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Russia vs Switzerland
How Russia and Switzerland compare on 38 measures, from 1789 to 2025. The main differences:
- Life expectancy · In 2023, Switzerland was higher: 84 years against 73.2 years
- GDP per person · In 2025, Switzerland was higher: $93,330 against $11,220
- Population · In 2023, Russia was higher: 145 million people against 8.87 million people
- Military spending · In 2025, Russia was higher: 7.5% of GDP against 0.76% of GDP
- CO₂ per person · In 2024, Russia was higher: 13.98 tonnes against 3.75 tonnes
Every measure
Health
- Life expectancyRussia: 73.2 years in 2023Switzerland: 84 years in 2023
- Child mortalityRussia: 0.5 per 100 live births in 2024Switzerland: 0.4 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityRussia: 3.5 per 1,000 live births in 2023Switzerland: 3.2 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterRussia: 76.2% in 2022Switzerland: 96.7% in 2022
- DepressionRussia: 3.71% in 2017Switzerland: 3.71% in 2017
- Suicide rateRussia: 25.1 per 100,000 people in 2017Switzerland: 9.3 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationRussia: 145 million people in 2023Switzerland: 8.87 million people in 2023
- Population growthRussia: -0.32% a year in 2023Switzerland: 0.62% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateRussia: 1.45 births per woman in 2023Switzerland: 1.43 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationRussia: 75.3% in 2025Switzerland: 85.7% in 2025
- Median ageRussia: 39.5 years in 2023Switzerland: 42.3 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overRussia: 16.6% in 2023Switzerland: 19.6% in 2023
- Net migration rateRussia: 0.2 per 1,000 people in 2023Switzerland: 5.1 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingRussia: 7.5% of GDP in 2025Switzerland: 0.76% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsRussia: $158B in 2025Switzerland: $7.15B in 2025
- Military spending per personRussia: $1,318 in 2025Switzerland: $849 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingRussia: 19.8% of government spending in 2025Switzerland: 2.4% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelRussia: 1.45 million people in 2020Switzerland: 20,000 people in 2020
- National powerRussia: 3.82% of world capability in 2022Switzerland: 0.12% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersRussia: 1.98% of the labour force in 2020Switzerland: 0.4% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsRussia: 129 million TIV in 2025Switzerland: 33 million TIV in 2023
- Arms exportsRussia: 1.94 billion TIV in 2025Switzerland: 129 million TIV in 2025
Climate
Technology and environment
Each country on its own
Good to know
- Sources: UN, Gapminder and UN IGME, WHO/UNICEF, IHME, World Bank, IMF, Our World in Data, V-Dem, UCDP, SIPRI, IISS, Correlates of War, ERA5, CMIP6, EDGAR, 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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