Liechtenstein vs Switzerland
Liechtenstein vs Switzerland: Forest area
Forest area in 2024: 36.8% in Liechtenstein and 32% in Switzerland, by FAO estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in Liechtenstein, by 4.8 percentage points, or 1.15 times that in Switzerland.
% of land · FAO
What the numbers say
- Liechtenstein has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1990.
- In 2024, Liechtenstein ranked 89 and Switzerland ranked 108 of 209 countries, counting from the highest.
Every year
% of land · FAO
| Year | Liechtenstein | Switzerland | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 36.8 | 32 | – |
| 2023 | 36.3 | 32 | 31.1 |
| 2022 | 35.8 | 31.9 | 31.1 |
| 2021 | 35.3 | 31.9 | 31.2 |
| 2020 | 34.7 | 31.8 | 31.2 |
| 2019 | 34.7 | 31.8 | 31.2 |
| 2018 | 34.7 | 31.7 | 31.3 |
| 2017 | 34.7 | 31.7 | 31.3 |
| 2016 | 34.7 | 31.7 | 31.3 |
| 2015 | 34.7 | 31.6 | 31.4 |
| 2014 | 34.7 | 31.5 | 31.4 |
| 2013 | 34.7 | 31.5 | 31.4 |
| 2012 | 34.7 | 31.4 | 31.5 |
| 2011 | 34.7 | 31.3 | 31.9 |
| 2010 | 34.7 | 31.3 | 32 |
| 2009 | 34.6 | 31.2 | 32 |
| 2008 | 34.5 | 31.1 | 32 |
| 2007 | 34.4 | 31 | 32.1 |
| 2006 | 34.3 | 30.9 | 32.1 |
| 2005 | 34.2 | 30.8 | 32.1 |
| 2004 | 34.1 | 30.7 | 32.2 |
| 2003 | 33.9 | 30.6 | 32.3 |
| 2002 | 33.8 | 30.5 | 32.3 |
| 2001 | 33.8 | 30.4 | 32.3 |
| 2000 | 33.6 | 30.3 | 32.4 |
| 1999 | 33.5 | 30.2 | 32.5 |
| 1998 | 33.4 | 30.1 | 32.5 |
| 1997 | 33.3 | 29.9 | 32.6 |
| 1996 | 33.2 | 29.8 | 32.7 |
| 1995 | 33.1 | 29.7 | 32.7 |
| 1994 | 32.9 | 29.6 | 32.8 |
| 1993 | 32.8 | 29.5 | 32.8 |
| 1992 | 32.8 | 29.4 | 33 |
| 1991 | 32.6 | 29.3 | – |
| 1990 | 32.5 | 29.2 | – |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- The share of land under trees at least 5 metres tall, natural or planted, leaving out orchards and city parks.
- Source: FAO, via the World Bank.
- Ranks count the 209 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
Liechtenstein vs Switzerland
Health
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