World median is the middle country on each statistic: half of all countries with data are above it, half below. It is not an average, so it is never pulled up or down by giants or microstates.
Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Liechtenstein fits inside the median country 696 times.
Liechtenstein: 160 km² (2023) · World median: 111,370 km² (2023)
How much coast is there?
Liechtenstein: 0 km (2026 edition) · World median: 440 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Liechtenstein’s highest peak towers 264 m above the median country’s.
Liechtenstein: 2,599 m (2026 edition) · World median: 2,335 m (2026 edition)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
The median country has 180 times as many people as Liechtenstein.
Liechtenstein: 41,024 (2025) · World median: 7.4 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Liechtenstein is 2.6 times as densely populated as the median country.
Liechtenstein: 256 per km² (2025) · World median: 98 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Liechtenstein: no data · World median: 173.5 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Liechtenstein: no data · World median: 160.6 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Liechtenstein is 13 years older than in the median country.
Liechtenstein: 44.2 years (2023) · World median: 31.1 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in the median country have 0.5 more children on average than in Liechtenstein.
Liechtenstein: 1.37 children per woman (2024) · World median: 1.9 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
21% of people in Liechtenstein are 65 or older, versus 8.6% in the median country.
Liechtenstein: 21.4% (2025) · World median: 8.6% (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Liechtenstein: no data · World median: 0 (2025)
How many official languages?
Liechtenstein and the median country are practically level.
Liechtenstein: 1 (2026) · World median: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
The median country’s economy is 5.1 times the size of Liechtenstein’s.
Liechtenstein: $8.91 billion (2024) · World median: $45.5 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Liechtenstein: no data · World median: Int$21,072 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Liechtenstein: no data · World median: 34.4 (2023)
How many people are looking for work?
Liechtenstein: no data · World median: 5.1% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Liechtenstein: no data · World median: 1.7% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Liechtenstein: no data · World median: 45% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Liechtenstein spends 24 times as much on health per person as the median country.
Liechtenstein: $11,495 (2023) · World median: $470 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Liechtenstein live 9.6 years longer than in the median country.
Liechtenstein: 84.2 years (2024) · World median: 74.6 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
Liechtenstein: no data · World median: 12.7 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Liechtenstein: no data · World median: 1.7 per 1,000 (2022)
How common is obesity?
Liechtenstein: no data · World median: 24% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
Liechtenstein: no data · World median: 19% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
Liechtenstein: no data · World median: 5.83 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Liechtenstein: no data · World median: 4.3 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Liechtenstein: no data · World median: 56.2 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Liechtenstein: no data · World median: 2,938 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Liechtenstein: no data · World median: 1,974 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Liechtenstein went to school 2.5 years longer than in the median country.
Liechtenstein: 12.4 years (2023) · World median: 9.9 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Liechtenstein welcomed 8.5 times as many tourists per resident as the median country (2019).
Liechtenstein: 2.91 (2024) · World median: 0.34 (2024)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
98% of people in Liechtenstein are online, versus 82% in the median country.
Liechtenstein: 98% (2024) · World median: 82% (2024)
Who has electricity at home?
Liechtenstein and the median country are practically level.
Liechtenstein: 100% (2024) · World median: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
64% of people in the median country live in cities, versus 15% in Liechtenstein.
Liechtenstein: 15% (2025) · World median: 64% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Liechtenstein has 129 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, the median country 115.
Liechtenstein: 129 (2024) · World median: 115 (2024)
How much railway is there?
The median country’s railway network is 238 times as long as Liechtenstein’s.
Liechtenstein: 9 km (2018) · World median: 2,141 km (2021)
How much do they fly?
Liechtenstein: no data · World median: 0.24 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 42% of Liechtenstein, but only 31% of the median country.
Liechtenstein: 41.9% (2023) · World median: 31.2% (2023)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Liechtenstein emits 10% more CO₂ than someone in the median country.
Liechtenstein: 3.3 t (2024) · World median: 3 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
Liechtenstein: no data · World median: 30.8% (2024)
How clean is the air?
The air in the median country carries 60% more fine dust than in Liechtenstein.
Liechtenstein: 10.4 µg/m³ (2024) · World median: 16.6 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 2.3 times as likely to be murdered in Liechtenstein as in the median country.
Liechtenstein: 5.1 per 100k (2021) · World median: 2.3 per 100k (2023)
How dangerous are the roads?
Liechtenstein: no data · World median: 12.3 per 100k (2021)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Liechtenstein: no data · World median: 23°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Liechtenstein: no data · World median: 1,014 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Quick answers
Is Liechtenstein bigger than the median country?
The median country is larger. Liechtenstein fits inside the median country 696 times.
Which has more people, Liechtenstein or the median country?
The median country has 180 times as many people as Liechtenstein (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Liechtenstein or the median country?
People in Liechtenstein live 9.6 years longer than in the median country. Life expectancy at birth is 84.2 years in Liechtenstein and 74.6 in the median country.
