The duel
Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Liechtenstein fits inside Switzerland 258 times.
Liechtenstein: 160 km² (2023) · Switzerland: 41,291 km² (2023)
How much coast is there?
Liechtenstein: 0 km (2026 edition) · Switzerland: 0 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Switzerland’s highest peak towers 2,035 m above Liechtenstein’s.
Liechtenstein: 2,599 m (2026 edition) · Switzerland: 4,634 m (2026 edition)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Switzerland has 222 times as many people as Liechtenstein.
Liechtenstein: 41,024 (2025) · Switzerland: 9.09 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Liechtenstein is 11% more densely populated than Switzerland.
Liechtenstein: 256 per km² (2025) · Switzerland: 230 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Liechtenstein: no data · Switzerland: 178.7 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Liechtenstein: no data · Switzerland: 164.3 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Liechtenstein is 1.9 years older than in Switzerland.
Liechtenstein: 44.2 years (2023) · Switzerland: 42.3 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Liechtenstein have 0.1 more children on average than in Switzerland.
Liechtenstein: 1.37 children per woman (2024) · Switzerland: 1.29 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
21% of people in Liechtenstein are 65 or older, versus 20% in Switzerland.
Liechtenstein: 21.4% (2025) · Switzerland: 20.4% (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Liechtenstein: no data · Switzerland: 20.9 (2025)
How many official languages?
Switzerland has 4 official languages, Liechtenstein 1.
Liechtenstein: 1 (2026) · Switzerland: 4 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Switzerland’s economy is 117 times the size of Liechtenstein’s.
Liechtenstein: $8.91 billion (2024) · Switzerland: $1.04 trillion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Liechtenstein: no data · Switzerland: Int$102,513 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Liechtenstein: no data · Switzerland: 33.8 (2022)
How many people are looking for work?
Liechtenstein: no data · Switzerland: 4.9% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Liechtenstein: no data · Switzerland: 0.7% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Liechtenstein: no data · Switzerland: 112% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Switzerland spends 3% more on health per person than Liechtenstein.
Liechtenstein: $11,495 (2023) · Switzerland: $11,784 (2023)
How long do people live?
Switzerland and Liechtenstein are practically level.
Liechtenstein: 84.2 years (2024) · Switzerland: 84.4 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
Liechtenstein: no data · Switzerland: 3.4 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Liechtenstein: no data · Switzerland: 4.5 per 1,000 (2022)
How common is obesity?
Liechtenstein: no data · Switzerland: 12.9% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
Liechtenstein: no data · Switzerland: 23.1% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
Liechtenstein: no data · Switzerland: 7.02 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Liechtenstein: no data · Switzerland: 8.8 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Liechtenstein: no data · Switzerland: 64 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Liechtenstein: no data · Switzerland: 3,402 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Liechtenstein: no data · Switzerland: 1,529 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Switzerland went to school 1.5 years longer than in Liechtenstein.
Liechtenstein: 12.4 years (2023) · Switzerland: 13.9 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Liechtenstein welcomed 2.8 times as many tourists per resident as Switzerland (2019).
Liechtenstein: 2.91 (2024) · Switzerland: 1.04 (2022)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
98% of people in Liechtenstein are online, versus 97% in Switzerland.
Liechtenstein: 98% (2024) · Switzerland: 97% (2025)
Who has electricity at home?
Liechtenstein and Switzerland are practically level.
Liechtenstein: 100% (2024) · Switzerland: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
86% of people in Switzerland live in cities, versus 15% in Liechtenstein.
Liechtenstein: 15% (2025) · Switzerland: 86% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Switzerland and Liechtenstein are practically level.
Liechtenstein: 129 (2024) · Switzerland: 129 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Switzerland’s railway network is 458 times as long as Liechtenstein’s.
Liechtenstein: 9 km (2018) · Switzerland: 4,122 km (2021)
How much do they fly?
Liechtenstein: no data · Switzerland: 3.05 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 42% of Liechtenstein, but only 32% of Switzerland.
Liechtenstein: 41.9% (2023) · Switzerland: 32.4% (2023)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Switzerland emits 9% more CO₂ than someone in Liechtenstein.
Liechtenstein: 3.3 t (2024) · Switzerland: 3.6 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
Liechtenstein: no data · Switzerland: 67.8% (2025)
How clean is the air?
The air in Liechtenstein carries 16% more fine dust than in Switzerland.
Liechtenstein: 10.4 µg/m³ (2024) · Switzerland: 9 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 8.6 times as likely to be murdered in Liechtenstein as in Switzerland.
Liechtenstein: 5.1 per 100k (2021) · Switzerland: 0.6 per 100k (2023)
How dangerous are the roads?
Liechtenstein: no data · Switzerland: 2.4 per 100k (2021)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Liechtenstein: no data · Switzerland: 6.5°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Liechtenstein: no data · Switzerland: 1,616 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Quick answers
Is Liechtenstein bigger than Switzerland?
Switzerland is larger. Liechtenstein fits inside Switzerland 258 times.
Which has more people, Liechtenstein or Switzerland?
Switzerland has 222 times as many people as Liechtenstein (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Liechtenstein or Switzerland?
Switzerland and Liechtenstein are practically level. Life expectancy at birth is 84.2 years in Liechtenstein and 84.4 in Switzerland.
