Germany vs Switzerland
Germany vs Switzerland: Internet users
Internet users: 93.5% in Germany in 2024 and 97.3% in Switzerland in 2025, by ITU estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in Switzerland, by 3.8 percentage points, or 1.04 times that in Germany.
% of people · ITU
What the numbers say
- Switzerland has been higher since 2016, when it overtook Germany.
- In 2024, Germany ranked 40 and Switzerland ranked 15 of 182 countries, counting from the highest.
- The world as a whole: 71.2% in 2024.
Every year
% of people · ITU
| Year | Germany | Switzerland | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | – | 97.3 | 73.6 |
| 2024 | 93.5 | 97.3 | 71.2 |
| 2023 | 92.5 | 97.3 | 69.2 |
| 2022 | 91.6 | 96.5 | 67 |
| 2021 | 91.4 | 95.6 | 63.8 |
| 2020 | 89.8 | 94.4 | 60.1 |
| 2019 | 88.1 | 93.2 | 53.9 |
| 2018 | 87 | 91.8 | 49.4 |
| 2017 | 84.4 | 89.7 | 46.3 |
| 2016 | 84.2 | 89.1 | 43.6 |
| 2015 | 87.6 | 87.5 | 39.9 |
| 2014 | 86.2 | 83.6 | 37.4 |
| 2013 | 84.2 | 86.3 | 35.3 |
| 2012 | 82.4 | 85.2 | 33.3 |
| 2011 | 81.3 | 85.2 | 30.9 |
| 2010 | 82 | 83.9 | 28.4 |
| 2009 | 79 | 81.3 | 25.3 |
| 2008 | 78 | 79.2 | 22.8 |
| 2007 | 75.2 | 77.2 | 20.2 |
| 2006 | 72.2 | 75.7 | 17.2 |
| 2005 | 68.7 | 70.1 | 15.6 |
| 2004 | 64.7 | 67.8 | – |
| 2003 | 55.9 | 65.1 | – |
| 2002 | 48.8 | 61.4 | – |
| 2001 | 31.7 | 55.1 | – |
| 2000 | 30.2 | 47.1 | – |
| 1999 | 20.8 | 34 | – |
| 1998 | 9.9 | 24.8 | – |
| 1997 | 6.7 | 15.1 | – |
| 1996 | 3.1 | 4.6 | – |
| 1995 | 1.8 | 3.6 | – |
| 1994 | 0.9 | 2.7 | – |
| 1993 | 0.5 | 2.2 | – |
| 1992 | 0.4 | 1.8 | – |
| 1991 | 0.3 | 1.2 | – |
| 1990 | 0.1 | 0.6 | – |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- The share of people who used the internet in the last three months, from anywhere.
- Source: ITU, via the World Bank.
- Ranks count the 182 countries with a value in 2024, highest first.
- The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Germany vs Switzerland
Health
- Life expectancyGermany: 81.4 years in 2023Switzerland: 84 years in 2023
- Child mortalityGermany: 0.4 per 100 live births in 2024Switzerland: 0.4 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityGermany: 3 per 1,000 live births in 2023Switzerland: 3.2 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterGermany: 99.9% in 2022Switzerland: 96.7% in 2022
- DepressionGermany: 3.96% in 2017Switzerland: 3.71% in 2017
- Suicide rateGermany: 9.9 per 100,000 people in 2017Switzerland: 9.3 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationGermany: 84.6 million people in 2023Switzerland: 8.87 million people in 2023
- Population growthGermany: 0.35% a year in 2023Switzerland: 0.62% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateGermany: 1.44 births per woman in 2023Switzerland: 1.43 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationGermany: 82.1% in 2025Switzerland: 85.7% in 2025
- Median ageGermany: 45.2 years in 2023Switzerland: 42.3 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overGermany: 22.8% in 2023Switzerland: 19.6% in 2023
- Net migration rateGermany: 7.2 per 1,000 people in 2023Switzerland: 5.1 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingGermany: 2.27% of GDP in 2025Switzerland: 0.76% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsGermany: $107B in 2025Switzerland: $7.15B in 2025
- Military spending per personGermany: $1,346 in 2025Switzerland: $849 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingGermany: 4.5% of government spending in 2025Switzerland: 2.4% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelGermany: 183,000 people in 2020Switzerland: 20,000 people in 2020
- National powerGermany: 1.5% of world capability in 2022Switzerland: 0.12% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersGermany: 0.42% of the labour force in 2020Switzerland: 0.4% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsGermany: 1.63 billion TIV in 2025Switzerland: 33 million TIV in 2023
- Arms exportsGermany: 1.7 billion TIV in 2025Switzerland: 129 million TIV in 2025