Country comparison
Germany vs Switzerland
Germany is 8.7× the size of Switzerland. Germany has 9.2× the population of Switzerland. Switzerland has 1.9× the GDP per capita of Germany.
Side by side
| Germany | Category | Switzerland |
|---|---|---|
| 357,680 km² more | Area (2024) Germany: 8.7× more World Bank (CC BY 4.0) | 41,291 km² |
| 83.5 million more | Population (2025) Germany: 9.2× more World Bank (CC BY 4.0) | 9.1 million |
| 239 people/km² | Population density (2024) World Bank (CC BY 4.0) | 228 people/km² |
| US$ 60,496 | GDP per capita (2025) Switzerland: 1.9× more World Bank (CC BY 4.0) | US$ 114,770 more |
| 80.8 years | Life expectancy (2024) World Bank (CC BY 4.0) | 84.4 years more |
| 94% | Internet users (2024) World Bank (CC BY 4.0) | 97% more |
| 45.1 years | Median age (2023) Our World in Data (CC BY 4.0) | 42.3 years |
| 1.36 births per woman | Fertility rate (2024) World Bank (CC BY 4.0) | 1.29 births per woman |
| 6.9 t | CO₂ emissions per capita (2024) Germany: 1.9× more World Bank (CC BY 4.0) | 3.7 t less |
| 246 more | Castles, fortresses and palaces Germany: 4.5× more Wikidata (CC0 1.0) | 55 |
| 9 | Ghost stories Germany: 9× more | 1 |
| 3 | UFO cases Germany: 1.5× more | 2 |
| 43 | VPN providers with servers in the country VPN Map (Ominuvo) (CC BY 4.0) | 43 |
| German | Official languages Shared language: German Unicode CLDR (Unicode License v3) | German, French, Italian |
| euro (EUR) | Currency ISO 4217 | Swiss franc (CHF) |
| Type C, F · 230 V | Plugs and voltage Shared plug types: C | Type C, J · 230 V |
| UTC+1, UTC+2 in summer | Time zone of the capital Same time IANA tz database (public domain) | UTC+1, UTC+2 in summer |
Values link to the country pages in the Ominuvo series maps. Area: World Bank data (indicator AG.SRF.TOTL.K2: land and inland water, source FAO, CC BY 4.0); “approx.” – no such data for the country: area of the map outline (Natural Earth 1:50m), accurate to about 3%.
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Source: World Bank – Surface area (AG.SRF.TOTL.K2), FAO (CC BY 4.0), World Bank – WDI: UN World Population Prospects (CC BY 4.0), World Bank – FAO population estimates, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (CC BY 4.0), World Bank – Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks (CC BY 4.0), World Bank – World Population Prospects, United Nations (CC BY 4.0), World Bank – World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union… (CC BY 4.0), Our World in Data – UN, World Population Prospects (CC BY 4.0), World Bank – EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint… (CC BY 4.0), Wikidata (CC0 1.0), VPN Map (Ominuvo) (CC BY 4.0), Unicode CLDR (Unicode License v3), ISO 4217, IANA tz database (public domain), Natural Earth (public domain). Data from the Ominuvo series maps (index of 2026-11-01); details and licences on the map pages.