Switzerland
Leads 4 of 15 metrics
vs
United States of America
Leads 10 of 15 metrics
238×
United States of America has 238× the
land area of Switzerland
148×
United States of America has 148× the
defense budget of Switzerland
65×
United States of America has 65× the
active military of Switzerland
Switzerland
Tale of the tape
United States of America
8.65M
Population
USA
39×
335M
41.3K km²
Land Area
USA
238×
9.83M km²
$808B
GDP (nominal)
USA
34×
$27.4T
$93,020
GDP per Capita
CHE
1.1×
$81,695
83.8 yrs
Life Expectancy
CHE
1.1×
78.9 yrs
0.962
HDI
CHE
1.0×
0.921
99.0%
Literacy Rate
even
99.0%
93.1%
Internet Users
CHE
1.0×
92.0%
20.8K
Active Military
USA
65×
1.35M
$7B
Defense Budget
USA
148×
$997B
$676B
Exports
USA
4.7×
$3.19T
$580B
Imports
USA
7.1×
$4.10T
410
Olympic Medals
USA
7.6×
3,135
1,040 t
Gold Reserves
USA
7.8×
8,134 t
85.3
Cost of Living Index
USA
1.2×
lower
71.0
Bars are scaled to the larger value of each metric. The chip marks the leading country
(for cost of living, the lower index leads).
Switzerland
United States of America
Bern
Capital
Washington, D.C.
Swiss Franc (CHF)
Currency
United States Dollar (USD)
German, French, Italian, Romansh
Language
English (de facto)
Federal semi-direct democracy under a multi-party parliamentary directorial republic
Government
Federal presidential constitutional republic