Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Switzerland instead of Cyprus, you would:
Health
live 3.5 years longer
In Cyprus, the average life expectancy is 80 years (77 years for men, 83 years for women) as of 2022. In Switzerland, that number is 83 years (81 years for men, 86 years for women) as of 2022.
be 10.6% less likely to be obese
In Cyprus, 21.8% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Switzerland, that number is 19.5% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 81.4% more money
Cyprus has a GDP per capita of $37,700 as of 2020, while in Switzerland, the GDP per capita is $68,400 as of 2020.
be 67.3% less likely to be unemployed
In Cyprus, 7.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Switzerland, that number is 2.3% as of 2019.
pay a 14.3% higher top tax rate
Cyprus has a top tax rate of 35.0% 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 Cyprus, approximately 6.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Switzerland, 5.0 women do as of 2017.
be 57.2% less likely to die during infancy
In Cyprus, approximately 8.4 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.
Expenditures
spend 15.5% less on education
Cyprus spends 5.8% of its total GDP on education as of 2017. Switzerland spends 4.9% of total GDP on education as of 2018.
spend 61.4% more on healthcare
Cyprus spends 7.0% 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: Inland Revenue Department of the Republic of Cyprus, The World Factbook, Swiss Federal Tax Administration.
Switzerland: At a glance
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