How much coast is there?

Spain: 4,964 km (2026 edition) · Switzerland: 0 km (2026 edition)

How high can you climb?

Switzerland’s highest peak towers 916 m above Spain’s.

Spain: 3,718 m (2026 edition) · Switzerland: 4,634 m (2026 edition)

How many people live there?

Spain has 5.4 times as many people as Switzerland.

Spain: 49.4 million (2025) · Switzerland: 9.09 million (2025)

How crowded is it?

Switzerland is 2.3 times as densely populated as Spain.

Spain: 99 per km² (2025) · Switzerland: 230 per km² (2025)

How old is the typical person?

The typical person in Spain is 2.6 years older than in Switzerland.

Spain: 44.9 years (2023) · Switzerland: 42.3 years (2023)

How many children per woman?

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

Spain: 1.1 children per woman (2024) · Switzerland: 1.29 children per woman (2024)

How many people are 65 or older?

22% of people in Spain are 65 or older, versus 20% in Switzerland.

Spain: 21.6% (2025) · Switzerland: 20.4% (2025)

How many Nobel laureates were born there?

Switzerland has produced 20.9 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Spain 1.4.

Spain: 1.4 (2025) · Switzerland: 20.9 (2025)

How many official languages?

Switzerland has 4 official languages, Spain 1.

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

How big is the economy?

Spain’s economy is 83% larger than Switzerland’s.

Spain: $1.91 trillion (2025) · Switzerland: $1.04 trillion (2025)

How much is produced per person?

Switzerland produces 71% more per person than Spain.

Spain: Int$59,868 (2025) · Switzerland: Int$102,513 (2025)

How evenly is income shared?

Income is more unequally shared in Switzerland than in Spain (Gini 0.4 points higher).

Spain: 33.4 (2023) · Switzerland: 33.8 (2022)

How many people are looking for work?

Unemployment is 10% in Spain, versus 4.9% in Switzerland.

Spain: 10.4% (2025) · Switzerland: 4.9% (2025)

How much goes to the military?

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

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

How expensive is it?

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

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

How much is spent on health?

Switzerland spends 3.8 times as much on health per person as Spain.

Spain: $3,107 (2023) · Switzerland: $11,784 (2023)

How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?

A baby in Switzerland is 31% more likely to die before turning one than in Spain.

Spain: 2.6 per 1,000 (2024) · Switzerland: 3.4 per 1,000 (2024)

How many doctors are there?

Switzerland has 4% more doctors per person than Spain.

Spain: 4.3 per 1,000 (2022) · Switzerland: 4.5 per 1,000 (2022)

How common is obesity?

19% of adults in Spain are obese, versus 13% in Switzerland.

Spain: 18.9% (2024) · Switzerland: 12.9% (2024)

How many adults smoke?

28% of adults in Spain smoke, versus 23% in Switzerland.

Spain: 27.6% (2024) · Switzerland: 23.1% (2024)

How do people rate their lives?

People in Switzerland rate their lives 0.48 points higher than in Spain.

Spain: 6.54 (2025) · Switzerland: 7.02 (2025)

How much do people drink?

Adults in Spain drink 38% more alcohol than in Switzerland.

Spain: 12.1 litres (2023) · Switzerland: 8.8 litres (2023)

How much meat is on the menu?

Spain has 58% more meat per person than Switzerland.

Spain: 100.8 kg (2023) · Switzerland: 64 kg (2023)

How much food is there per day?

Switzerland has 25 kcal more food per person per day than Spain.

Spain: 3,377 kcal (2023) · Switzerland: 3,402 kcal (2023)

How long do people work?

Workers in Spain put in 109 more hours a year than in Switzerland.

Spain: 1,638 hours (2023) · Switzerland: 1,529 hours (2023)

How long do people go to school?

Adults in Switzerland went to school 3.2 years longer than in Spain.

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

How many tourists visit?

Spain welcomed 84% more tourists per resident than Switzerland (2019).

Spain: 1.92 (2024) · Switzerland: 1.04 (2022)

How many people are online?

97% of people in Switzerland are online, versus 96% in Spain.

Spain: 96% (2024) · Switzerland: 97% (2025)

Who has electricity at home?

Spain and Switzerland are practically level.

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

How many live in cities?

86% of people in Switzerland live in cities, versus 81% in Spain.

Spain: 81% (2025) · Switzerland: 86% (2025)

How many phones per person?

Spain has 130 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Switzerland 129.

Spain: 130 (2024) · Switzerland: 129 (2024)

How much railway is there?

Spain’s railway network is 3.9 times as long as Switzerland’s.

Spain: 15,963 km (2021) · Switzerland: 4,122 km (2021)

How much do they fly?

Airlines from Switzerland fly 60% more passengers per resident than those from Spain.

Spain: 1.91 (2023) · Switzerland: 3.05 (2023)

How much of the land is forest?

Forest covers 37% of Spain, but only 32% of Switzerland.

Spain: 37.2% (2023) · Switzerland: 32.4% (2023)

How much CO₂ does each person emit?

The average person in Spain emits 28% more CO₂ than someone in Switzerland.

Spain: 4.6 t (2024) · Switzerland: 3.6 t (2024)

How green is the power grid?

68% of Switzerland’s electricity is renewable, versus 56% in Spain.

Spain: 55.9% (2025) · Switzerland: 67.8% (2025)

How clean is the air?

The air in Spain carries 11% more fine dust than in Switzerland.

Spain: 10 µg/m³ (2024) · Switzerland: 9 µg/m³ (2024)

How common is murder?

You are 16% more likely to be murdered in Spain than in Switzerland.

Spain: 0.7 per 100k (2023) · Switzerland: 0.6 per 100k (2023)

How dangerous are the roads?

Roads in Spain are 46% deadlier than in Switzerland.

Spain: 3.5 per 100k (2021) · Switzerland: 2.4 per 100k (2021)

How warm is it?

Spain is on average 8.3 °C warmer than Switzerland.

Spain: 14.8°C (2016–2025 avg) · Switzerland: 6.5°C (2016–2025 avg)

How much rain falls?

Switzerland gets 2.4 times as much rain as Spain.

Spain: 665 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Switzerland: 1,616 mm (2016–2025 avg)