Switzerland
Flag, capital, map and facts, with World Bank figures ranked against the world and Europe.
- Capital
- Bern
- Continent
- Europe
More Europe quizzes - Land neighbours
- Austria, France, Germany, Italy, Liechtenstein
- Population
- 9,092,436 (2025)
- Total area
- 41,291 km² (2023)
- Centre of main landmass
- 46.8° N, 8.2° E
Switzerland at a glance
Switzerland is a country in Europe. Its capital is Bern, not Zürich. It shares land borders with 5 countries: Austria, France, Germany, Italy and Liechtenstein.
Worldwide, Switzerland has the 3rd highest GDP per person ($114,769 in 2025, among 182 countries with data) and the 2nd highest health spending per person ($11,784 in 2023, among 191).
Flag of Switzerland
Switzerland’s flag is square, like Vatican City’s: the only square flags among the 197 in our quizzes.
When it is the question in Guess the Flag, the wrong answers include one or two of the flags most like it in layout and colour: Tunisia, Latvia, Morocco and Vietnam.
Switzerland in numbers
| Measure | Value | World rank | Rank in Europe |
|---|---|---|---|
| Populationpeople · 2025 | 9,092,436 | 98thof 195 | 18thof 44 |
| Total areakm² · 2023 | 41,291 km² | 132ndof 194 | 31stof 43 |
| GDPUS dollars · 2025 | $1.044T | 20thof 182 | 8thof 41 |
| GDP per capitaUS dollars per person · 2025 | $114,769 | 3rdof 182 | 3rdof 41 |
| Life expectancyyears at birth · 2024 | 84.4 years | 4thof 195 | 3rdof 44 |
| Fertility ratebirths per woman · 2024 | 1.29 | 173rdof 195 | 30thof 44 |
| Health spendingUS dollars per person · 2023 | $11,784 | 2ndof 191 | 1stof 42 |
| Urban population% of people · 2025 | 85.7% | 31stof 195 | 11thof 44 |
| Internet users% of people · 2024 | 97.3% | 15thof 180 | 8thof 43 |
| Forest cover% of land area · 2023 | 32.4% | 96thof 191 | 26thof 42 |
| CO₂ per persontonnes per person · 2024 | 3.75 t | 67thof 181 | 29thof 37 |
Each measure links to its higher-or-lower game. How these figures are compiled.
Switzerland compared with its neighbours
| Country | Population2025 | Area2023 | GDP per person2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Switzerland | 9,092,436 | 41,291 km² | $114,769 |
| Austria | 9,208,163 | 83,879 km² | $62,930 |
| France | 68,720,337 | 606,410 km² | $48,986 |
| Germany | 83,491,249 | 357,680 km² | $60,496 |
| Italy | 58,915,656 | 302,070 km² | $43,309 |
| Liechtenstein | 41,024 | 160 km² | — |
Quizzes featuring Switzerland
Map quizzes
Flag, outline and capital quizzes
- Flags of the World
- Country Shapes
- World Capitals
- Guess the Flag
- Guess the Capital
- Flags of Europe
- Capitals of Europe
- Europe Country Shapes
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Sources
- World Bank Open Data: Switzerland · Indicators as listed in the table, each with its own data year; collected 2026-10-01.
- Flag: Wikimedia Commons · Public domain
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