Europe · Western Europe
Capital: Bern
Switzerland
Explore the facts and rankings that shape Switzerland in Country Blitz, from its population and economy to its military, innovation, manufacturing, and neighboring countries.
Country Blitz power profile
Overall rank #29
Switzerland's Country Blitz power profile compares population, GDP, military expenditure, research-and-development spending, and manufacturing output across every playable country. A lower numerical rank represents a stronger position in that category.
Population
9.1M
#98 of 196
50th percentile
2025 · World Bank WDI / UN population sources
View data source ↗GDP (Nominal)
$1.0T
#20 of 196
90th percentile
2025 · World Bank WDI
View data source ↗Military Expenditure
$6.72B
#38 of 196
81st percentile
2024 · SIPRI via World Bank WDI
View data source ↗R&D Spending
$29.91B
#11 of 196
95th percentile
2023 · UNESCO UIS and World Bank WDI
View data source ↗Manufacturing Output
$197.49B
#19 of 196
91st percentile
2025 · World Bank WDI
View data source ↗Quick facts
- Capital
- Bern
- Region
- Europe
- Subregion
- Western Europe
- Country code
- CHE
Three interesting facts
Switzerland shares land borders with 5 countries: Austria, France, Italy, Liechtenstein, and Germany.
Switzerland spans roughly 41,284 square kilometers, placing it around 132nd by area in this factbook.
The country’s linguistic landscape includes German, French, and Italian, reflecting a notably diverse cultural history.
Geography
Switzerland on the map
Switzerland is located in Central Europe, east of France, north of Italy. Its terrain is mostly mountains (Alps in south, Jura in northwest) with a central plateau of rolling hills, plains, and large lakes. The climate is temperate, but varies with altitude, cold, cloudy, rainy/snowy winters, cool to warm, cloudy, humid summers with occasional showers. In area, the country is slightly less than twice the size of New Jersey.
Economy
Economic profile
Switzerland's economy is characterized by high-income, non-EU European economy, top ten in GDP per capita, renowned banking and financial hub, low unemployment and inflation, slowed GDP growth post-pandemic, highly skilled but aging workforce, key pharmaceutical and precision manufacturing exporter, leader in innovation and competitiveness indices. Major industries include machinery, chemicals, watches, textiles, precision instruments, tourism, banking, insurance, pharmaceuticals. Important agricultural products include milk, sugar beets, wheat, potatoes, pork, apples, barley, beef, maize, grapes (2023). Notable exports include gold, packaged medicine, vaccines, nitrogen compounds, base metal watches (2023).
Demographics
People and population
Switzerland has an estimated population of 9,082,848. Language and cultural traditions vary across Switzerland. The population includes Swiss 69.2%, German 4.2%, Italian 3.2%, Portuguese 2.5%, French 2.1%, Kosovan 1.1%, Turkish 1%, other 16.7% (2020 est.). The urban population represents 74.2% of total population (2023).
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