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Liechtenstein vs Switzerland
How Liechtenstein and Switzerland compare on 23 measures, from 1816 to 2025. The main differences:
- Life expectancy · In 2023, Switzerland was higher: 84 years against 83.6 years
- GDP per person · In 2015, Liechtenstein was higher: $167,200 against $85,270
- Population · In 2023, Switzerland was higher: 8.87 million people against 39,600 people
- Life expectancyLiechtenstein: 83.6 years in 2023Switzerland: 84 years in 2023
- PopulationLiechtenstein: 39,600 people in 2023Switzerland: 8.87 million people in 2023
- GDP per personLiechtenstein: $167,200 in 2015Switzerland: $93,330 in 2025
- TemperatureLiechtenstein: 7.5 °C in 2025Switzerland: 6.8 °C in 2025
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People
- PopulationLiechtenstein: 39,600 people in 2023Switzerland: 8.87 million people in 2023
- Population growthLiechtenstein: 0.7% a year in 2023Switzerland: 0.62% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateLiechtenstein: 1.54 births per woman in 2023Switzerland: 1.43 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationLiechtenstein: 14.6% in 2025Switzerland: 85.7% in 2025
- Median ageLiechtenstein: 44.2 years in 2023Switzerland: 42.3 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overLiechtenstein: 20.2% in 2023Switzerland: 19.6% in 2023
- Net migration rateLiechtenstein: 5.4 per 1,000 people in 2023Switzerland: 5.1 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
- GDP per personLiechtenstein: $167,200 in 2015Switzerland: $93,330 in 2025
- GDP growthLiechtenstein: 3.4% a year in 2023Switzerland: 1.6% a year in 2025
- InflationLiechtenstein: 0.2% a year in 2025Switzerland: 0.2% a year in 2025
- Government debtLiechtenstein: 0.5% of GDP in 2024Switzerland: 40.1% of GDP in 2025
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Good to know
- Sources: UN, WHO/UNICEF, World Bank, IMF, Our World in Data, UCDP, Correlates of War, ERA5, CMIP6, ITU and FAO. Each measure’s page names its own and what it counts.
- Values are drawn on today’s borders. Years without a published value are left empty, never filled in.
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