Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Switzerland instead of South Korea, you would:
Health
be 4.1 times more likely to be obese
In South Korea, 4.7% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Switzerland, that number is 19.5% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 61.7% more money
South Korea has a GDP per capita of $42,300 as of 2020, while in Switzerland, the GDP per capita is $68,400 as of 2020.
be 38.6% less likely to be unemployed
In South Korea, 3.8% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Switzerland, that number is 2.3% as of 2019.
be 11.1% more likely to live below the poverty line
In South Korea, 14.4% live below the poverty line as of 2016. In Switzerland, however, that number is 16.0% as of 2018.
Life
be 54.5% less likely to die during childbirth
In South Korea, approximately 11.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Switzerland, 5.0 women do as of 2017.
have 49.7% more children
In South Korea, there are approximately 6.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Switzerland, there are 10.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 24.7% more likely to die during infancy
In South Korea, approximately 2.9 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 37.8% more on healthcare
South Korea spends 8.2% 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.
Switzerland: At a glance
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