Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Switzerland fits inside Thailand 12 times.
Switzerland: 41,291 km² (2023) · Thailand: 513,115 km² (2023)
How much coast is there?
Switzerland: 0 km (2026 edition) · Thailand: 3,219 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Switzerland’s highest peak towers 2,069 m above Thailand’s.
Switzerland: 4,634 m (2026 edition) · Thailand: 2,565 m (2026 edition)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Thailand has 7.9 times as many people as Switzerland.
Switzerland: 9.09 million (2025) · Thailand: 71.6 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Switzerland is 64% more densely populated than Thailand.
Switzerland: 230 per km² (2025) · Thailand: 140 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Switzerland are 7.1 cm taller than in Thailand.
Switzerland: 178.7 cm (2019) · Thailand: 171.6 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Switzerland are 4.9 cm taller than in Thailand.
Switzerland: 164.3 cm (2019) · Thailand: 159.4 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Switzerland is 2.7 years older than in Thailand.
Switzerland: 42.3 years (2023) · Thailand: 39.7 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Switzerland have 0.1 more children on average than in Thailand.
Switzerland: 1.29 children per woman (2024) · Thailand: 1.2 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
20% of people in Switzerland are 65 or older, versus 16% in Thailand.
Switzerland: 20.4% (2025) · Thailand: 16% (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Switzerland has produced 20.9 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Thailand 0.0.
Switzerland: 20.9 (2025) · Thailand: 0 (2025)
How many official languages?
Switzerland has 4 official languages, Thailand 1.
Switzerland: 4 (2026) · Thailand: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Switzerland’s economy is 81% larger than Thailand’s.
Switzerland: $1.04 trillion (2025) · Thailand: $577 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Switzerland produces 3.9 times as much per person as Thailand.
Switzerland: Int$102,513 (2025) · Thailand: Int$26,250 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Switzerland than in Thailand (Gini 0.5 points higher).
Switzerland: 33.8 (2022) · Thailand: 33.3 (2024)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 4.9% in Switzerland, versus 0.8% in Thailand.
Switzerland: 4.9% (2025) · Thailand: 0.8% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Thailand and Switzerland are practically level.
Switzerland: 0.7% (2024) · Thailand: 1.1% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Switzerland’s price level (US = 100) is 3.6× Thailand’s.
Switzerland: 112% (2025) · Thailand: 31% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Switzerland spends 36 times as much on health per person as Thailand.
Switzerland: $11,784 (2023) · Thailand: $327 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Switzerland live 7.8 years longer than in Thailand.
Switzerland: 84.4 years (2024) · Thailand: 76.6 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Thailand is 2.3 times as likely to die before turning one as in Switzerland.
Switzerland: 3.4 per 1,000 (2024) · Thailand: 7.7 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Switzerland has 8.3 times as many doctors per person as Thailand.
Switzerland: 4.5 per 1,000 (2022) · Thailand: 0.5 per 1,000 (2021)
How common is obesity?
16% of adults in Thailand are obese, versus 13% in Switzerland.
Switzerland: 12.9% (2024) · Thailand: 15.5% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
23% of adults in Switzerland smoke, versus 18% in Thailand.
Switzerland: 23.1% (2024) · Thailand: 17.8% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Switzerland rate their lives 0.72 points higher than in Thailand.
Switzerland: 7.02 (2025) · Thailand: 6.30 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Switzerland drink 11% more alcohol than in Thailand.
Switzerland: 8.8 litres (2023) · Thailand: 7.9 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Switzerland has 2.6 times as much meat per person as Thailand.
Switzerland: 64 kg (2023) · Thailand: 24.5 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Switzerland has 547 kcal more food per person per day than Thailand.
Switzerland: 3,402 kcal (2023) · Thailand: 2,855 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Thailand put in 648 more hours a year than in Switzerland.
Switzerland: 1,529 hours (2023) · Thailand: 2,177 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Switzerland went to school 4.9 years longer than in Thailand.
Switzerland: 13.9 years (2023) · Thailand: 9 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Switzerland welcomed 87% more tourists per resident than Thailand (2019).
Switzerland: 1.04 (2022) · Thailand: 0.56 (2019)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
97% of people in Switzerland are online, versus 91% in Thailand.
Switzerland: 97% (2025) · Thailand: 91% (2024)
Who has electricity at home?
Switzerland and Thailand are practically level.
Switzerland: 100% (2024) · Thailand: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
86% of people in Switzerland live in cities, versus 63% in Thailand.
Switzerland: 86% (2025) · Thailand: 63% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Thailand has 161 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Switzerland 129.
Switzerland: 129 (2024) · Thailand: 161 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Switzerland and Thailand are nearly identical here.
Switzerland: 4,122 km (2021) · Thailand: 4,092 km (2017)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Switzerland fly 4.2 times as many passengers per resident as those from Thailand.
Switzerland: 3.05 (2023) · Thailand: 0.72 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 39% of Thailand, but only 32% of Switzerland.
Switzerland: 32.4% (2023) · Thailand: 38.7% (2023)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Thailand emits 4% more CO₂ than someone in Switzerland.
Switzerland: 3.6 t (2024) · Thailand: 3.7 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
68% of Switzerland’s electricity is renewable, versus 17% in Thailand.
Switzerland: 67.8% (2025) · Thailand: 16.6% (2025)
How clean is the air?
The air in Thailand carries 2.6 times as much fine dust as in Switzerland.
Switzerland: 9 µg/m³ (2024) · Thailand: 23.3 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
Switzerland: 0.6 per 100k (2023) · Thailand: no data
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Thailand are 11 times as deadly as in Switzerland.
Switzerland: 2.4 per 100k (2021) · Thailand: 25.4 per 100k (2021)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Thailand is on average 20.2 °C warmer than Switzerland.
Switzerland: 6.5°C (2016–2025 avg) · Thailand: 26.8°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Thailand gets 3% more rain than Switzerland.
Switzerland: 1,616 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Thailand: 1,657 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Quick answers
Is Switzerland bigger than Thailand?
Thailand is larger. Switzerland fits inside Thailand 12 times.
Which has more people, Switzerland or Thailand?
Thailand has 7.9 times as many people as Switzerland (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Switzerland or Thailand?
People in Switzerland live 7.8 years longer than in Thailand. Life expectancy at birth is 84.4 years in Switzerland and 76.6 in Thailand.
Are people taller in Switzerland or Thailand?
Men in Switzerland are 7.1 cm taller than in Thailand (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
