How much coast is there?

Switzerland: 0 km (2026 edition) · United Arab Emirates: 1,318 km (2026 edition)

How high can you climb?

Switzerland’s highest peak towers 2,729 m above the United Arab Emirates’.

Switzerland: 4,634 m (2026 edition) · United Arab Emirates: 1,905 m (2026 edition)

How many people live there?

The United Arab Emirates has 27% more people than Switzerland.

Switzerland: 9.09 million (2025) · United Arab Emirates: 11.5 million (2025)

How crowded is it?

Switzerland is 42% more densely populated than the United Arab Emirates.

Switzerland: 230 per km² (2025) · United Arab Emirates: 162 per km² (2025)

How old is the typical person?

The typical person in Switzerland is 11 years older than in the United Arab Emirates.

Switzerland: 42.3 years (2023) · United Arab Emirates: 31.2 years (2023)

How many children per woman?

Women in Switzerland have 0.1 more children on average than in the United Arab Emirates.

Switzerland: 1.29 children per woman (2024) · United Arab Emirates: 1.21 children per woman (2024)

How many people are 65 or older?

20% of people in Switzerland are 65 or older, versus 1.8% in the United Arab Emirates.

Switzerland: 20.4% (2025) · United Arab Emirates: 1.8% (2025)

How many Nobel laureates were born there?

Switzerland has produced 20.9 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, the United Arab Emirates none.

Switzerland: 20.9 (2025) · United Arab Emirates: 0 (2025)

How many official languages?

Switzerland has 4 official languages, the United Arab Emirates 1.

Switzerland: 4 (2026) · United Arab Emirates: 1 (2026)

How big is the economy?

Switzerland’s economy is 89% larger than the United Arab Emirates’.

Switzerland: $1.04 trillion (2025) · United Arab Emirates: $552 billion (2024)

How much is produced per person?

Switzerland produces 29% more per person than the United Arab Emirates.

Switzerland: Int$102,513 (2025) · United Arab Emirates: Int$79,344 (2024)

How evenly is income shared?

Income is more unequally shared in Switzerland than in the United Arab Emirates (Gini 7.4 points higher).

Switzerland: 33.8 (2022) · United Arab Emirates: 26.4 (2018)

How many people are looking for work?

Unemployment is 4.9% in Switzerland, versus 2.2% in the United Arab Emirates.

Switzerland: 4.9% (2025) · United Arab Emirates: 2.2% (2025)

How much goes to the military?

The United Arab Emirates spends 5.6% of its GDP on the military, Switzerland 0.7%.

Switzerland: 0.7% (2024) · United Arab Emirates: 5.6% (2014)

How expensive is it?

Switzerland’s price level (US = 100) is 1.8× the United Arab Emirates’.

Switzerland: 112% (2025) · United Arab Emirates: 63% (2024)

How much is spent on health?

Switzerland spends 4.9 times as much on health per person as the United Arab Emirates.

Switzerland: $11,784 (2023) · United Arab Emirates: $2,402 (2023)

How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?

A baby in the United Arab Emirates is 12% more likely to die before turning one than in Switzerland.

Switzerland: 3.4 per 1,000 (2024) · United Arab Emirates: 3.8 per 1,000 (2024)

How many doctors are there?

Switzerland has 50% more doctors per person than the United Arab Emirates.

Switzerland: 4.5 per 1,000 (2022) · United Arab Emirates: 3 per 1,000 (2023)

How common is obesity?

30% of adults in the United Arab Emirates are obese, versus 13% in Switzerland.

Switzerland: 12.9% (2024) · United Arab Emirates: 30.3% (2024)

How many adults smoke?

23% of adults in Switzerland smoke, versus 9.0% in the United Arab Emirates.

Switzerland: 23.1% (2024) · United Arab Emirates: 9% (2024)

How do people rate their lives?

People in Switzerland rate their lives 0.20 points higher than in the United Arab Emirates.

Switzerland: 7.02 (2025) · United Arab Emirates: 6.82 (2025)

How much do people drink?

Adults in Switzerland drink 14 times as much alcohol as in the United Arab Emirates.

Switzerland: 8.8 litres (2023) · United Arab Emirates: 0.6 litres (2023)

How much meat is on the menu?

The United Arab Emirates has 6% more meat per person than Switzerland.

Switzerland: 64 kg (2023) · United Arab Emirates: 67.8 kg (2023)

How much food is there per day?

Switzerland has 277 kcal more food per person per day than the United Arab Emirates.

Switzerland: 3,402 kcal (2023) · United Arab Emirates: 3,125 kcal (2023)

How long do people work?

Workers in the United Arab Emirates put in 986 more hours a year than in Switzerland.

Switzerland: 1,529 hours (2023) · United Arab Emirates: 2,514 hours (2023)

How long do people go to school?

Adults in Switzerland went to school 0.96 year longer than in the United Arab Emirates.

Switzerland: 13.9 years (2023) · United Arab Emirates: 13 years (2023)

How many tourists visit?

The United Arab Emirates welcomed 2.2 times as many tourists per resident as Switzerland (2019).

Switzerland: 1.04 (2022) · United Arab Emirates: 2.28 (2019)

How many World Heritage sites?

Switzerland has 10 more World Heritage sites than the United Arab Emirates (13 against 3).

Switzerland: 13 (2026) · United Arab Emirates: 3 (2026)

How many people are online?

100% of people in the United Arab Emirates are online, versus 97% in Switzerland.

Switzerland: 97% (2025) · United Arab Emirates: 100% (2024)

Who has electricity at home?

Switzerland and the United Arab Emirates are practically level.

Switzerland: 100% (2024) · United Arab Emirates: 100% (2024)

How many live in cities?

The United Arab Emirates and Switzerland are practically level.

Switzerland: 86% (2025) · United Arab Emirates: 86% (2025)

How many phones per person?

The United Arab Emirates has 203 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Switzerland 129.

Switzerland: 129 (2024) · United Arab Emirates: 203 (2024)

How much railway is there?

Switzerland’s railway network is 15 times as long as the United Arab Emirates’.

Switzerland: 4,122 km (2021) · United Arab Emirates: 279 km (2021)

How much do they fly?

Airlines from the United Arab Emirates fly 2.6 times as many passengers per resident as those from Switzerland.

Switzerland: 3.05 (2023) · United Arab Emirates: 7.91 (2023)

How much of the land is forest?

Forest covers 32% of Switzerland, but only 4.5% of the United Arab Emirates.

Switzerland: 32.4% (2023) · United Arab Emirates: 4.5% (2023)

How much CO₂ does each person emit?

The average person in the United Arab Emirates emits 5.6 times as much CO₂ as someone in Switzerland.

Switzerland: 3.6 t (2024) · United Arab Emirates: 20.1 t (2024)

How green is the power grid?

68% of Switzerland’s electricity is renewable, versus 8.8% in the United Arab Emirates.

Switzerland: 67.8% (2025) · United Arab Emirates: 8.8% (2024)

How clean is the air?

The air in the United Arab Emirates carries 6.2 times as much fine dust as in Switzerland.

Switzerland: 9 µg/m³ (2024) · United Arab Emirates: 55.7 µg/m³ (2024)

How common is murder?

You are 16% more likely to be murdered in the United Arab Emirates than in Switzerland.

Switzerland: 0.6 per 100k (2023) · United Arab Emirates: 0.7 per 100k (2022)

How dangerous are the roads?

Roads in the United Arab Emirates are 2.5 times as deadly as in Switzerland.

Switzerland: 2.4 per 100k (2021) · United Arab Emirates: 5.9 per 100k (2021)

How warm is it?

The United Arab Emirates is on average 22.3 °C warmer than Switzerland.

Switzerland: 6.5°C (2016–2025 avg) · United Arab Emirates: 28.8°C (2016–2025 avg)

How much rain falls?

Switzerland gets 34 times as much rain as the United Arab Emirates.

Switzerland: 1,616 mm (2016–2025 avg) · United Arab Emirates: 47 mm (2016–2025 avg)