per day?

Switzerland has 732 kcal more food per person per day than Japan.

Japan: 2,670 kcal (2022) · Switzerland: 3,402 kcal (2023)

How long do people work?

Workers in Japan put in 125 more hours a year than in Switzerland.

Japan: 1,654 hours (2023) · Switzerland: 1,529 hours (2023)

How long do people go to school?

Adults in Switzerland went to school 1.3 years longer than in Japan.

Japan: 12.7 years (2023) · Switzerland: 13.9 years (2023)

How many tourists visit?

Switzerland welcomed 3.5 times as many tourists per resident as Japan (2019).

Japan: 0.3 (2024) · Switzerland: 1.04 (2022)

How many people are online?

97% of people in Switzerland are online, versus 86% in Japan.

Japan: 86% (2024) · Switzerland: 97% (2025)

Who has electricity at home?

Japan and Switzerland are practically level.

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

How many live in cities?

92% of people in Japan live in cities, versus 86% in Switzerland.

Japan: 92% (2025) · Switzerland: 86% (2025)

How many phones per person?

Japan has 178 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Switzerland 129.

Japan: 178 (2023) · Switzerland: 129 (2024)

How much railway is there?

Japan’s railway network is 4.9 times as long as Switzerland’s.

Japan: 20,087 km (2011) · Switzerland: 4,122 km (2021)

How much do they fly?

Airlines from Switzerland fly 3.1 times as many passengers per resident as those from Japan.

Japan: 0.98 (2023) · Switzerland: 3.05 (2023)

How much of the land is forest?

Forest covers 68% of Japan, but only 32% of Switzerland.

Japan: 68.4% (2023) · Switzerland: 32.4% (2023)

How much CO₂ does each person emit?

The average person in Japan emits 2.2 times as much CO₂ as someone in Switzerland.

Japan: 7.8 t (2024) · Switzerland: 3.6 t (2024)

How green is the power grid?

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

Japan: 23.6% (2025) · Switzerland: 67.8% (2025)

How clean is the air?

The air in Japan carries 17% more fine dust than in Switzerland.

Japan: 10.5 µg/m³ (2024) · Switzerland: 9 µg/m³ (2024)

How common is murder?

You are 2.6 times as likely to be murdered in Switzerland as in Japan.

Japan: 0.2 per 100k (2023) · Switzerland: 0.6 per 100k (2023)

How dangerous are the roads?

Roads in Japan are 13% deadlier than in Switzerland.

Japan: 2.7 per 100k (2021) · Switzerland: 2.4 per 100k (2021)

How warm is it?

Japan is on average 6.2 °C warmer than Switzerland.

Japan: 12.8°C (2016–2025 avg) · Switzerland: 6.5°C (2016–2025 avg)

How much rain falls?

Japan gets 13% more rain than Switzerland.

Japan: 1,824 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Switzerland: 1,616 mm (2016–2025 avg)