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Australia vs Switzerland

159 shared metrics.

AustraliaLeads in 88

vs159 shared

SwitzerlandLeads in 71

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Australia

Quick context before you compare the numbers.

Identity

Formal name: Commonwealth of Australia.

CIA 2026

Identity

Name origin: the name Australia derives from the Latin australis meaning "southern.

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Switzerland

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Identity

Formal name: Swiss Confederation.

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Identity

Name origin: name derives from the canton of Schwyz, one of the founding cantons of the Swiss Confederacy formed in the late 13th century.

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Analysis

Australia leads in 88 of 159 shared metrics, while Switzerland leads in 71.

Australia's Land Area is 193.7x that of Switzerland (7.69M km² vs 39.5K km²).

Australia's Foreign Patents is 109.3x that of Switzerland (29.4K vs 267).

Australia's Forest Area is 103.7x that of Switzerland (1.34M km² vs 12.8K km²).

Australia's Shipping Traffic is 81.2x that of Switzerland (9.38M vs 114.1K).

Australia's Wind Electricity Share is 61.3x that of Switzerland (13.7% vs 0.22%).

Key Comparisons

Land AreaAustralia leads

Australia

7.69M km²

Switzerland

39.5K km²

Foreign PatentsAustralia leads

Australia

29.4K

Switzerland

267

Forest AreaAustralia leads

Australia

1.34M km²

Switzerland

12.8K km²

Shipping TrafficAustralia leads

Australia

9.38M

Switzerland

114.1K

Wind Electricity ShareAustralia leads

Australia

13.7%

Switzerland

0.22%

Irrigated LandAustralia leads

Australia

19.4K km²

Switzerland

494 km²

All Metrics

Land Area

Australia

7.69M km²

Switzerland

39.5K km²

19369% higher

Foreign Patents

Australia

29.4K

Switzerland

267

10927% higher

Forest Area

Australia

1.34M km²

Switzerland

12.8K km²

10374% higher

Shipping Traffic

Australia

9.38M

Switzerland

114.1K

8119% higher

Wind Electricity Share

Australia

13.7%

Switzerland

0.22%

6127% higher

Irrigated Land

Australia

19.4K km²

Switzerland

494 km²

3837% higher

Merchant Fleet Size

Australia

604

Switzerland

3453% higher

Airports

Australia

2.3K

Switzerland

3244% higher

Electricity Carbon Intensity

Australia

525.18 gCO2/kWh

Switzerland

39.22 gCO2/kWh

1239% higher

Total CO2 Emissions

Australia

383.4 Mt CO2e

Switzerland

33.73 Mt CO2e

1037% higher

Water Withdrawal

Australia

11.62 B m³

Switzerland

1.7 B m³

582% higher

Railway Length

Australia

32.6K km

Switzerland

5.3K km

516% higher

Teen Birth Rate

Australia

6.7 per 1k

Switzerland

1.5 per 1k

353% higher

Electric Generating Capacity

Australia

108.19M kW

Switzerland

26.50M kW

308% higher

CO2 Per Capita

Australia

14.48 t/person/yr

Switzerland

3.6 t/person/yr

303% higher

Electricity Generation

Australia

279.9 TWh

Switzerland

78.69 TWh

256% higher

Population

Australia

27.49M

Switzerland

8.93M

208% higher

Armed Forces Personnel

Australia

60.0K

Switzerland

20.0K

200% higher

Inflation Rate

Australia

3.2%

Switzerland

1.1%

191% higher

Government Debt (% GDP)

Australia

58% of GDP

Switzerland

19.9% of GDP

191% higher

Tourism Revenue

Australia

$26,234,000,000

Switzerland

$9,994,000,000

162% higher

Tax Revenue (% GDP)

Australia

23.56% of GDP

Switzerland

9.0% of GDP

162% higher

Military Spending

Australia

1.9% of GDP

Switzerland

0.72% of GDP

162% higher

Scientific Publications

Australia

62.3K

Switzerland

24.2K

157% higher

Air Passengers

Australia

68.96M

Switzerland

27.73M

149% higher

Obesity Rate

Australia

31.82%

Switzerland

13.74%

132% higher

Domestic Patents

Australia

3.0K

Switzerland

1.3K

130% higher

Long Work Hours

Australia

10.17% of employees

Switzerland

5.0% of employees

102% higher

Population Density

Switzerland

Australia

3.5 /km²

Switzerland

224.98 /km²

98% lower

Energy Use (Per Capita)

Australia

4.9K kg oil eq/person

Switzerland

2.5K kg oil eq/person

96% higher

Voter Turnout

Australia

90.67% of votes

Switzerland

46.64% of votes

94% higher

GDP (Nominal)

Australia

$1,757,022,451,652.83

Switzerland

$936,564,198,048.52

88% higher

Road Traffic Death Rate

Australia

4.5 per 100k

Switzerland

2.4 per 100k

88% higher

EV Chargers per 100,000 People

Switzerland

Australia

5.4 per 100k people

Switzerland

39.54 per 100k people

86% lower

McDonald's Outlets per Million People

Australia

37.36 per 1M people

Switzerland

20.17 per 1M people

85% higher

Nobel Laureates Born per Million People

Switzerland

Australia

0.36 per 1M people

Switzerland

2.1 per 1M people

83% lower

Homicide Rate

Australia

0.90 per 100k

Switzerland

0.50 per 100k

80% higher

Meat Consumption per Person

Australia

121.61 kg/person/yr

Switzerland

67.54 kg/person/yr

80% higher

Road Deaths

Australia

4.8 per 100k

Switzerland

2.7 per 100k

79% higher

Protected Land (%)

Australia

22%

Switzerland

12.5%

76% higher

Deaths (Suicide/Alcohol/Drugs)

Australia

20.96 per 100k

Switzerland

12.29 per 100k

70% higher

Exports (% GDP)

Switzerland

Australia

24.62% of GDP

Switzerland

72.16% of GDP

66% lower

Imports (% GDP)

Switzerland

Australia

22.52% of GDP

Switzerland

61.94% of GDP

64% lower

Renewable Energy (%)

Switzerland

Australia

14.73%

Switzerland

39.87%

63% lower

Solar Electricity Share

Australia

19.59%

Switzerland

12.13%

62% higher

UNESCO World Heritage Sites

Australia

21 sites

Switzerland

13 sites

62% higher

Low-Wage Workers

Australia

19.03% of workers

Switzerland

12.1% of workers

57% higher

Renewable Energy (%)

Switzerland

Australia

12.3%

Switzerland

27.7%

56% lower

Tobacco Use Prevalence

Switzerland

Australia

11.2% of adults

Switzerland

23.1% of adults

52% lower

Highest Elevation

Switzerland

Australia

2.2K m

Switzerland

4.6K m

52% lower

Official Languages Count

Switzerland

Australia

2.0

Switzerland

4.0

50% lower

Smoking Rate

Switzerland

Australia

13.1%

Switzerland

25.5%

49% lower

Seafood Consumption per Person

Australia

23.94 kg/person/yr

Switzerland

16.03 kg/person/yr

49% higher

Forest Coverage (%)

Switzerland

Australia

17.42%

Switzerland

32.38%

46% lower

Political Corruption Index

Australia

0.03

Switzerland

0.02

45% higher

Water Stress (%)

Switzerland

Australia

2.4%

Switzerland

4.2%

44% lower

R&D Spending (% GDP)

Switzerland

Australia

1.9% of GDP

Switzerland

3.3% of GDP

44% lower

Homicide Rate

Australia

0.85 per 100k

Switzerland

0.60 per 100k

43% higher

University Enrollment Rate

Australia

104.65%

Switzerland

74.01%

41% higher

Health Spending Per Capita

Switzerland

Australia

$6,731

Switzerland

$10,963.43

39% lower

Electricity Use (Per Capita)

Australia

9.8K kWh/person

Switzerland

7.1K kWh/person

38% higher

Big Mac Price

Switzerland

Australia

$5.69

Switzerland

$9.08

37% lower

Long-Term Unemployment

Switzerland

Australia

0.84% of workforce

Switzerland

1.3% of workforce

34% lower

GNI Per Capita

Switzerland

Australia

$62,680

Switzerland

$95,220

34% lower

Low Adult Numeracy

Switzerland

Australia

11.12% of adults

Switzerland

16.2% of adults

31% lower

Housing Cost Burden

Switzerland

Australia

13.83% of households

Switzerland

19.68% of households

30% lower

ATMs per 100,000 Adults

Australia

111.43 per 100k

Switzerland

85.4 per 100k

30% higher

Job Insecurity

Australia

3.1% of earnings at risk

Switzerland

2.4% of earnings at risk

28% higher

Broadband Access (%)

Switzerland

Australia

36 per 100 people

Switzerland

49 per 100 people

27% lower

Nurses & Midwives

Switzerland

Australia

13.71 per 1k

Switzerland

18.76 per 1k

27% lower

Earnings Inequality

Australia

3.5 vs bottom 10%

Switzerland

2.8 vs bottom 10%

26% higher

Milk Consumption per Person

Switzerland

Australia

234.49 kg/person/yr

Switzerland

318.69 kg/person/yr

26% lower

Credit Card Ownership

Switzerland

Australia

51.41% of adults

Switzerland

69.21% of adults

26% lower

Beer Consumption

Australia

3.7 L/person/yr

Switzerland

2.9 L/person/yr

25% higher

Agricultural Land (%)

Australia

47.22%

Switzerland

37.79%

25% higher

GDP Per Capita (PPP)

Switzerland

Australia

$71,410.42

Switzerland

$94,115.82

24% lower

Safety at Night

Switzerland

Australia

67% feeling safe at night

Switzerland

87.5% feeling safe at night

23% lower

Home Internet Access

Switzerland

Australia

77% of households

Switzerland

98.07% of households

21% lower

Death Rate

Switzerland

Australia

6.8 per 1k

Switzerland

8.6 per 1k

21% lower

Insufficient Physical Activity

Australia

25.55% of adults

Switzerland

21.05% of adults

21% higher

Political Voice

Switzerland

Australia

46.46% who feel heard by government

Switzerland

58.17% who feel heard by government

20% lower

Average Earnings

Switzerland

Australia

$70,736.19

Switzerland

$87,468.24

19% lower

Lack of Support

Australia

10.34% of adults 15+

Switzerland

8.7% of adults 15+

19% higher

Youth Population (%)

Australia

17.84%

Switzerland

14.95%

19% higher

Poverty Rate

Australia

12.6% of population

Switzerland

10.72% of population

18% higher

Chronic Pain

Australia

32.5% of adults 15+

Switzerland

28% of adults 15+

16% higher

Youth NEET Rate

Switzerland

Australia

8.5% of youth 15-24

Switzerland

10.0% of youth 15-24

15% lower

Health Spending (% GDP)

Switzerland

Australia

9.9% of GDP

Switzerland

11.71% of GDP

15% lower

Poor Health

Switzerland

Australia

3.8% reporting poor health

Switzerland

4.4% reporting poor health

14% lower

Hospital Beds (per 1,000)

Switzerland

Australia

3.8 per 1k

Switzerland

4.4 per 1k

14% lower

Women in Senior Management

Australia

39.39% of managers

Switzerland

34.52% of managers

14% higher

High-Tech Exports (%)

Switzerland

Australia

25.16%

Switzerland

29.27%

14% lower

Spirits Consumption

Switzerland

Australia

1.5 L/person/yr

Switzerland

1.8 L/person/yr

13% lower

Gender Pay Gap (%)

Switzerland

Australia

10.67% of male wages

Switzerland

12.07% of male wages

12% lower

Hypertension Prevalence

Australia

29.5% of adults

Switzerland

26.3% of adults

12% higher

Mobile Subscriptions (%)

Switzerland

Australia

113 per 100 people

Switzerland

129 per 100 people

12% lower

Income Gap (Rich vs Poor)

Australia

5.6 vs bottom 20%

Switzerland

5.0 vs bottom 20%

11% higher

Low Life Satisfaction

Switzerland

Australia

3.7% of adults 16+

Switzerland

4.1% of adults 16+

11% lower

Median Age

Switzerland

Australia

37.8 years

Switzerland

42.3 years

11% lower

Infant Mortality

Switzerland

Australia

3.1 per 1k births

Switzerland

3.5 per 1k births

11% lower

Elderly Population (%)

Switzerland

Australia

17.73%

Switzerland

20.02%

11% lower

Average Weekly Work Hours

Switzerland

Australia

32.29 hrs/week

Switzerland

35.3 hrs/week

9% lower

Doctors (per 1,000)

Switzerland

Australia

4.1 per 1k

Switzerland

4.5 per 1k

9% lower

Air Pollution (PM2.5)

Switzerland

Australia

8.3 µg/m³

Switzerland

9.1 µg/m³

9% lower

Life Satisfaction

Switzerland

Australia

7.2 pts

Switzerland

7.8 pts

8% lower

Can Raise Emergency Money

Australia

96.73% of adults

Switzerland

89.68% of adults

8% higher

Disposable Income (Per Capita)

Switzerland

Australia

$45,485

Switzerland

$48,940

7% lower

Self-Rated Health

Australia

85% reporting good health

Switzerland

79.3% reporting good health

7% higher

Suicide Rate

Switzerland

Australia

13.08 per 100k

Switzerland

14.02 per 100k

7% lower

Birth Rate

Australia

10.75 per 1k

Switzerland

10.01 per 1k

7% higher

Capital Elevation

Australia

578 m

Switzerland

542 m

7% higher

Liberal Democracy Index

Switzerland

Australia

0.79

Switzerland

0.84

6% lower

Youth Unemployment Rate

Australia

9.6% of youth labor force

Switzerland

9.0% of youth labor force

6% higher

Fertility Rate

Switzerland

Australia

1.5 children/woman

Switzerland

1.6 children/woman

6% lower

Vehicles per 1,000 People

Australia

757.57 per 1k people

Switzerland

714.23 per 1k people

6% higher

Food Waste per Person

Australia

176.9 kg/person/yr

Switzerland

167.45 kg/person/yr

6% higher

Corruption Perceptions Index

Switzerland

Australia

76 pts

Switzerland

80 pts

5% lower

Happiness Inequality

Australia

1.9 vs bottom 20%

Switzerland

1.8 vs bottom 20%

5% higher

Child Mortality

Switzerland

Australia

3.7 per 1k births

Switzerland

3.9 per 1k births

5% lower

GDP Growth Rate

Australia

1.4%

Switzerland

1.3%

5% higher

Freedom of Expression Index

Switzerland

Australia

0.92

Switzerland

0.97

5% lower

Employment Rate (%)

Switzerland

Australia

80.27% of adults 25-64

Switzerland

84.01% of adults 25-64

4% lower

Math Skills

Switzerland

Australia

487.08 pts

Switzerland

507.99 pts

4% lower

Math Score Gap

Australia

1.7 vs bottom 10%

Switzerland

1.7 vs bottom 10%

4% higher

Science Score Gap

Australia

1.8 vs bottom 10%

Switzerland

1.7 vs bottom 10%

4% higher

Electoral Democracy Index

Switzerland

Australia

0.84

Switzerland

0.88

4% lower

Reading Skills

Australia

498.05 pts

Switzerland

483.33 pts

3% higher

Dependency Ratio

Australia

55.21% of working-age pop.

Switzerland

53.77% of working-age pop.

3% higher

Women's Political Empowerment

Switzerland

Australia

0.91

Switzerland

0.93

3% lower

Education Spending (% GDP)

Australia

5.1% of GDP

Switzerland

4.9% of GDP

3% higher

Urban Population (%)

Australia

87.6%

Switzerland

85.46%

3% higher

Housing Affordability

Australia

80.47% of income

Switzerland

78.88% of income

2% higher

Social Support

Switzerland

Australia

89.36% of adults 15+

Switzerland

91.25% of adults 15+

2% lower

Low Reading Skills

Switzerland

Australia

12.08% of students

Switzerland

12.36% of students

2% lower

Low Math Skills

Switzerland

Australia

12.08% of students

Switzerland

12.36% of students

2% lower

Low Science Skills

Switzerland

Australia

12.08% of students

Switzerland

12.36% of students

2% lower

Alcohol Consumption

Australia

10.29 L/adult/yr

Switzerland

10.07 L/adult/yr

2% higher

Science Skills

Australia

507 pts

Switzerland

502.52 pts

1% higher

Air Pollution Exposure

Switzerland

Australia

98.97% of population

Switzerland

99.71% of population

1% lower

Human Development Index

Switzerland

Australia

0.96

Switzerland

0.97

1% lower

Reading Score Gap

Australia

1.8 vs bottom 10%

Switzerland

1.8 vs bottom 10%

1% higher

Women in Parliament (%)

Switzerland

Australia

38%

Switzerland

38.5%

1% lower

Unemployment Rate

Switzerland

Australia

4.1%

Switzerland

4.1%

1% lower

Life Expectancy

Switzerland

Australia

83.1 years

Switzerland

84.1 years

1% lower

Life Evaluation Score

Switzerland

Australia

6.9 pts

Switzerland

7.0 pts

1% lower

Digital Payments Used

Australia

98.95% of adults

Switzerland

98.22% of adults

1% higher

Extreme Temperature Exposure

Australia

5.1% of population

Switzerland

0% of population

ranked higher

Time Zones Count

Australia

1.0 time zones

Switzerland

1.0 time zones

equal

Minimum Paid Vacation Days

Australia

20 days/yr

Switzerland

20 days/yr

equal

Inequality (Gini)

Australia

33.8

Switzerland

33.8

equal

Coastline Length

Australia

25.8K km

Switzerland

0 km

ranked higher

Electricity Access (%)

Australia

100%

Switzerland

100%

equal

Internet Users (%)

Australia

97%

Switzerland

97%

equal

Sanitation Access (%)

Australia

100%

Switzerland

99.9%

equal

Lowest Elevation

Switzerland

Australia

-15 m

Switzerland

195 m

ranked lower

Land Border Length

Switzerland

Australia

0 km

Switzerland

1.8K km

ranked lower

Current Account Balance (% of GDP)

Switzerland

Australia

-2.6% of GDP

Switzerland

7.1% of GDP

ranked lower

FDI Inflows (% GDP)

Australia

3.1% of GDP

Switzerland

-9.93% of GDP

ranked higher

Border Neighbors

Switzerland

Australia

Switzerland

5.0

ranked lower

Comparison of Australia and Switzerland across 159 metrics
				Winner
Land Area	7.69M km²	39.5K km²	19369% higher	Australia
Foreign Patents	29.4K	267	10927% higher	Australia
Forest Area	1.34M km²	12.8K km²	10374% higher	Australia
Shipping Traffic	9.38M	114.1K	8119% higher	Australia
Wind Electricity Share	13.7%	0.22%	6127% higher	Australia
Irrigated Land	19.4K km²	494 km²	3837% higher	Australia
Merchant Fleet Size	604	17	3453% higher	Australia
Airports	2.3K	68	3244% higher	Australia
Electricity Carbon Intensity	525.18 gCO2/kWh	39.22 gCO2/kWh	1239% higher	Australia
Total CO2 Emissions	383.4 Mt CO2e	33.73 Mt CO2e	1037% higher	Australia
Water Withdrawal	11.62 B m³	1.7 B m³	582% higher	Australia
Railway Length	32.6K km	5.3K km	516% higher	Australia
Teen Birth Rate	6.7 per 1k	1.5 per 1k	353% higher	Australia
Electric Generating Capacity	108.19M kW	26.50M kW	308% higher	Australia
CO2 Per Capita	14.48 t/person/yr	3.6 t/person/yr	303% higher	Australia
Electricity Generation	279.9 TWh	78.69 TWh	256% higher	Australia
Population	27.49M	8.93M	208% higher	Australia
Armed Forces Personnel	60.0K	20.0K	200% higher	Australia
Inflation Rate	3.2%	1.1%	191% higher	Australia
Government Debt (% GDP)	58% of GDP	19.9% of GDP	191% higher	Australia
Tourism Revenue	$26,234,000,000	$9,994,000,000	162% higher	Australia
Tax Revenue (% GDP)	23.56% of GDP	9.0% of GDP	162% higher	Australia
Military Spending	1.9% of GDP	0.72% of GDP	162% higher	Australia
Scientific Publications	62.3K	24.2K	157% higher	Australia
Air Passengers	68.96M	27.73M	149% higher	Australia
Obesity Rate	31.82%	13.74%	132% higher	Australia
Domestic Patents	3.0K	1.3K	130% higher	Australia
Long Work Hours	10.17% of employees	5.0% of employees	102% higher	Australia
Population Density	3.5 /km²	224.98 /km²	98% lower	Switzerland
Energy Use (Per Capita)	4.9K kg oil eq/person	2.5K kg oil eq/person	96% higher	Australia
Voter Turnout	90.67% of votes	46.64% of votes	94% higher	Australia
GDP (Nominal)	$1,757,022,451,652.83	$936,564,198,048.52	88% higher	Australia
Road Traffic Death Rate	4.5 per 100k	2.4 per 100k	88% higher	Australia
EV Chargers per 100,000 People	5.4 per 100k people	39.54 per 100k people	86% lower	Switzerland
McDonald's Outlets per Million People	37.36 per 1M people	20.17 per 1M people	85% higher	Australia
Nobel Laureates Born per Million People	0.36 per 1M people	2.1 per 1M people	83% lower	Switzerland
Homicide Rate	0.90 per 100k	0.50 per 100k	80% higher	Australia
Meat Consumption per Person	121.61 kg/person/yr	67.54 kg/person/yr	80% higher	Australia
Road Deaths	4.8 per 100k	2.7 per 100k	79% higher	Australia
Protected Land (%)	22%	12.5%	76% higher	Australia
Deaths (Suicide/Alcohol/Drugs)	20.96 per 100k	12.29 per 100k	70% higher	Australia
Exports (% GDP)	24.62% of GDP	72.16% of GDP	66% lower	Switzerland
Imports (% GDP)	22.52% of GDP	61.94% of GDP	64% lower	Switzerland
Renewable Energy (%)	14.73%	39.87%	63% lower	Switzerland
Solar Electricity Share	19.59%	12.13%	62% higher	Australia
UNESCO World Heritage Sites	21 sites	13 sites	62% higher	Australia
Low-Wage Workers	19.03% of workers	12.1% of workers	57% higher	Australia
Renewable Energy (%)	12.3%	27.7%	56% lower	Switzerland
Tobacco Use Prevalence	11.2% of adults	23.1% of adults	52% lower	Switzerland
Highest Elevation	2.2K m	4.6K m	52% lower	Switzerland
Official Languages Count	2.0	4.0	50% lower	Switzerland
Smoking Rate	13.1%	25.5%	49% lower	Switzerland
Seafood Consumption per Person	23.94 kg/person/yr	16.03 kg/person/yr	49% higher	Australia
Forest Coverage (%)	17.42%	32.38%	46% lower	Switzerland
Political Corruption Index	0.03	0.02	45% higher	Australia
Water Stress (%)	2.4%	4.2%	44% lower	Switzerland
R&D Spending (% GDP)	1.9% of GDP	3.3% of GDP	44% lower	Switzerland
Homicide Rate	0.85 per 100k	0.60 per 100k	43% higher	Australia
University Enrollment Rate	104.65%	74.01%	41% higher	Australia
Health Spending Per Capita	$6,731	$10,963.43	39% lower	Switzerland
Electricity Use (Per Capita)	9.8K kWh/person	7.1K kWh/person	38% higher	Australia
Big Mac Price	$5.69	$9.08	37% lower	Switzerland
Long-Term Unemployment	0.84% of workforce	1.3% of workforce	34% lower	Switzerland
GNI Per Capita	$62,680	$95,220	34% lower	Switzerland
Low Adult Numeracy	11.12% of adults	16.2% of adults	31% lower	Switzerland
Housing Cost Burden	13.83% of households	19.68% of households	30% lower	Switzerland
ATMs per 100,000 Adults	111.43 per 100k	85.4 per 100k	30% higher	Australia
Job Insecurity	3.1% of earnings at risk	2.4% of earnings at risk	28% higher	Australia
Broadband Access (%)	36 per 100 people	49 per 100 people	27% lower	Switzerland
Nurses & Midwives	13.71 per 1k	18.76 per 1k	27% lower	Switzerland
Earnings Inequality	3.5 vs bottom 10%	2.8 vs bottom 10%	26% higher	Australia
Milk Consumption per Person	234.49 kg/person/yr	318.69 kg/person/yr	26% lower	Switzerland
Credit Card Ownership	51.41% of adults	69.21% of adults	26% lower	Switzerland
Beer Consumption	3.7 L/person/yr	2.9 L/person/yr	25% higher	Australia
Agricultural Land (%)	47.22%	37.79%	25% higher	Australia
GDP Per Capita (PPP)	$71,410.42	$94,115.82	24% lower	Switzerland
Safety at Night	67% feeling safe at night	87.5% feeling safe at night	23% lower	Switzerland
Home Internet Access	77% of households	98.07% of households	21% lower	Switzerland
Death Rate	6.8 per 1k	8.6 per 1k	21% lower	Switzerland
Insufficient Physical Activity	25.55% of adults	21.05% of adults	21% higher	Australia
Political Voice	46.46% who feel heard by government	58.17% who feel heard by government	20% lower	Switzerland
Average Earnings	$70,736.19	$87,468.24	19% lower	Switzerland
Lack of Support	10.34% of adults 15+	8.7% of adults 15+	19% higher	Australia
Youth Population (%)	17.84%	14.95%	19% higher	Australia
Poverty Rate	12.6% of population	10.72% of population	18% higher	Australia
Chronic Pain	32.5% of adults 15+	28% of adults 15+	16% higher	Australia
Youth NEET Rate	8.5% of youth 15-24	10.0% of youth 15-24	15% lower	Switzerland
Health Spending (% GDP)	9.9% of GDP	11.71% of GDP	15% lower	Switzerland
Poor Health	3.8% reporting poor health	4.4% reporting poor health	14% lower	Switzerland
Hospital Beds (per 1,000)	3.8 per 1k	4.4 per 1k	14% lower	Switzerland
Women in Senior Management	39.39% of managers	34.52% of managers	14% higher	Australia
High-Tech Exports (%)	25.16%	29.27%	14% lower	Switzerland
Spirits Consumption	1.5 L/person/yr	1.8 L/person/yr	13% lower	Switzerland
Gender Pay Gap (%)	10.67% of male wages	12.07% of male wages	12% lower	Switzerland
Hypertension Prevalence	29.5% of adults	26.3% of adults	12% higher	Australia
Mobile Subscriptions (%)	113 per 100 people	129 per 100 people	12% lower	Switzerland
Income Gap (Rich vs Poor)	5.6 vs bottom 20%	5.0 vs bottom 20%	11% higher	Australia
Low Life Satisfaction	3.7% of adults 16+	4.1% of adults 16+	11% lower	Switzerland
Median Age	37.8 years	42.3 years	11% lower	Switzerland
Infant Mortality	3.1 per 1k births	3.5 per 1k births	11% lower	Switzerland
Elderly Population (%)	17.73%	20.02%	11% lower	Switzerland
Average Weekly Work Hours	32.29 hrs/week	35.3 hrs/week	9% lower	Switzerland
Doctors (per 1,000)	4.1 per 1k	4.5 per 1k	9% lower	Switzerland
Air Pollution (PM2.5)	8.3 µg/m³	9.1 µg/m³	9% lower	Switzerland
Life Satisfaction	7.2 pts	7.8 pts	8% lower	Switzerland
Can Raise Emergency Money	96.73% of adults	89.68% of adults	8% higher	Australia
Disposable Income (Per Capita)	$45,485	$48,940	7% lower	Switzerland
Self-Rated Health	85% reporting good health	79.3% reporting good health	7% higher	Australia
Suicide Rate	13.08 per 100k	14.02 per 100k	7% lower	Switzerland
Birth Rate	10.75 per 1k	10.01 per 1k	7% higher	Australia
Capital Elevation	578 m	542 m	7% higher	Australia
Liberal Democracy Index	0.79	0.84	6% lower	Switzerland
Youth Unemployment Rate	9.6% of youth labor force	9.0% of youth labor force	6% higher	Australia
Fertility Rate	1.5 children/woman	1.6 children/woman	6% lower	Switzerland
Vehicles per 1,000 People	757.57 per 1k people	714.23 per 1k people	6% higher	Australia
Food Waste per Person	176.9 kg/person/yr	167.45 kg/person/yr	6% higher	Australia
Corruption Perceptions Index	76 pts	80 pts	5% lower	Switzerland
Happiness Inequality	1.9 vs bottom 20%	1.8 vs bottom 20%	5% higher	Australia
Child Mortality	3.7 per 1k births	3.9 per 1k births	5% lower	Switzerland
GDP Growth Rate	1.4%	1.3%	5% higher	Australia
Freedom of Expression Index	0.92	0.97	5% lower	Switzerland
Employment Rate (%)	80.27% of adults 25-64	84.01% of adults 25-64	4% lower	Switzerland
Math Skills	487.08 pts	507.99 pts	4% lower	Switzerland
Math Score Gap	1.7 vs bottom 10%	1.7 vs bottom 10%	4% higher	Australia
Science Score Gap	1.8 vs bottom 10%	1.7 vs bottom 10%	4% higher	Australia
Electoral Democracy Index	0.84	0.88	4% lower	Switzerland
Reading Skills	498.05 pts	483.33 pts	3% higher	Australia
Dependency Ratio	55.21% of working-age pop.	53.77% of working-age pop.	3% higher	Australia
Women's Political Empowerment	0.91	0.93	3% lower	Switzerland
Education Spending (% GDP)	5.1% of GDP	4.9% of GDP	3% higher	Australia
Urban Population (%)	87.6%	85.46%	3% higher	Australia
Housing Affordability	80.47% of income	78.88% of income	2% higher	Australia
Social Support	89.36% of adults 15+	91.25% of adults 15+	2% lower	Switzerland
Low Reading Skills	12.08% of students	12.36% of students	2% lower	Switzerland
Low Math Skills	12.08% of students	12.36% of students	2% lower	Switzerland
Low Science Skills	12.08% of students	12.36% of students	2% lower	Switzerland
Alcohol Consumption	10.29 L/adult/yr	10.07 L/adult/yr	2% higher	Australia
Science Skills	507 pts	502.52 pts	1% higher	Australia
Air Pollution Exposure	98.97% of population	99.71% of population	1% lower	Switzerland
Human Development Index	0.96	0.97	1% lower	Switzerland
Reading Score Gap	1.8 vs bottom 10%	1.8 vs bottom 10%	1% higher	Australia
Women in Parliament (%)	38%	38.5%	1% lower	Switzerland
Unemployment Rate	4.1%	4.1%	1% lower	Switzerland
Life Expectancy	83.1 years	84.1 years	1% lower	Switzerland
Life Evaluation Score	6.9 pts	7.0 pts	1% lower	Switzerland
Digital Payments Used	98.95% of adults	98.22% of adults	1% higher	Australia
Extreme Temperature Exposure	5.1% of population	0% of population	ranked higher	Australia
Time Zones Count	1.0 time zones	1.0 time zones	equal	Australia
Minimum Paid Vacation Days	20 days/yr	20 days/yr	equal	Australia
Inequality (Gini)	33.8	33.8	equal	Australia
Coastline Length	25.8K km	0 km	ranked higher	Australia
Electricity Access (%)	100%	100%	equal	Australia
Internet Users (%)	97%	97%	equal	Australia
Sanitation Access (%)	100%	99.9%	equal	Australia
Lowest Elevation	-15 m	195 m	ranked lower	Switzerland
Land Border Length	0 km	1.8K km	ranked lower	Switzerland
Current Account Balance (% of GDP)	-2.6% of GDP	7.1% of GDP	ranked lower	Switzerland
FDI Inflows (% GDP)	3.1% of GDP	-9.93% of GDP	ranked higher	Australia
Border Neighbors	0	5.0	ranked lower	Switzerland

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Analysis

Australia leads in 88 of 159 shared metrics, while Switzerland leads in 71.

Australia's Land Area is 193.7x that of Switzerland (7.69M km² vs 39.5K km²).

Australia's Foreign Patents is 109.3x that of Switzerland (29.4K vs 267).

Australia's Forest Area is 103.7x that of Switzerland (1.34M km² vs 12.8K km²).

Australia's Shipping Traffic is 81.2x that of Switzerland (9.38M vs 114.1K).

Australia's Wind Electricity Share is 61.3x that of Switzerland (13.7% vs 0.22%).

Key Comparisons

Land AreaAustralia leads

Australia

7.69M km²

Switzerland

39.5K km²

Foreign PatentsAustralia leads

Australia

29.4K

Switzerland

267

Forest AreaAustralia leads

Australia

1.34M km²

Switzerland

12.8K km²

Shipping TrafficAustralia leads

Australia

9.38M

Switzerland

114.1K

Wind Electricity ShareAustralia leads

Australia

13.7%

Switzerland

0.22%

Irrigated LandAustralia leads

Australia

19.4K km²

Switzerland

494 km²

Land Area

7.69M km²

39.5K km²

Foreign Patents

29.4K

267

Forest Area

1.34M km²

12.8K km²

Shipping Traffic

9.38M

114.1K

Wind Electricity Share

13.7%

0.22%

Irrigated Land

19.4K km²

494 km²

Merchant Fleet Size

604

Airports

2.3K

Electricity Carbon Intensity

525.18 gCO2/kWh

39.22 gCO2/kWh

Total CO2 Emissions

383.4 Mt CO2e

33.73 Mt CO2e

Water Withdrawal

11.62 B m³

1.7 B m³

Railway Length

32.6K km

5.3K km

Teen Birth Rate

6.7 per 1k

1.5 per 1k

Electric Generating Capacity

108.19M kW

26.50M kW

CO2 Per Capita

14.48 t/person/yr

3.6 t/person/yr

Electricity Generation

279.9 TWh

78.69 TWh

Population

27.49M

8.93M

Armed Forces Personnel

60.0K

20.0K

Inflation Rate

3.2%

1.1%

Government Debt (% GDP)

58% of GDP

19.9% of GDP

Tourism Revenue

$26,234,000,000

$9,994,000,000

Tax Revenue (% GDP)

23.56% of GDP

9.0% of GDP

Military Spending

1.9% of GDP

0.72% of GDP

Scientific Publications

62.3K

24.2K

Air Passengers

68.96M

27.73M

Obesity Rate

31.82%

13.74%

Domestic Patents

3.0K

1.3K

Long Work Hours

10.17% of employees

5.0% of employees

Population Density

3.5 /km²

224.98 /km²

Energy Use (Per Capita)

4.9K kg oil eq/person

2.5K kg oil eq/person

Voter Turnout

90.67% of votes

46.64% of votes

GDP (Nominal)

$1,757,022,451,652.83

$936,564,198,048.52

Road Traffic Death Rate

4.5 per 100k

2.4 per 100k

EV Chargers per 100,000 People

5.4 per 100k people

39.54 per 100k people

McDonald's Outlets per Million People

37.36 per 1M people

20.17 per 1M people

Nobel Laureates Born per Million People

0.36 per 1M people

2.1 per 1M people

Homicide Rate

0.90 per 100k

0.50 per 100k

Meat Consumption per Person

121.61 kg/person/yr

67.54 kg/person/yr

Road Deaths

4.8 per 100k

2.7 per 100k

Protected Land (%)

22%

12.5%

Deaths (Suicide/Alcohol/Drugs)

20.96 per 100k

12.29 per 100k

Exports (% GDP)

24.62% of GDP

72.16% of GDP

Imports (% GDP)

22.52% of GDP

61.94% of GDP

Renewable Energy (%)

14.73%

39.87%

Solar Electricity Share

19.59%

12.13%

UNESCO World Heritage Sites

21 sites

13 sites

Low-Wage Workers

19.03% of workers

12.1% of workers

Renewable Energy (%)

12.3%

27.7%

Tobacco Use Prevalence

11.2% of adults

23.1% of adults

Highest Elevation

2.2K m

4.6K m

Official Languages Count

2.0

4.0

Smoking Rate

13.1%

25.5%

Seafood Consumption per Person

23.94 kg/person/yr

16.03 kg/person/yr

Forest Coverage (%)

17.42%

32.38%

Political Corruption Index

0.03

0.02

Water Stress (%)

2.4%

4.2%

R&D Spending (% GDP)

1.9% of GDP

3.3% of GDP

Homicide Rate

0.85 per 100k

0.60 per 100k

University Enrollment Rate

104.65%

74.01%

Health Spending Per Capita

$6,731

$10,963.43

Electricity Use (Per Capita)

9.8K kWh/person

7.1K kWh/person

Big Mac Price

$5.69

$9.08

Long-Term Unemployment

0.84% of workforce

1.3% of workforce

GNI Per Capita

$62,680

$95,220

Low Adult Numeracy

11.12% of adults

16.2% of adults

Housing Cost Burden

13.83% of households

19.68% of households

ATMs per 100,000 Adults

111.43 per 100k

85.4 per 100k

Job Insecurity

3.1% of earnings at risk

2.4% of earnings at risk

Broadband Access (%)

36 per 100 people

49 per 100 people

Nurses & Midwives

13.71 per 1k

18.76 per 1k

Earnings Inequality

3.5 vs bottom 10%

2.8 vs bottom 10%

Milk Consumption per Person

234.49 kg/person/yr

318.69 kg/person/yr

Credit Card Ownership

51.41% of adults

69.21% of adults

Beer Consumption

3.7 L/person/yr

2.9 L/person/yr

Agricultural Land (%)

47.22%

37.79%

GDP Per Capita (PPP)

$71,410.42

$94,115.82

Safety at Night

67% feeling safe at night

87.5% feeling safe at night

Home Internet Access

77% of households

98.07% of households

Death Rate

6.8 per 1k

8.6 per 1k

Insufficient Physical Activity

25.55% of adults

21.05% of adults

Political Voice

46.46% who feel heard by government

58.17% who feel heard by government

Average Earnings

$70,736.19

$87,468.24

Lack of Support

10.34% of adults 15+

8.7% of adults 15+

Youth Population (%)

17.84%

14.95%

Poverty Rate

12.6% of population

10.72% of population

Chronic Pain

32.5% of adults 15+

28% of adults 15+

Youth NEET Rate

8.5% of youth 15-24

10.0% of youth 15-24

Health Spending (% GDP)

9.9% of GDP

11.71% of GDP

Poor Health

3.8% reporting poor health

4.4% reporting poor health

Hospital Beds (per 1,000)

3.8 per 1k

4.4 per 1k

Women in Senior Management

39.39% of managers

34.52% of managers

High-Tech Exports (%)

25.16%

29.27%

Spirits Consumption

1.5 L/person/yr

1.8 L/person/yr

Gender Pay Gap (%)

10.67% of male wages

12.07% of male wages

Hypertension Prevalence

29.5% of adults

26.3% of adults

Mobile Subscriptions (%)

113 per 100 people

129 per 100 people

Income Gap (Rich vs Poor)

5.6 vs bottom 20%

5.0 vs bottom 20%

Low Life Satisfaction

3.7% of adults 16+

4.1% of adults 16+

Median Age

37.8 years

42.3 years

Infant Mortality

3.1 per 1k births

3.5 per 1k births

Elderly Population (%)

17.73%

20.02%

Average Weekly Work Hours

32.29 hrs/week

35.3 hrs/week

Doctors (per 1,000)

4.1 per 1k

4.5 per 1k

Air Pollution (PM2.5)

8.3 µg/m³

9.1 µg/m³

Life Satisfaction

7.2 pts

7.8 pts

Can Raise Emergency Money

96.73% of adults

89.68% of adults

Disposable Income (Per Capita)

$45,485

$48,940

Self-Rated Health

85% reporting good health

79.3% reporting good health

Suicide Rate

13.08 per 100k

14.02 per 100k

Birth Rate

10.75 per 1k

10.01 per 1k

Capital Elevation

578 m

542 m

Liberal Democracy Index

0.79

0.84

Youth Unemployment Rate

9.6% of youth labor force

9.0% of youth labor force

Fertility Rate

1.5 children/woman

1.6 children/woman

Vehicles per 1,000 People

757.57 per 1k people

714.23 per 1k people

Food Waste per Person

176.9 kg/person/yr

167.45 kg/person/yr

Corruption Perceptions Index

76 pts

80 pts

Happiness Inequality

1.9 vs bottom 20%

1.8 vs bottom 20%

Child Mortality

3.7 per 1k births

3.9 per 1k births

GDP Growth Rate

1.4%

1.3%

Freedom of Expression Index

0.92

0.97

Employment Rate (%)

80.27% of adults 25-64

84.01% of adults 25-64

Math Skills

487.08 pts

507.99 pts

Math Score Gap

1.7 vs bottom 10%

Science Score Gap

1.8 vs bottom 10%

1.7 vs bottom 10%

Electoral Democracy Index

0.84

0.88

Reading Skills

498.05 pts

483.33 pts

Dependency Ratio

55.21% of working-age pop.

53.77% of working-age pop.

Women's Political Empowerment

0.91

0.93

Education Spending (% GDP)

5.1% of GDP

4.9% of GDP

Urban Population (%)

87.6%

85.46%

Housing Affordability

80.47% of income

78.88% of income

Social Support

89.36% of adults 15+

91.25% of adults 15+

Low Reading Skills

12.08% of students

12.36% of students

Low Math Skills

12.08% of students

12.36% of students

Low Science Skills

12.08% of students

12.36% of students

Alcohol Consumption

10.29 L/adult/yr

10.07 L/adult/yr

Science Skills

507 pts

502.52 pts

Air Pollution Exposure

98.97% of population

99.71% of population

Human Development Index

0.96

0.97

Reading Score Gap

1.8 vs bottom 10%

Women in Parliament (%)

38%

38.5%

Unemployment Rate

4.1%

Life Expectancy

83.1 years

84.1 years

Life Evaluation Score

6.9 pts

7.0 pts

Digital Payments Used

98.95% of adults

98.22% of adults

Extreme Temperature Exposure

5.1% of population

0% of population

Time Zones Count

1.0 time zones

Minimum Paid Vacation Days

20 days/yr

Inequality (Gini)

33.8

Coastline Length

25.8K km

0 km

Electricity Access (%)

100%

Internet Users (%)

97%

Sanitation Access (%)

100%

99.9%

Lowest Elevation

-15 m

195 m

Land Border Length

0 km

1.8K km

Current Account Balance (% of GDP)

-2.6% of GDP

7.1% of GDP

FDI Inflows (% GDP)

3.1% of GDP

-9.93% of GDP

Border Neighbors

5.0