How much coast is there?

Poland: 440 km (2026 edition) · Switzerland: 0 km (2026 edition)

How high can you climb?

Switzerland’s highest peak towers 2,135 m above Poland’s.

Poland: 2,499 m (2026 edition) · Switzerland: 4,634 m (2026 edition)

How many people live there?

Poland has 4 times as many people as Switzerland.

Poland: 36.4 million (2025) · Switzerland: 9.09 million (2025)

How crowded is it?

Switzerland is 93% more densely populated than Poland.

Poland: 119 per km² (2025) · Switzerland: 230 per km² (2025)

How old is the typical person?

The typical person in Switzerland is 1 year older than in Poland.

Poland: 41.3 years (2023) · Switzerland: 42.3 years (2023)

How many children per woman?

Women in Switzerland have 0.2 more children on average than in Poland.

Poland: 1.14 children per woman (2024) · Switzerland: 1.29 children per woman (2024)

How many people are 65 or older?

Poland and Switzerland are practically level.

Poland: 20.8% (2025) · Switzerland: 20.4% (2025)

How many Nobel laureates were born there?

Switzerland has produced 20.9 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Poland 7.7.

Poland: 7.7 (2025) · Switzerland: 20.9 (2025)

How many official languages?

Switzerland has 4 official languages, Poland 1.

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

How big is the economy?

Switzerland and Poland are nearly identical here.

Poland: $1.04 trillion (2025) · Switzerland: $1.04 trillion (2025)

How much is produced per person?

Switzerland produces 89% more per person than Poland.

Poland: Int$54,262 (2025) · Switzerland: Int$102,513 (2025)

How evenly is income shared?

Income is more unequally shared in Switzerland than in Poland (Gini 5.3 points higher).

Poland: 28.5 (2023) · Switzerland: 33.8 (2022)

How many people are looking for work?

Unemployment is 4.9% in Switzerland, versus 3.0% in Poland.

Poland: 3% (2025) · Switzerland: 4.9% (2025)

How much goes to the military?

Poland spends 4.2% of its GDP on the military, Switzerland 0.7%.

Poland: 4.2% (2024) · Switzerland: 0.7% (2024)

How expensive is it?

Switzerland’s price level (US = 100) is 2.1× Poland’s.

Poland: 52% (2025) · Switzerland: 112% (2025)

How much is spent on health?

Switzerland spends 5.9 times as much on health per person as Poland.

Poland: $2,014 (2024) · Switzerland: $11,784 (2023)

How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?

A baby in Poland is 6% more likely to die before turning one than in Switzerland.

Poland: 3.6 per 1,000 (2024) · Switzerland: 3.4 per 1,000 (2024)

How many doctors are there?

Switzerland has 11% more doctors per person than Poland.

Poland: 4 per 1,000 (2023) · Switzerland: 4.5 per 1,000 (2022)

How common is obesity?

26% of adults in Poland are obese, versus 13% in Switzerland.

Poland: 25.9% (2024) · Switzerland: 12.9% (2024)

How many adults smoke?

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

Poland: 21.7% (2024) · Switzerland: 23.1% (2024)

How do people rate their lives?

People in Switzerland rate their lives 0.25 points higher than in Poland.

Poland: 6.77 (2025) · Switzerland: 7.02 (2025)

How much do people drink?

Adults in Poland drink 31% more alcohol than in Switzerland.

Poland: 11.5 litres (2023) · Switzerland: 8.8 litres (2023)

How much meat is on the menu?

Poland has 30% more meat per person than Switzerland.

Poland: 83.3 kg (2023) · Switzerland: 64 kg (2023)

How much food is there per day?

Poland has 328 kcal more food per person per day than Switzerland.

Poland: 3,730 kcal (2023) · Switzerland: 3,402 kcal (2023)

How long do people work?

Workers in Poland put in 278 more hours a year than in Switzerland.

Poland: 1,807 hours (2023) · Switzerland: 1,529 hours (2023)

How long do people go to school?

Adults in Switzerland went to school 0.74 years longer than in Poland.

Poland: 13.2 years (2023) · Switzerland: 13.9 years (2023)

How many tourists visit?

Switzerland welcomed 93% more tourists per resident than Poland (2019).

Poland: 0.54 (2024) · Switzerland: 1.04 (2022)

How many people are online?

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

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

Who has electricity at home?

Poland and Switzerland are practically level.

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

How many live in cities?

86% of people in Switzerland live in cities, versus 60% in Poland.

Poland: 60% (2025) · Switzerland: 86% (2025)

How many phones per person?

Poland has 138 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Switzerland 129.

Poland: 138 (2024) · Switzerland: 129 (2024)

How much railway is there?

Poland’s railway network is 4.5 times as long as Switzerland’s.

Poland: 18,620 km (2021) · Switzerland: 4,122 km (2021)

How much do they fly?

Airlines from Switzerland fly 13 times as many passengers per resident as those from Poland.

Poland: 0.24 (2023) · Switzerland: 3.05 (2023)

How much of the land is forest?

Forest covers 32% of Switzerland, but only 31% of Poland.

Poland: 31.1% (2023) · Switzerland: 32.4% (2023)

How much CO₂ does each person emit?

The average person in Poland emits 2 times as much CO₂ as someone in Switzerland.

Poland: 7.1 t (2024) · Switzerland: 3.6 t (2024)

How green is the power grid?

68% of Switzerland’s electricity is renewable, versus 32% in Poland.

Poland: 31.5% (2025) · Switzerland: 67.8% (2025)

How clean is the air?

The air in Poland carries 73% more fine dust than in Switzerland.

Poland: 15.6 µg/m³ (2024) · Switzerland: 9 µg/m³ (2024)

How common is murder?

You are 34% more likely to be murdered in Poland than in Switzerland.

Poland: 0.8 per 100k (2023) · Switzerland: 0.6 per 100k (2023)

How dangerous are the roads?

Roads in Poland are 2.7 times as deadly as in Switzerland.

Poland: 6.5 per 100k (2021) · Switzerland: 2.4 per 100k (2021)

How warm is it?

Poland is on average 3.2 °C warmer than Switzerland.

Poland: 9.7°C (2016–2025 avg) · Switzerland: 6.5°C (2016–2025 avg)

How much rain falls?

Switzerland gets 2.1 times as much rain as Poland.

Poland: 763 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Switzerland: 1,616 mm (2016–2025 avg)