Compare

Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha

to

Switzerland

View a Full List of Countries
Compare Switzerland to other countries
Show the size of Switzerland compared to Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha Hide the map

If Switzerland were your home instead of Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha you would...

The GDP per capita in Switzerland is $54,800 while in Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha it is $7,800

This entry shows GDP on a purchasing power parity basis divided by population as of 1 July for the same year. A nation's GDP at purchasing power parity (PPP) exchange rates is the sum value of all goods and services produced in the country valued at prices prevailing in the United States. This is the measure most economists prefer when looking at per-capita welfare and when comparing living conditions or use of resources across countries. The measure is difficult to compute, as a US dollar value has to be assigned to all goods and services in the country regardless of whether these goods and services have a direct equivalent in the United States (for example, the value of an ox-cart or non-US military equipment); as a result, PPP estimates for some countries are based on a small and sometimes different set of goods and services. In addition, many countries do not formally participate in the World Bank's PPP project that calculates these measures, so the resulting GDP estimates for these countries may lack precision. For many developing countries, PPP-based GDP measures are multiples of the official exchange rate (OER) measure. The differences between the OER- and PPP-denominated GDP values for most of the wealthy industrialized countries are generally much smaller.
Source: CIA World Factbook

Switzerland has an unemployment rate of 3.20% while Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha has 14.00%

This entry contains the percent of the labor force that is without jobs.
Source: CIA World Factbook

The per capita consumption of electricity in Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha is 956kWh while in Switzerland it is 7,315kWh

This entry consists of total electricity generated annually plus imports and minus exports, expressed in kilowatt-hours. The discrepancy between the amount of electricity generated and/or imported and the amount consumed and/or exported is accounted for as loss in transmission and distribution.
Source: CIA World Factbook

Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha consumes 0.5418 gallons of oil per day per capita while Switzerland consumes 1.3440

This entry is the total oil consumed in gallons per day (gal/day) divided by the population. The discrepancy between the amount of oil produced and/or imported and the amount consumed and/or exported is due to the omission of stock changes, refinery gains, and other complicating factors.
Source: CIA World Factbook

The number of deaths of infants under one year old in a given year per 1,000 live births in Switzerland is 3.73 while in Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha it is 14.71.

This entry gives the number of deaths of infants under one year old in a given year per 1,000 live births in the same year; included is the total death rate, and deaths by sex, male and female. This rate is often used as an indicator of the level of health in a country.
Source: CIA World Factbook

The life expectancy at birth in Switzerland is 82.39 while in Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha it is 79.21.

This entry contains the average number of years to be lived by a group of people born in the same year, if mortality at each age remains constant in the future. The entry includes total population as well as the male and female components. Life expectancy at birth is also a measure of overall quality of life in a country and summarizes the mortality at all ages. It can also be thought of as indicating the potential return on investment in human capital and is necessary for the calculation of various actuarial measures.
Source: CIA World Factbook

The annual number of births per 1,000 people in Switzerland is 10.48 while in Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha it is 10.03.

This entry gives the average annual number of births during a year per 1,000 persons in the population at midyear; also known as crude birth rate. The birth rate is usually the dominant factor in determining the rate of population growth. It depends on both the level of fertility and the age structure of the population.
Source: CIA World Factbook

More Information about Switzerland

With its 8,061,516 people, Switzerland is the 95th largest country in the world by population. It is the 134th largest country in the world by area with 41,277 square kilometers.

The Swiss Confederation was founded in 1291 as a defensive alliance among three cantons. In succeeding years, other localities joined the original three. The Swiss Confederation secured its independence from the Holy Roman Empire in 1499. A constitution of 1848, subsequently modified in 1874, replaced the confederation with a centralized federal government. Switzerland's sovereignty and neutrality have long been honored by the major European powers, and the country was not involved in either of the two world wars. The political and economic integration of Europe over the past half century, as well as Switzerland's role in many UN and international organizations, has strengthened Switzerland's ties with its neighbors. However, the country did not officially become a UN member until 2002. Switzerland remains active in many UN and international organizations but retains a strong commitment to neutrality.

Languages spoken: German (official) 64.9%, French (official) 22.6%, Italian (official) 8.3%, Serbo-Croatian 2.5%, Albanian 2.6%, Portuguese 3.4%, Spanish 2.2%, English 4.6%, Romansch (official) 0.5%, other 5.1%

Reading about Switzerland

Check out the recommended reading list below for great sources of information on Switzerland

© 2024 Royal Oak Interactive, Inc.