Quality of life comparison

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If you lived in Switzerland instead of Niue, you would:

Health

be 83.1% less likely to be obese

In Niue, 66.9% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Switzerland, that number is 11.3% of people as of 2024.

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have 95.5% more access to essential health services

Niue scores 44 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Switzerland scores 86 as of 2021.

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Expenditures

spend 49.9% more on healthcare

Niue spends 7.8% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Switzerland, that number is 11.7% of GDP as of 2023.

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Sources: World Health Organization (2024), United Nations SDG Indicators (2021), The World Factbook (2020), World Bank (2023). How we calculate this

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Switzerland: At a glance

Switzerland is a sovereign country in Europe, with a total land area of approximately 39,997 sq km. 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.
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