How much coast is there?

Switzerland: 0 km (2026 edition) · Vietnam: 3,444 km (2026 edition)

How high can you climb?

Switzerland’s highest peak towers 1,490 m above Vietnam’s.

Switzerland: 4,634 m (2026 edition) · Vietnam: 3,144 m (2026 edition)

How many people live there?

Vietnam has 11 times as many people as Switzerland.

Switzerland: 9.09 million (2025) · Vietnam: 102 million (2025)

How crowded is it?

Vietnam is 41% more densely populated than Switzerland.

Switzerland: 230 per km² (2025) · Vietnam: 324 per km² (2025)

How old is the typical person?

The typical person in Switzerland is 9.9 years older than in Vietnam.

Switzerland: 42.3 years (2023) · Vietnam: 32.4 years (2023)

How many children per woman?

Women in Vietnam have 0.6 more children on average than in Switzerland.

Switzerland: 1.29 children per woman (2024) · Vietnam: 1.9 children per woman (2024)

How many people are 65 or older?

20% of people in Switzerland are 65 or older, versus 9.5% in Vietnam.

Switzerland: 20.4% (2025) · Vietnam: 9.5% (2025)

How many Nobel laureates were born there?

Switzerland has produced 20.9 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Vietnam 0.1.

Switzerland: 20.9 (2025) · Vietnam: 0.1 (2025)

How many official languages?

Switzerland has 4 official languages, Vietnam 1.

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

How big is the economy?

Switzerland’s economy is 2 times the size of Vietnam’s.

Switzerland: $1.04 trillion (2025) · Vietnam: $515 billion (2025)

How much is produced per person?

Switzerland produces 5.7 times as much per person as Vietnam.

Switzerland: Int$102,513 (2025) · Vietnam: Int$18,089 (2025)

How evenly is income shared?

Income is more unequally shared in Vietnam than in Switzerland (Gini 2.3 points higher).

Switzerland: 33.8 (2022) · Vietnam: 36.1 (2022)

How many people are looking for work?

Unemployment is 4.9% in Switzerland, versus 1.5% in Vietnam.

Switzerland: 4.9% (2025) · Vietnam: 1.5% (2025)

How much goes to the military?

Vietnam spends 1.8% of its GDP on the military, Switzerland 0.7%.

Switzerland: 0.7% (2024) · Vietnam: 1.8% (2018)

How expensive is it?

Switzerland’s price level (US = 100) is 4× Vietnam’s.

Switzerland: 112% (2025) · Vietnam: 28% (2025)

How much is spent on health?

Switzerland spends 60 times as much on health per person as Vietnam.

Switzerland: $11,784 (2023) · Vietnam: $197 (2023)

How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?

A baby in Vietnam is 3.5 times as likely to die before turning one as in Switzerland.

Switzerland: 3.4 per 1,000 (2024) · Vietnam: 12 per 1,000 (2024)

How many doctors are there?

Switzerland has 4 times as many doctors per person as Vietnam.

Switzerland: 4.5 per 1,000 (2022) · Vietnam: 1.1 per 1,000 (2021)

How common is obesity?

13% of adults in Switzerland are obese, versus 2.5% in Vietnam.

Switzerland: 12.9% (2024) · Vietnam: 2.5% (2024)

How many adults smoke?

23% of adults in Switzerland smoke, versus 21% in Vietnam.

Switzerland: 23.1% (2024) · Vietnam: 21.1% (2024)

How do people rate their lives?

People in Switzerland rate their lives 0.59 points higher than in Vietnam.

Switzerland: 7.02 (2025) · Vietnam: 6.43 (2025)

How much do people drink?

Adults in Vietnam drink 22% more alcohol than in Switzerland.

Switzerland: 8.8 litres (2023) · Vietnam: 10.7 litres (2023)

How much meat is on the menu?

Switzerland has 6% more meat per person than Vietnam.

Switzerland: 64 kg (2023) · Vietnam: 60.5 kg (2023)

How much food is there per day?

Switzerland has 316 kcal more food per person per day than Vietnam.

Switzerland: 3,402 kcal (2023) · Vietnam: 3,086 kcal (2023)

How long do people work?

Workers in Vietnam put in 632 more hours a year than in Switzerland.

Switzerland: 1,529 hours (2023) · Vietnam: 2,160 hours (2023)

How long do people go to school?

Adults in Switzerland went to school 5 years longer than in Vietnam.

Switzerland: 13.9 years (2023) · Vietnam: 9 years (2023)

How many tourists visit?

Switzerland welcomed 13 times as many tourists per resident as Vietnam (2019).

Switzerland: 1.04 (2022) · Vietnam: 0.08 (2015)

How many people are online?

97% of people in Switzerland are online, versus 84% in Vietnam.

Switzerland: 97% (2025) · Vietnam: 84% (2024)

Who has electricity at home?

Switzerland and Vietnam are practically level.

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

How many live in cities?

86% of people in Switzerland live in cities, versus 39% in Vietnam.

Switzerland: 86% (2025) · Vietnam: 39% (2025)

How many phones per person?

Switzerland has 129 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Vietnam 128.

Switzerland: 129 (2024) · Vietnam: 128 (2024)

How much railway is there?

Switzerland’s railway network is 30% longer than Vietnam’s.

Switzerland: 4,122 km (2021) · Vietnam: 3,159 km (2021)

How much do they fly?

Airlines from Switzerland fly 5.6 times as many passengers per resident as those from Vietnam.

Switzerland: 3.05 (2023) · Vietnam: 0.54 (2023)

How much of the land is forest?

Forest covers 47% of Vietnam, but only 32% of Switzerland.

Switzerland: 32.4% (2023) · Vietnam: 47.4% (2023)

How much CO₂ does each person emit?

The average person in Vietnam emits 2% more CO₂ than someone in Switzerland.

Switzerland: 3.6 t (2024) · Vietnam: 3.7 t (2024)

How green is the power grid?

68% of Switzerland’s electricity is renewable, versus 45% in Vietnam.

Switzerland: 67.8% (2025) · Vietnam: 45.4% (2025)

How clean is the air?

The air in Vietnam carries 2.8 times as much fine dust as in Switzerland.

Switzerland: 9 µg/m³ (2024) · Vietnam: 25.6 µg/m³ (2024)

How common is murder?

Switzerland: 0.6 per 100k (2023) · Vietnam: no data

How dangerous are the roads?

Roads in Vietnam are 7.4 times as deadly as in Switzerland.

Switzerland: 2.4 per 100k (2021) · Vietnam: 17.7 per 100k (2021)

How warm is it?

Vietnam is on average 17.8 °C warmer than Switzerland.

Switzerland: 6.5°C (2016–2025 avg) · Vietnam: 24.4°C (2016–2025 avg)

How much rain falls?

Vietnam gets 32% more rain than Switzerland.

Switzerland: 1,616 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Vietnam: 2,132 mm (2016–2025 avg)