Spain vs Switzerland
Spain vs Switzerland: Tropical nights
Tropical nights in 2014: 16.8 nights in Spain and 0.2 nights in Switzerland, in the CMIP6 climate models’ median run. In 2014 the value was higher in Spain, by 16.6 nights, or 70 times that in Switzerland.
nights a year · CMIP6
What the numbers say
- Spain has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1950.
- The CMIP6 model median (SSP2-4.5, middle of the road) puts Spain at 51.6 nights and Switzerland at 3.8 nights in 2100.
Every year
nights a year · CMIP6
| Year | Spain | Switzerland |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 16.8 | 0.2 |
| 2013 | 17.9 | 0.1 |
| 2012 | 16.4 | 0.1 |
| 2011 | 16.2 | 0.1 |
| 2010 | 17.5 | 0.1 |
| 2009 | 16.2 | 0.1 |
| 2008 | 16.5 | 0.1 |
| 2007 | 15.3 | 0 |
| 2006 | 17.6 | 0 |
| 2005 | 16.5 | 0.1 |
| 2004 | 16.4 | 0.1 |
| 2003 | 14.5 | 0.1 |
| 2002 | 14.9 | 0.1 |
| 2001 | 15.6 | 0.1 |
| 2000 | 13.8 | 0 |
| 1999 | 13.9 | 0 |
| 1998 | 13.5 | 0 |
| 1997 | 12.7 | 0 |
| 1996 | 12.9 | 0 |
| 1995 | 11.4 | 0 |
| 1994 | 12.1 | 0 |
| 1993 | 11 | 0 |
| 1992 | 9.5 | 0 |
| 1991 | 12.3 | 0 |
| 1990 | 13.1 | 0 |
| 1989 | 11.5 | 0 |
| 1988 | 12.3 | 0 |
| 1987 | 11.1 | 0 |
| 1986 | 9.2 | 0 |
| 1985 | 8.9 | 0 |
| 1984 | 8.9 | 0 |
| 1983 | 9.5 | 0 |
| 1982 | 10 | 0 |
| 1981 | 10.1 | 0 |
| 1980 | 9.6 | 0 |
| 1979 | 10.5 | 0 |
| 1978 | 11.1 | 0 |
| 1977 | 9.7 | 0 |
| 1976 | 8.3 | 0 |
| 1975 | 8.7 | 0 |
| 1974 | 10 | 0 |
| 1973 | 8.9 | 0 |
| 1972 | 9.6 | 0 |
| 1971 | 8.4 | 0 |
| 1970 | 8 | 0 |
| 1969 | 9.2 | 0 |
| 1968 | 9 | 0 |
| 1967 | 8.8 | 0 |
| 1966 | 8.1 | 0 |
| 1965 | 7.6 | 0 |
| 1964 | 10.1 | 0 |
| 1963 | 8.7 | 0 |
| 1962 | 9.5 | 0 |
| 1961 | 9.4 | 0 |
| 1960 | 9.3 | 0 |
| 1959 | 10.2 | 0 |
| 1958 | 9.7 | 0 |
| 1957 | 9.5 | 0 |
| 1956 | 10.5 | 0 |
| 1955 | 10.4 | 0 |
| 1954 | 9.8 | 0 |
| 1953 | 9 | 0 |
| 1952 | 10.5 | 0 |
| 1951 | 10.2 | 0 |
| 1950 | 11.8 | 0 |
CMIP6 model median (SSP2-4.5, middle of the road) · 2015–2100
| Year | Spain | Switzerland |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 20.413.3–30.2 | 0.10–1.1 |
| 2016 | 20.113.2–33.4 | 0.20–1.3 |
| 2017 | 21.313.3–31.1 | 0.20–1.5 |
| 2018 | 22.815.6–34.2 | 0.10–1.3 |
| 2019 | 22.714.6–33.6 | 0.30–1.4 |
| 2020 | 22.314.2–32.8 | 0.10–1.4 |
| 2021 | 23.114.2–34.2 | 0.30–2.2 |
| 2022 | 26.515–37.6 | 0.30–2.1 |
| 2023 | 25.215.5–35.2 | 0.30–1.9 |
| 2024 | 25.216.8–37 | 0.40–1.5 |
| 2025 | 24.914–36.5 | 0.40–1.9 |
| 2026 | 24.814.9–36.8 | 0.50–1.9 |
| 2027 | 26.817–38.3 | 0.30–1.6 |
| 2028 | 27.315.8–39.5 | 0.50–1.9 |
| 2029 | 2816–41.8 | 0.80–2.2 |
| 2030 | 27.816.8–38 | 0.30–2.4 |
| 2031 | 2817–39 | 0.40–1.4 |
| 2032 | 29.720.5–40.3 | 0.60.1–2.4 |
| 2033 | 28.920–39.2 | 0.60–3.2 |
| 2034 | 31.419.3–44.8 | 0.70.1–3.3 |
| 2035 | 30.619.2–43.3 | 0.70.1–2.4 |
| 2036 | 30.721.4–43.8 | 0.80–2.7 |
| 2037 | 31.319.8–41.7 | 0.60.1–2.7 |
| 2038 | 31.621.5–45 | 0.80–2.9 |
| 2039 | 31.723–43.8 | 0.90–2.6 |
| 2040 | 30.119–46 | 0.90–2.6 |
| 2041 | 30.419.5–43.3 | 10–2.9 |
| 2042 | 31.521.5–43.1 | 0.80.1–2.8 |
| 2043 | 3219.4–47.6 | 10.1–2.7 |
| 2044 | 3221.8–45.9 | 0.80.1–3.3 |
| 2045 | 34.122.7–47.8 | 1.20–3.5 |
| 2046 | 33.921.1–47.3 | 1.20.2–3.8 |
| 2047 | 34.322.3–49 | 1.50.1–3.8 |
| 2048 | 35.723.1–46 | 10.1–4.6 |
| 2049 | 37.324.6–52.2 | 1.60.1–4.2 |
| 2050 | 37.425.7–52.7 | 1.20.3–3.5 |
| 2051 | 36.322.6–51.6 | 10–4 |
| 2052 | 38.224.4–51.2 | 1.40.1–3.9 |
| 2053 | 36.325.2–51.9 | 0.80.1–3.8 |
| 2054 | 3623–53 | 1.40.2–3.5 |
| 2055 | 39.126.3–52.3 | 1.30.1–3.4 |
| 2056 | 38.227–52.8 | 1.40.2–6.5 |
| 2057 | 40.526.6–53.5 | 1.70.2–3.7 |
| 2058 | 41.827–54.8 | 2.10.2–5.5 |
| 2059 | 39.225.5–55.2 | 1.80.1–7.1 |
| 2060 | 41.929.2–55 | 1.60.4–5.6 |
| 2061 | 42.629.2–58.6 | 1.90.1–4.9 |
| 2062 | 41.429–55.5 | 2.30.3–5 |
| 2063 | 45.225.2–59.7 | 2.20.2–5.9 |
| 2064 | 42.625.1–57.5 | 20.3–5 |
| 2065 | 40.825.4–61.7 | 20.1–7.4 |
| 2066 | 4228.9–57.3 | 20.3–5.5 |
| 2067 | 45.531.3–61.4 | 3.80.8–10 |
| 2068 | 41.528.4–58.9 | 2.20.2–4.9 |
| 2069 | 4630–59.7 | 2.60.7–5.9 |
| 2070 | 45.430.7–63.3 | 2.60.3–7.1 |
| 2071 | 45.931.7–62.2 | 2.90.1–7.8 |
| 2072 | 47.130.2–62.5 | 2.91.2–6.5 |
| 2073 | 46.630.5–63.8 | 20.3–7 |
| 2074 | 43.429.5–61.4 | 1.70.2–7.6 |
| 2075 | 45.529–60.5 | 2.40.4–7.7 |
| 2076 | 46.930.2–64.9 | 2.80.5–10.6 |
| 2077 | 46.129.6–63 | 2.40.5–8.8 |
| 2078 | 4729.9–67.3 | 2.20.3–8.1 |
| 2079 | 43.731.4–63.5 | 2.60.4–8.5 |
| 2080 | 46.830–63.9 | 2.90.3–6.6 |
| 2081 | 4733.2–65 | 2.90.5–8.3 |
| 2082 | 4834.3–63.4 | 3.30.4–8.9 |
| 2083 | 49.932.4–65.9 | 2.50.5–7.9 |
| 2084 | 49.234.7–65.4 | 2.60.6–6.1 |
| 2085 | 5037.5–66 | 30.9–7.7 |
| 2086 | 5133.7–67.6 | 3.40.7–8.7 |
| 2087 | 5236–70.2 | 4.10.5–10.4 |
| 2088 | 52.133.4–72.5 | 3.60.8–11.7 |
| 2089 | 50.936.8–67.7 | 3.61.1–9 |
| 2090 | 52.832.7–72.3 | 3.60.6–9.5 |
| 2091 | 54.133.4–70 | 40.7–9.8 |
| 2092 | 51.532.8–66.4 | 3.10.2–9.4 |
| 2093 | 48.734.9–66.7 | 2.70.7–7.8 |
| 2094 | 50.331.4–70.1 | 4.21.2–9.2 |
| 2095 | 52.733.7–72.2 | 3.90.2–11.4 |
| 2096 | 54.134.9–72.5 | 3.10.2–10 |
| 2097 | 53.136.1–71.9 | 2.80.2–10.3 |
| 2098 | 5234.3–70.7 | 3.80.7–10.2 |
| 2099 | 55.737–70.7 | 3.90.4–10.7 |
| 2100 | 51.634.3–71.2 | 3.80.8–11.7 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- Nights in a year when the temperature stays above 20 °C, averaged over the country.
- Source: World Bank Climate Change Knowledge Portal, CMIP6 multi-model median.
- The dashed line is the CMIP6 model median (SSP2-4.5, middle of the road), a scenario rather than a forecast; the band is its models’ 10th–90th percentile.
- Climate model values are the median of the CMIP6 models, run on past emissions to 2014 and on SSP2-4.5, a middle-of-the-road path, after: they are not measurements.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Spain vs Switzerland
Health
- Life expectancySpain: 83.7 years in 2023Switzerland: 84 years in 2023
- Child mortalitySpain: 0.3 per 100 live births in 2024Switzerland: 0.4 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalitySpain: 2.4 per 1,000 live births in 2023Switzerland: 3.2 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterSpain: 99.6% in 2022Switzerland: 96.7% in 2022
- DepressionSpain: 3.54% in 2017Switzerland: 3.71% in 2017
- Suicide rateSpain: 5.5 per 100,000 people in 2017Switzerland: 9.3 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationSpain: 47.9 million people in 2023Switzerland: 8.87 million people in 2023
- Population growthSpain: 0.02% a year in 2023Switzerland: 0.62% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateSpain: 1.21 births per woman in 2023Switzerland: 1.43 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationSpain: 80.5% in 2025Switzerland: 85.7% in 2025
- Median ageSpain: 44.9 years in 2023Switzerland: 42.3 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overSpain: 20.7% in 2023Switzerland: 19.6% in 2023
- Net migration rateSpain: 2.5 per 1,000 people in 2023Switzerland: 5.1 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingSpain: 2.13% of GDP in 2025Switzerland: 0.76% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsSpain: $37.7B in 2025Switzerland: $7.15B in 2025
- Military spending per personSpain: $839 in 2025Switzerland: $849 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingSpain: 4.7% of government spending in 2025Switzerland: 2.4% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelSpain: 199,000 people in 2020Switzerland: 20,000 people in 2020
- National powerSpain: 0.66% of world capability in 2022Switzerland: 0.12% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersSpain: 0.87% of the labour force in 2020Switzerland: 0.4% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsSpain: 237 million TIV in 2025Switzerland: 33 million TIV in 2023
- Arms exportsSpain: 341 million TIV in 2025Switzerland: 129 million TIV in 2025