Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Switzerland fits inside Türkiye 19 times.
Switzerland: 41,291 km² (2023) · Türkiye: 785,350 km² (2023)
How much coast is there?
Switzerland: 0 km (2026 edition) · Türkiye: 7,200 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Türkiye’s highest peak towers 503 m above Switzerland’s.
Switzerland: 4,634 m (2026 edition) · Türkiye: 5,137 m (2026 edition)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Türkiye has 9.4 times as many people as Switzerland.
Switzerland: 9.09 million (2025) · Türkiye: 85.9 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Switzerland is 2.1 times as densely populated as Türkiye.
Switzerland: 230 per km² (2025) · Türkiye: 112 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Switzerland are 2.4 cm taller than in Türkiye.
Switzerland: 178.7 cm (2019) · Türkiye: 176.4 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Switzerland are 2.5 cm taller than in Türkiye.
Switzerland: 164.3 cm (2019) · Türkiye: 161.8 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Switzerland is 9.8 years older than in Türkiye.
Switzerland: 42.3 years (2023) · Türkiye: 32.5 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Türkiye have 0.2 more children on average than in Switzerland.
Switzerland: 1.29 children per woman (2024) · Türkiye: 1.48 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
20% of people in Switzerland are 65 or older, versus 11% in Türkiye.
Switzerland: 20.4% (2025) · Türkiye: 10.6% (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Switzerland has produced 20.9 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Türkiye 0.5.
Switzerland: 20.9 (2025) · Türkiye: 0.5 (2025)
How many official languages?
Switzerland has 4 official languages, Türkiye 1.
Switzerland: 4 (2026) · Türkiye: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Türkiye’s economy is 53% larger than Switzerland’s.
Switzerland: $1.04 trillion (2025) · Türkiye: $1.6 trillion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Switzerland produces 2.3 times as much per person as Türkiye.
Switzerland: Int$102,513 (2025) · Türkiye: Int$45,289 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Türkiye than in Switzerland (Gini 9.9 points higher).
Switzerland: 33.8 (2022) · Türkiye: 43.7 (2023)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 8.5% in Türkiye, versus 4.9% in Switzerland.
Switzerland: 4.9% (2025) · Türkiye: 8.5% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Türkiye spends 1.9% of its GDP on the military, Switzerland 0.7%.
Switzerland: 0.7% (2024) · Türkiye: 1.9% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Switzerland’s price level (US = 100) is 2.7× Türkiye’s.
Switzerland: 112% (2025) · Türkiye: 41% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Switzerland spends 22 times as much on health per person as Türkiye.
Switzerland: $11,784 (2023) · Türkiye: $548 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Switzerland live 7 years longer than in Türkiye.
Switzerland: 84.4 years (2024) · Türkiye: 77.4 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Türkiye is 2.4 times as likely to die before turning one as in Switzerland.
Switzerland: 3.4 per 1,000 (2024) · Türkiye: 8 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Switzerland has 2 times as many doctors per person as Türkiye.
Switzerland: 4.5 per 1,000 (2022) · Türkiye: 2.2 per 1,000 (2022)
How common is obesity?
30% of adults in Türkiye are obese, versus 13% in Switzerland.
Switzerland: 12.9% (2024) · Türkiye: 30.5% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
31% of adults in Türkiye smoke, versus 23% in Switzerland.
Switzerland: 23.1% (2024) · Türkiye: 31.1% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Switzerland rate their lives 1.72 points higher than in Türkiye.
Switzerland: 7.02 (2025) · Türkiye: 5.30 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Switzerland drink 4 times as much alcohol as in Türkiye.
Switzerland: 8.8 litres (2023) · Türkiye: 2.2 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Switzerland has 30% more meat per person than Türkiye.
Switzerland: 64 kg (2023) · Türkiye: 49.4 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Türkiye has 490 kcal more food per person per day than Switzerland.
Switzerland: 3,402 kcal (2023) · Türkiye: 3,892 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Türkiye put in 219 more hours a year than in Switzerland.
Switzerland: 1,529 hours (2023) · Türkiye: 1,747 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Switzerland went to school 5 years longer than in Türkiye.
Switzerland: 13.9 years (2023) · Türkiye: 9 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Switzerland welcomed 76% more tourists per resident than Türkiye (2019).
Switzerland: 1.04 (2022) · Türkiye: 0.59 (2022)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
97% of people in Switzerland are online, versus 90% in Türkiye.
Switzerland: 97% (2025) · Türkiye: 90% (2025)
Who has electricity at home?
Switzerland and Türkiye are practically level.
Switzerland: 100% (2024) · Türkiye: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
89% of people in Türkiye live in cities, versus 86% in Switzerland.
Switzerland: 86% (2025) · Türkiye: 89% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Switzerland has 129 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Türkiye 108.
Switzerland: 129 (2024) · Türkiye: 108 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Türkiye’s railway network is 2.6 times as long as Switzerland’s.
Switzerland: 4,122 km (2021) · Türkiye: 10,546 km (2021)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Switzerland fly 2.1 times as many passengers per resident as those from Türkiye.
Switzerland: 3.05 (2023) · Türkiye: 1.47 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 32% of Switzerland, but only 29% of Türkiye.
Switzerland: 32.4% (2023) · Türkiye: 29.5% (2023)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Türkiye emits 63% more CO₂ than someone in Switzerland.
Switzerland: 3.6 t (2024) · Türkiye: 5.9 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
68% of Switzerland’s electricity is renewable, versus 43% in Türkiye.
Switzerland: 67.8% (2025) · Türkiye: 43.3% (2025)
How clean is the air?
The air in Türkiye carries 2.8 times as much fine dust as in Switzerland.
Switzerland: 9 µg/m³ (2024) · Türkiye: 25.6 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 5.4 times as likely to be murdered in Türkiye as in Switzerland.
Switzerland: 0.6 per 100k (2023) · Türkiye: 3.2 per 100k (2023)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Türkiye are 2.7 times as deadly as in Switzerland.
Switzerland: 2.4 per 100k (2021) · Türkiye: 6.5 per 100k (2021)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Türkiye is on average 6.2 °C warmer than Switzerland.
Switzerland: 6.5°C (2016–2025 avg) · Türkiye: 12.7°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Switzerland gets 2.4 times as much rain as Türkiye.
Switzerland: 1,616 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Türkiye: 680 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Quick answers
Is Switzerland bigger than Türkiye?
Türkiye is larger. Switzerland fits inside Türkiye 19 times.
Which has more people, Switzerland or Türkiye?
Türkiye has 9.4 times as many people as Switzerland (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Switzerland or Türkiye?
People in Switzerland live 7 years longer than in Türkiye. Life expectancy at birth is 84.4 years in Switzerland and 77.4 in Türkiye.
Are people taller in Switzerland or Türkiye?
Men in Switzerland are 2.4 cm taller than in Türkiye (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
