Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Switzerland instead of United States, you would:
Health
live 2.6 years longer
In United States, the average life expectancy is 81 years (78 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 46.1% less likely to be obese
In United States, 36.2% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Switzerland, that number is 19.5% of people as of 2016.
Life
be 70.6% less likely to die during childbirth
In United States, approximately 17.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2023. In Switzerland, 5.0 women do as of 2023.
be 30.8% less likely to die during infancy
In United States, approximately 5.2 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 14.8% less on education
United States spends 6.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Switzerland spends 5.2% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 37.2% less on healthcare
United States spends 18.8% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Switzerland, that number is 11.8% of GDP as of 2020.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Switzerland: At a glance
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