Russia
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Identity
Formal name: Russian Federation.
CIA 2026
Identity
Name origin: Russian lands were referred to as Muscovy until PETER I declared the Empire of All Russias in 1721.
CIA 2026
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Russia vs Switzerland
122 shared metrics.
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Switzerland
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Identity
Formal name: Swiss Confederation.
CIA 2026
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
Russia leads in 63 of 122 shared metrics, while Switzerland leads in 59.
Russia's Forest Area is 636.3x that of Switzerland (8.15M km² vs 12.8K km²).
Russia's Land Area is 413.5x that of Switzerland (16.38M km² vs 39.5K km²).
Russia's Merchant Fleet Size is 170.2x that of Switzerland (2.9K vs 17).
Russia's Irrigated Land is 86.0x that of Switzerland (43.0K km² vs 494 km²).
Russia's Armed Forces Personnel is 71.7x that of Switzerland (1.45M vs 20.0K).
Key Comparisons
Forest AreaRussia leads
Russia
8.15M km²
Switzerland
12.8K km²
Land AreaRussia leads
Russia
16.38M km²
Switzerland
39.5K km²
Merchant Fleet SizeRussia leads
Russia
2.9K
Switzerland
17
Irrigated LandRussia leads
Russia
43.0K km²
Switzerland
494 km²
Armed Forces PersonnelRussia leads
Russia
1.45M
Switzerland
20.0K
Total CO2 EmissionsRussia leads
Russia
2.0K Mt CO2e
Switzerland
33.73 Mt CO2e
All Metrics
Forest Area
RussiaRussia
8.15M km²
Switzerland
12.8K km²
63625% higher
Land Area
RussiaRussia
16.38M km²
Switzerland
39.5K km²
41350% higher
Merchant Fleet Size
RussiaRussia
2.9K
Switzerland
17
17018% higher
Irrigated Land
RussiaRussia
43.0K km²
Switzerland
494 km²
8604% higher
Armed Forces Personnel
RussiaRussia
1.45M
Switzerland
20.0K
7170% higher
Total CO2 Emissions
RussiaRussia
2.0K Mt CO2e
Switzerland
33.73 Mt CO2e
5856% higher
Foreign Patents
RussiaRussia
11.4K
Switzerland
267
4173% higher
Political Corruption Index
RussiaRussia
0.78
Switzerland
0.02
3815% higher
Water Withdrawal
RussiaRussia
64.82 B m³
Switzerland
1.7 B m³
3704% higher
Shipping Traffic
RussiaRussia
3.91M
Switzerland
114.1K
3331% higher
Railway Network
RussiaRussia
85.5K km
Switzerland
4.1K km
1975% higher
Informal Employment Share
RussiaRussia
19.23% of employed people
Switzerland
1.1% of employed people
1659% higher
Railway Length
RussiaRussia
85.5K km
Switzerland
5.3K km
1514% higher
Population
RussiaRussia
140.13M
Switzerland
8.93M
1470% higher
Electricity Generation
RussiaRussia
1.2K TWh
Switzerland
78.69 TWh
1439% higher
Domestic Patents
RussiaRussia
19.6K
Switzerland
1.3K
1419% higher
Airports
RussiaRussia
938
Switzerland
68
1279% higher
Land Border Length
RussiaRussia
22.4K km
Switzerland
1.8K km
1166% higher
Electricity Carbon Intensity
RussiaRussia
449.73 gCO2/kWh
Switzerland
39.22 gCO2/kWh
1047% higher
Electric Generating Capacity
RussiaRussia
301.93M kW
Switzerland
26.50M kW
1039% higher
Homicide Rate
RussiaRussia
6.8 per 100k
Switzerland
0.60 per 100k
1032% higher
Military Spending
RussiaRussia
7.1% of GDP
Switzerland
0.72% of GDP
882% higher
Teen Birth Rate
RussiaRussia
12.97 per 1k
Switzerland
1.5 per 1k
775% higher
Inflation Rate
RussiaRussia
8.4%
Switzerland
1.1%
667% higher
Road Traffic Death Rate
RussiaRussia
10.6 per 100k
Switzerland
2.4 per 100k
342% higher
Air Passengers
RussiaRussia
98.87M
Switzerland
27.73M
257% higher
Scientific Publications
RussiaRussia
84.3K
Switzerland
24.2K
247% higher
CO2 Per Capita
RussiaRussia
12.29 t/person/yr
Switzerland
3.6 t/person/yr
242% higher
GDP Growth Rate
RussiaRussia
4.3%
Switzerland
1.3%
234% higher
Border Neighbors
RussiaRussia
14
Switzerland
5.0
180% higher
UNESCO World Heritage Sites
RussiaRussia
34 sites
Switzerland
13 sites
162% higher
GDP (Nominal)
RussiaRussia
$2,173,835,806,671.66
Switzerland
$936,564,198,048.52
132% higher
Energy Use (Per Capita)
RussiaRussia
5.6K kg oil eq/person
Switzerland
2.5K kg oil eq/person
123% higher
Obesity Rate
RussiaRussia
28.05%
Switzerland
13.74%
104% higher
Solar Electricity Share
SwitzerlandRussia
0.24%
Switzerland
12.13%
98% lower
McDonald's Outlets per Million People
SwitzerlandRussia
0.39 per 1M people
Switzerland
20.17 per 1M people
98% lower
EV Chargers per 100,000 People
SwitzerlandRussia
1.1 per 100k people
Switzerland
39.54 per 100k people
97% lower
Population Density
SwitzerlandRussia
8.8 /km²
Switzerland
224.98 /km²
96% lower
Liberal Democracy Index
SwitzerlandRussia
0.06
Switzerland
0.84
93% lower
Freedom of Expression Index
SwitzerlandRussia
0.08
Switzerland
0.97
92% lower
Nobel Laureates Born per Million People
SwitzerlandRussia
0.19 per 1M people
Switzerland
2.1 per 1M people
91% lower
Health Spending Per Capita
SwitzerlandRussia
$1,078.23
Switzerland
$10,963.43
90% lower
Renewable Energy (%)
SwitzerlandRussia
3.5%
Switzerland
27.7%
87% lower
Renewable Energy (%)
SwitzerlandRussia
6.0%
Switzerland
39.87%
85% lower
GNI Per Capita
SwitzerlandRussia
$15,320
Switzerland
$95,220
84% lower
Electoral Democracy Index
SwitzerlandRussia
0.17
Switzerland
0.88
81% lower
Spirits Consumption
RussiaRussia
3.2 L/person/yr
Switzerland
1.8 L/person/yr
80% higher
Current Account Balance (% of GDP)
SwitzerlandRussia
1.6% of GDP
Switzerland
7.1% of GDP
77% lower
Official Languages Count
SwitzerlandRussia
1.0
Switzerland
4.0
75% lower
Corruption Perceptions Index
SwitzerlandRussia
22 pts
Switzerland
80 pts
72% lower
Imports (% GDP)
SwitzerlandRussia
17.59% of GDP
Switzerland
61.94% of GDP
72% lower
R&D Spending (% GDP)
SwitzerlandRussia
0.93% of GDP
Switzerland
3.3% of GDP
72% lower
Capital Elevation
SwitzerlandRussia
156 m
Switzerland
542 m
71% lower
Exports (% GDP)
SwitzerlandRussia
21.92% of GDP
Switzerland
72.16% of GDP
70% lower
Hypertension Prevalence
RussiaRussia
44.3% of adults
Switzerland
26.3% of adults
68% higher
Nurses & Midwives
SwitzerlandRussia
6.2 per 1k
Switzerland
18.76 per 1k
67% lower
High-Tech Exports (%)
SwitzerlandRussia
9.7%
Switzerland
29.27%
67% lower
Food Waste per Person
SwitzerlandRussia
55.52 kg/person/yr
Switzerland
167.45 kg/person/yr
67% lower
Agricultural Land (%)
SwitzerlandRussia
13.17%
Switzerland
37.79%
65% lower
Water Stress (%)
SwitzerlandRussia
1.5%
Switzerland
4.2%
64% lower
Credit Card Ownership
SwitzerlandRussia
25.08% of adults
Switzerland
69.21% of adults
64% lower
Death Rate
RussiaRussia
13.93 per 1k
Switzerland
8.6 per 1k
62% higher
Hospital Beds (per 1,000)
RussiaRussia
7.0 per 1k
Switzerland
4.4 per 1k
59% higher
Women in Parliament (%)
SwitzerlandRussia
16.44%
Switzerland
38.5%
57% lower
Researchers
SwitzerlandRussia
2.7K per 1M
Switzerland
6.0K per 1M
55% lower
Forest Coverage (%)
RussiaRussia
49.78%
Switzerland
32.38%
54% higher
Suicide Rate
RussiaRussia
21.37 per 100k
Switzerland
14.02 per 100k
52% higher
Tourism Revenue
SwitzerlandRussia
$4,961,000,000
Switzerland
$9,994,000,000
50% lower
GDP Per Capita (PPP)
SwitzerlandRussia
$47,404.96
Switzerland
$94,115.82
50% lower
Milk Consumption per Person
SwitzerlandRussia
163.57 kg/person/yr
Switzerland
318.69 kg/person/yr
49% lower
Vehicles per 1,000 People
SwitzerlandRussia
372.47 per 1k people
Switzerland
714.23 per 1k people
48% lower
Broadband Access (%)
SwitzerlandRussia
25.82 per 100 people
Switzerland
49 per 100 people
47% lower
Mobile Subscriptions (%)
RussiaRussia
186 per 100 people
Switzerland
129 per 100 people
44% higher
Nuclear Electricity Share
SwitzerlandRussia
18.4%
Switzerland
32.4%
43% lower
ATMs per 100,000 Adults
RussiaRussia
121.42 per 100k
Switzerland
85.4 per 100k
42% higher
Women's Political Empowerment
SwitzerlandRussia
0.55
Switzerland
0.93
41% lower
Wind Electricity Share
RussiaRussia
0.31%
Switzerland
0.22%
41% higher
Health Spending (% GDP)
SwitzerlandRussia
6.9% of GDP
Switzerland
11.71% of GDP
41% lower
Minimum Paid Vacation Days
RussiaRussia
28 days/yr
Switzerland
20 days/yr
40% higher
Unemployment Rate
SwitzerlandRussia
2.5%
Switzerland
4.1%
39% lower
Seafood Consumption per Person
RussiaRussia
21.76 kg/person/yr
Switzerland
16.03 kg/person/yr
36% higher
Tax Revenue (% GDP)
RussiaRussia
12.07% of GDP
Switzerland
9.0% of GDP
34% higher
Meat Consumption per Person
RussiaRussia
87.81 kg/person/yr
Switzerland
67.54 kg/person/yr
30% higher
Air Pollution (PM2.5)
RussiaRussia
11.27 µg/m³
Switzerland
9.1 µg/m³
24% higher
Highest Elevation
RussiaRussia
5.6K m
Switzerland
4.6K m
22% higher
Safe Drinking Water (%)
SwitzerlandRussia
76.26%
Switzerland
96.7%
21% lower
Women in Senior Management
RussiaRussia
41.72% of managers
Switzerland
34.52% of managers
21% higher
University Enrollment Rate
SwitzerlandRussia
60.39%
Switzerland
74.01%
18% lower
Birth Rate
SwitzerlandRussia
8.3 per 1k
Switzerland
10.01 per 1k
17% lower
Life Evaluation Score
SwitzerlandRussia
5.8 pts
Switzerland
7.0 pts
17% lower
Youth Unemployment Rate
SwitzerlandRussia
7.6% of youth labor force
Switzerland
9.0% of youth labor force
16% lower
Youth Population (%)
RussiaRussia
17.28%
Switzerland
14.95%
16% higher
Insufficient Physical Activity
SwitzerlandRussia
17.66% of adults
Switzerland
21.05% of adults
16% lower
Child Mortality
RussiaRussia
4.5 per 1k births
Switzerland
3.9 per 1k births
15% higher
Smoking Rate
RussiaRussia
29.2%
Switzerland
25.5%
15% higher
Tobacco Use Prevalence
RussiaRussia
26.5% of adults
Switzerland
23.1% of adults
15% higher
Education Spending (% GDP)
SwitzerlandRussia
4.2% of GDP
Switzerland
4.9% of GDP
15% lower
Human Development Index
SwitzerlandRussia
0.83
Switzerland
0.97
14% lower
Doctors (per 1,000)
RussiaRussia
5.1 per 1k
Switzerland
4.5 per 1k
14% higher
Elderly Population (%)
SwitzerlandRussia
17.18%
Switzerland
20.02%
14% lower
Life Expectancy
SwitzerlandRussia
73.3 years
Switzerland
84.1 years
13% lower
Urban Population (%)
SwitzerlandRussia
75.11%
Switzerland
85.46%
12% lower
Digital Payments Used
SwitzerlandRussia
87.42% of adults
Switzerland
98.22% of adults
11% lower
Average Weekly Work Hours
RussiaRussia
38.99 hrs/week
Switzerland
35.3 hrs/week
10% higher
Protected Land (%)
SwitzerlandRussia
11.5%
Switzerland
12.5%
8% lower
Sanitation Access (%)
SwitzerlandRussia
92.22%
Switzerland
99.9%
8% lower
Median Age
SwitzerlandRussia
39.5 years
Switzerland
42.3 years
7% lower
Government Debt (% GDP)
SwitzerlandRussia
18.5% of GDP
Switzerland
19.9% of GDP
7% lower
Can Raise Emergency Money
RussiaRussia
95.61% of adults
Switzerland
89.68% of adults
7% higher
Infant Mortality
RussiaRussia
3.7 per 1k births
Switzerland
3.5 per 1k births
6% higher
Alcohol Consumption
RussiaRussia
10.53 L/adult/yr
Switzerland
10.07 L/adult/yr
5% higher
Beer Consumption
RussiaRussia
3.1 L/person/yr
Switzerland
2.9 L/person/yr
4% higher
Fertility Rate
SwitzerlandRussia
1.5 children/woman
Switzerland
1.6 children/woman
4% lower
Internet Users (%)
SwitzerlandRussia
94.36%
Switzerland
97%
3% lower
Inequality (Gini)
SwitzerlandRussia
33
Switzerland
33.8
2% lower
Dependency Ratio
SwitzerlandRussia
52.57% of working-age pop.
Switzerland
53.77% of working-age pop.
2% lower
Electricity Use (Per Capita)
RussiaRussia
7.2K kWh/person
Switzerland
7.1K kWh/person
1% higher
Time Zones Count
SwitzerlandRussia
1.0 time zones
Switzerland
1.0 time zones
equal
Coastline Length
RussiaRussia
37.7K km
Switzerland
0 km
ranked higher
Electricity Access (%)
SwitzerlandRussia
100%
Switzerland
100%
equal
Lowest Elevation
SwitzerlandRussia
-28 m
Switzerland
195 m
ranked lower
FDI Inflows (% GDP)
RussiaRussia
-0.44% of GDP
Switzerland
-9.93% of GDP
ranked higher
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