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Switzerland vs United Kingdom: Compare Statistics

Side-by-side comparison of 111 key metrics across economy, population, geography, and more — latest data through 2026.

Switzerland
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Leads on 51 of 111 metrics
United Kingdom
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Leads on 45 of 111 metrics

Summary

Comparing Switzerland and United Kingdom: Switzerland leads on Oil Imports (272,700) against United Kingdom (1.45); Switzerland leads on Oil Consumption (242,700) against United Kingdom (1.62); Switzerland leads on Refined Petroleum Products Consumption (223,900) against United Kingdom (1.58). Across 111 compared metrics, Switzerland wins on 51 and United Kingdom wins on 45.

  • Communications: 6 metrics compared
  • Economy: 45 metrics compared
  • Environment: 5 metrics compared
  • Geography: 6 metrics compared
  • Government: 4 metrics compared
  • Health: 10 metrics compared
  • Military and Security: 1 metric compared
  • People and Society: 29 metrics compared
  • Transportation: 5 metrics compared

Communications

6 metrics
Metric🇨🇭 Switzerland🇬🇧 United KingdomShare
Internet Usage Rate by Country (% of Population)97.34 %★96.3 %
Internet Userspercent of population: 97% (2023 est.)percent of population: 96% (2023 est.)
Press Freedom Index Score83.98 points★78.89 points
Radios7.184.5★
Televisions3.3130.5★
Waterways1,2923,200★

Economy

45 metrics
Metric🇨🇭 Switzerland🇬🇧 United KingdomShare
Agriculture Value Added as a Share of GDP by Country5.62B $31.15B $★
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Country in Current US Dollars1.03T $4.10T $★
Central Bank Discount Rate (%)0.5 %★0.25 %
Coal Revenue00
Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate (%)2.6 %4.38 %★
Current Health Expenditure (% of GDP)11.9 % of GDP★10 % of GDP
Ease of Doing Business Index96.1★93.8
Electricity Consumption58.46309.2★
Electricity Exports30.17★2.15
Electricity from Fossil Fuels350★
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants67★2
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels18★9
Electricity from Other Renewables1339★
Electricity Imports34.1★19.7
Electricity Installed Capacity20.8497.06★
Electricity Production59.01318.2★
Energy Consumption per Capita (USD)99.58 USD per capita★94.28 USD per capita
Gini Index Coefficient33.8★32.4
Gross Fixed Investment20.6★13.9
Gross National Saving33.8★13.6
Industrial Production Growth Rate (%)1.7 %★-0.5 %
Inflation Rate (Consumer Prices)1.1 %★3.3 %
Military Expenditures (% of GDP)0.7 % of GDP2.4 % of GDP★
Natural Gas Consumption3.7179.17★
Natural Gas Exports011.27★
Natural Gas Imports3.6847★
Natural Gas Production042.11★
Natural Gas Proved ReservesNA cu m (1 January 2011 est.)176
Oil Consumption242,700★1.62
Oil Exports9,851★1.31
Oil Imports272,700★1.45
Oil Production3,488★1.39
Oil Proved Reserves02.86★
Population Below Poverty Line15.8 people★18.6 people
Public Debt19.9★138.6
Real GDP Growth Rate (USD)1.3 USD★1.1 USD
Refined Petroleum Products Consumption223,900★1.58
Refined Petroleum Products Exports7,345613,800★
Refined Petroleum Products Imports165,100907,500★
Refined Petroleum Products Production61,550★1.29
Remittances0.4★0.1
Revenue from Forest Resources0.010.01
Share of population in poverty ($3 a day)0.04★0.5
Taxes and Other Revenues927.4★
Unemployment Rate4.2 %4.2 %

Environment

5 metrics
Metric🇨🇭 Switzerland🇬🇧 United KingdomShare
Annual CO₂ Emissions Growth (abs)94,222★5.08M
Carbon Dioxide Emissions33.31★340.94
Population Distributionpopulation distribution corresponds to elevation, with the northern and western areas far more heavily populated; the higher Alps of the south limit settlementthe core of the population lies in and around London, with significant clusters found in central Britain around Manchester and Liverpool, in the Scottish lowlands between Edinburgh and Glasgow, in southern Wales in and around Cardiff, and in far-eastern N
Total Renewable Groundwater Resources by Country2.5 Cubic meters per year9.8 Cubic meters per year★
Total Renewable Water Resources53.5147★

Geography

6 metrics
Metric🇨🇭 Switzerland🇬🇧 United KingdomShare
Percentage of land area by degree of urbanization10.55 %★9.75 %
Above-Ground Biomass in Forest (tonnes/ha)193.06★115
Agricultural land14,840.06 sq. km172,448.2 sq. km★
Coastline Length (km)0 km12,429 km★
Dam capacity per capita368.47 cubic meters per inhabitant★75.83 cubic meters per inhabitant
Irrigated Land494718★

Government

4 metrics
Metric🇨🇭 Switzerland🇬🇧 United KingdomShare
Rule of Law Index by Country97.65 %★86.77 %
Administrative Divisions26England: 24 two-tier counties, 32 London boroughs and 1 City of London or Greater London, 36 metropolitan districts, 59 unitary authorities (including 4 single-tier counties*) two-tier counties: Cambridgeshire, Cumbria, Derbyshire, Devon, East Sussex, Ess
Independence1no official date of independence: 927 (minor English kingdoms unite); 3 March 1284 (enactment of the Statute of Rhuddlan uniting England and Wales); 1536 (Act of Union incorporates England and Wales); 1 May 1707 (Acts of Union unite England, Scotland, and
Suffrage Participation Rate1818

Health

10 metrics
Metric🇨🇭 Switzerland🇬🇧 United KingdomShare
Diabetes Deaths Per 100,000 (Age-Std)7.36★8.38
Diabetes Prevalence (% of Population)5.37.4★
Health Expenditure (% of GDP)11.8 % of GDP★11.3 % of GDP
HIV/AIDS Adult Prevalence Rate0.2 %NA
Hospital Bed Density4.4 people/sq km★2.4 people/sq km
Maternal Mortality Ratio (%)5 %★8 %
Mean Age at First Birth31.1★29
Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate (%)19.5 %★27.8 %
People Living With HIV/AIDS17,000NA
Underweight Children Under 5NANA

Military and Security

1 metric
Metric🇨🇭 Switzerland🇬🇧 United KingdomShare
Total Armed Forces Personnel (PPP)20,000153,000★

People and Society

29 metrics
Metric🇨🇭 Switzerland🇬🇧 United KingdomShare
Currently married (Percent)56.83 %★46.59 %
Human Capital Index0.750.79★
Life expectancy at birth86.21 years★83.69 years
Median age of population43.24 years★40.33 years
Population Change31,734.2 persons377,688.2 persons★
Population density226.22 per sq. km★288.63 per sq. km
Total population9.01M persons69.96M persons★
Academic Freedom Index0.77★0.67
Average Female Breast Size by Country: Worldwide Data & RankingsBC★
Birth Rate (%)10.01 %10.76 %★
Contraceptive Prevalence Rate71.6 %76.1 %★
Death Rate (%)8.61 %★9.25 %
Education Expenditure (% of GDP)4.9 % of GDP5.9 % of GDP★
Female population of reproductive age1.91M persons15.28M persons★
Labor Force Participation Rate5.1535.36★
Learning-adjusted years of school10.87 years11.65 years★
Length of paid parental leave for mother0 days0 days
Major Urban Areas Population1.43 people9.65 people★
Mean Male Height (cm)178.42★177.49
Military Service Age and Obligationevery Swiss man 18-30 is obligated to serve in the military or the alternative civilian service; women can serve on a voluntary basis; required military service is 245 days, including 18-21 weeks of basic training generally between the ages of 19-25, foll16
Percentage of population by degree of urbanization77.26 %86.48 %★
Physician Density4.48 people/sq km★3.3 people/sq km
Population Growth Rate0.72 %★0.4 %
Population living in slums0 %0.16 %★
Total deaths76,930.9 persons★675,626.2 persons
Total demand for family planning (Percent)77.1 %★75.07 %
Total fertility rate1.41 per woman1.53 per woman★
Total net-migration28,963.1 persons375,700.7 persons★
Under-five mortality rate3.5 per live births★4.03 per live births

Transportation

5 metrics
Metric🇨🇭 Switzerland🇬🇧 United KingdomShare
Air Travel Trips Per Capita (PPP)3★2.25
Airports661,057★
Annual Human Space Visits (Total)00
Civil Air Travel89618★
Heliports52139★

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