Sweden vs Switzerland
Sweden vs Switzerland: Learning-adjusted schooling
Learning-adjusted schooling in 2020: 11.6 years in Sweden and 10.9 years in Switzerland, by World Bank estimates. In 2020 the value was higher in Sweden, by 0.7 years, or 1.06 times that in Switzerland.
years · World Bank
What the numbers say
- Sweden has been higher since 2017, when it overtook Switzerland.
- In 2020, Sweden ranked 9 and Switzerland ranked 26 of 174 countries, counting from the highest.
Every year
years · World Bank
| Year | Sweden | Switzerland |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 11.6 | 10.9 |
| 2018 | 11.7 | 11.1 |
| 2017 | 11.7 | 11.1 |
| 2010 | 11.1 | 11.2 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- The years of school a child can expect by 18, cut to what students actually learn: the World Bank’s learning-adjusted years of school.
- Source: World Bank Human Capital Index, via Our World in Data.
- Ranks count the 174 countries with a value in 2020, highest first.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Sweden vs Switzerland
Health
- Life expectancySweden: 83.3 years in 2023Switzerland: 84 years in 2023
- Child mortalitySweden: 0.2 per 100 live births in 2024Switzerland: 0.4 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalitySweden: 1.9 per 1,000 live births in 2023Switzerland: 3.2 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterSweden: 99.7% in 2022Switzerland: 96.7% in 2022
- DepressionSweden: 4.49% in 2017Switzerland: 3.71% in 2017
- Suicide rateSweden: 11.1 per 100,000 people in 2017Switzerland: 9.3 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationSweden: 10.6 million people in 2023Switzerland: 8.87 million people in 2023
- Population growthSweden: 0.56% a year in 2023Switzerland: 0.62% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateSweden: 1.43 births per woman in 2023Switzerland: 1.43 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationSweden: 89.1% in 2025Switzerland: 85.7% in 2025
- Median ageSweden: 39.9 years in 2023Switzerland: 42.3 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overSweden: 20.5% in 2023Switzerland: 19.6% in 2023
- Net migration rateSweden: 5.2 per 1,000 people in 2023Switzerland: 5.1 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingSweden: 2.47% of GDP in 2025Switzerland: 0.76% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsSweden: $15B in 2025Switzerland: $7.15B in 2025
- Military spending per personSweden: $1,549 in 2025Switzerland: $849 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingSweden: 5% of government spending in 2025Switzerland: 2.4% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelSweden: 15,000 people in 2020Switzerland: 20,000 people in 2020
- National powerSweden: 0.19% of world capability in 2022Switzerland: 0.12% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersSweden: 0.27% of the labour force in 2020Switzerland: 0.4% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsSweden: 146 million TIV in 2025Switzerland: 33 million TIV in 2023
- Arms exportsSweden: 235 million TIV in 2025Switzerland: 129 million TIV in 2025