Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Switzerland instead of Australia, you would:
Health
be 32.8% less likely to be obese
In Australia, 29.0% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Switzerland, that number is 19.5% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 40.5% more money
Australia has a GDP per capita of $48,700 as of 2020, while in Switzerland, the GDP per capita is $68,400 as of 2020.
be 55.2% less likely to be unemployed
In Australia, 5.2% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Switzerland, that number is 2.3% as of 2019.
pay a 11.1% lower top tax rate
Australia has a top tax rate of 45.0% as of 2016. In Switzerland, the top tax rate is 40.0% as of 2016.
Life
be 16.7% less likely to die during childbirth
In Australia, approximately 6.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Switzerland, 5.0 women do as of 2017.
be 18.9% more likely to die during infancy
In Australia, approximately 3.0 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Switzerland, on the other hand, 3.6 children do as of 2022.
have 15.8% fewer children
In Australia, there are approximately 12.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Switzerland, there are 10.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 14.1% more on healthcare
Australia spends 9.9% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Switzerland, that number is 11.3% of GDP as of 2019.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Australian Taxation Office, Swiss Federal Tax Administration.
Switzerland: At a glance
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