How much coast is there?

Switzerland: 0 km (2026 edition) · United Kingdom: 12,429 km (2026 edition)

How high can you climb?

Switzerland’s highest peak towers 3,289 m above the United Kingdom’s.

Switzerland: 4,634 m (2026 edition) · United Kingdom: 1,345 m (2026 edition)

How many people live there?

The United Kingdom has 7.6 times as many people as Switzerland.

Switzerland: 9.09 million (2025) · United Kingdom: 69.5 million (2025)

How crowded is it?

The United Kingdom is 25% more densely populated than Switzerland.

Switzerland: 230 per km² (2025) · United Kingdom: 287 per km² (2025)

How old is the typical person?

The typical person in Switzerland is 2.5 years older than in the United Kingdom.

Switzerland: 42.3 years (2023) · United Kingdom: 39.8 years (2023)

How many children per woman?

Women in the United Kingdom have 0.3 more children on average than in Switzerland.

Switzerland: 1.29 children per woman (2024) · United Kingdom: 1.55 children per woman (2024)

How many people are 65 or older?

20% of people in Switzerland are 65 or older, versus 20% in the United Kingdom.

Switzerland: 20.4% (2025) · United Kingdom: 19.7% (2025)

How many Nobel laureates were born there?

Switzerland has produced 20.9 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, the United Kingdom 15.8.

Switzerland: 20.9 (2025) · United Kingdom: 15.8 (2025)

How many official languages?

Switzerland has 4 official languages, the United Kingdom 1.

Switzerland: 4 (2026) · United Kingdom: 1 (2026)

How big is the economy?

The United Kingdom’s economy is 3.8 times the size of Switzerland’s.

Switzerland: $1.04 trillion (2025) · United Kingdom: $4 trillion (2025)

How much is produced per person?

Switzerland produces 59% more per person than the United Kingdom.

Switzerland: Int$102,513 (2025) · United Kingdom: Int$64,607 (2025)

How evenly is income shared?

Income is more unequally shared in Switzerland than in the United Kingdom (Gini 1.4 points higher).

Switzerland: 33.8 (2022) · United Kingdom: 32.4 (2021)

How many people are looking for work?

Switzerland and the United Kingdom are practically level.

Switzerland: 4.9% (2025) · United Kingdom: 4.7% (2025)

How much goes to the military?

The United Kingdom spends 2.3% of its GDP on the military, Switzerland 0.7%.

Switzerland: 0.7% (2024) · United Kingdom: 2.3% (2024)

How expensive is it?

Switzerland’s price level (US = 100) is 1.3× the United Kingdom’s.

Switzerland: 112% (2025) · United Kingdom: 89% (2025)

How much is spent on health?

Switzerland spends 2 times as much on health per person as the United Kingdom.

Switzerland: $11,784 (2023) · United Kingdom: $5,860 (2024)

How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?

A baby in the United Kingdom is 21% more likely to die before turning one than in Switzerland.

Switzerland: 3.4 per 1,000 (2024) · United Kingdom: 4.1 per 1,000 (2024)

How many doctors are there?

Switzerland has 36% more doctors per person than the United Kingdom.

Switzerland: 4.5 per 1,000 (2022) · United Kingdom: 3.3 per 1,000 (2023)

How common is obesity?

29% of adults in the United Kingdom are obese, versus 13% in Switzerland.

Switzerland: 12.9% (2024) · United Kingdom: 29.2% (2024)

How many adults smoke?

23% of adults in Switzerland smoke, versus 13% in the United Kingdom.

Switzerland: 23.1% (2024) · United Kingdom: 12.8% (2024)

How do people rate their lives?

People in Switzerland rate their lives 0.32 points higher than in the United Kingdom.

Switzerland: 7.02 (2025) · United Kingdom: 6.69 (2025)

How much do people drink?

Adults in the United Kingdom drink 19% more alcohol than in Switzerland.

Switzerland: 8.8 litres (2023) · United Kingdom: 10.4 litres (2023)

How much meat is on the menu?

The United Kingdom has 32% more meat per person than Switzerland.

Switzerland: 64 kg (2023) · United Kingdom: 84.4 kg (2023)

How much food is there per day?

The United Kingdom has 32 kcal more food per person per day than Switzerland.

Switzerland: 3,402 kcal (2023) · United Kingdom: 3,435 kcal (2023)

How long do people work?

Switzerland and the United Kingdom are practically level.

Switzerland: 1,529 hours (2023) · United Kingdom: 1,523 hours (2023)

How long do people go to school?

Adults in Switzerland went to school 0.46 years longer than in the United Kingdom.

Switzerland: 13.9 years (2023) · United Kingdom: 13.5 years (2023)

How many tourists visit?

Switzerland welcomed 89% more tourists per resident than the United Kingdom (2019).

Switzerland: 1.04 (2022) · United Kingdom: 0.55 (2024)

How many people are online?

97% of people in Switzerland are online, versus 95% in the United Kingdom.

Switzerland: 97% (2025) · United Kingdom: 95% (2024)

Who has electricity at home?

Switzerland and the United Kingdom are practically level.

Switzerland: 100% (2024) · United Kingdom: 100% (2024)

How many live in cities?

86% of people in Switzerland live in cities, versus 83% in the United Kingdom.

Switzerland: 86% (2025) · United Kingdom: 83% (2025)

How many phones per person?

Switzerland has 129 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, the United Kingdom 122.

Switzerland: 129 (2024) · United Kingdom: 122 (2024)

How much railway is there?

The United Kingdom’s railway network is 3.9 times as long as Switzerland’s.

Switzerland: 4,122 km (2021) · United Kingdom: 16,179 km (2021)

How much do they fly?

Airlines from Switzerland fly 78% more passengers per resident than those from the United Kingdom.

Switzerland: 3.05 (2023) · United Kingdom: 1.71 (2023)

How much of the land is forest?

Forest covers 32% of Switzerland, but only 13% of the United Kingdom.

Switzerland: 32.4% (2023) · United Kingdom: 13.3% (2023)

How much CO₂ does each person emit?

The average person in the United Kingdom emits 26% more CO₂ than someone in Switzerland.

Switzerland: 3.6 t (2024) · United Kingdom: 4.5 t (2024)

How green is the power grid?

68% of Switzerland’s electricity is renewable, versus 52% in the United Kingdom.

Switzerland: 67.8% (2025) · United Kingdom: 52% (2025)

How clean is the air?

The air in Switzerland carries 2% more fine dust than in the United Kingdom.

Switzerland: 9 µg/m³ (2024) · United Kingdom: 8.8 µg/m³ (2024)

How common is murder?

You are 87% more likely to be murdered in the United Kingdom than in Switzerland.

Switzerland: 0.6 per 100k (2023) · United Kingdom: 1.1 per 100k (2021)

How dangerous are the roads?

Switzerland and the United Kingdom are nearly identical here.

Switzerland: 2.4 per 100k (2021) · United Kingdom: 2.4 per 100k (2021)

How warm is it?

The United Kingdom is on average 3.4 °C warmer than Switzerland.

Switzerland: 6.5°C (2016–2025 avg) · United Kingdom: 9.9°C (2016–2025 avg)

How much rain falls?

Switzerland gets 51% more rain than the United Kingdom.

Switzerland: 1,616 mm (2016–2025 avg) · United Kingdom: 1,070 mm (2016–2025 avg)