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Russia vs Switzerland statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Russia has a population of 144M (ranked 9/197), compared with 9.03M in Switzerland (ranked 101/197). Russia's land area is 6,323,145 sq mi versus 15,255 sq mi for Switzerland (ranked 1st vs. 131st).

By GDP, Russia ranks 11/197 ($2.17T) and Switzerland ranks 20/197 ($937B). By GDP per capita, Russia ranks 69/197 ($15,145), while Switzerland ranks 5/197 ($103,670).

Main facts and rankings

Russia Switzerland
Population
142718132
9112950
Population rank 9/197 100/197
GDP
$2.17T
2024
$937B
2024
GDP rank 11/197 20/197
GDP per capita
$15,145
2024
$103,670
2024
GDP per capita rank 69/197 5/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$47,405
2024
$93,819
2024
Government debt
$441B
2024
$352B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
21.4%
2025
36.9%
2025
Government debt per person
$3,075
2024
$38,957
2024
Government debt per person rank 98/185 14/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$9,262
2025
$88,321
2025
Land area
6,323,145 sq mi
2025
15,255 sq mi
2025
Population density
22.7 ppl/mi²
2024
592 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.41
2023
1.33
2023
Median age
40.9 years
2024
43.7 years
2024
Life expectancy
73.5 years
2025
84.2 years
2025

Russia and Switzerland: Comparison Charts

Russia and Switzerland economies compared

GDP
Russia

Switzerland
Year GDP
Russia Switzerland
1960 - $10,412,232,621
1961 - $11,713,348,834
1962 - $12,989,649,694
1963 - $14,283,872,299
1964 - $15,833,133,858
1965 - $16,780,226,225
1966 - $18,019,402,374
1967 - $19,397,044,714
1968 - $20,712,102,794
1969 - $22,442,043,274
1970 - $24,998,066,773
1971 - $30,040,171,751
1972 - $36,844,318,854
1973 - $49,550,006,320
1974 - $57,103,011,446
1975 - $65,466,081,819
1976 - $68,476,524,644
1977 - $73,135,771,167
1978 - $102,280,472,036
1979 - $114,970,094,425
1980 - $122,557,843,886
1981 - $112,244,805,519
1982 - $115,043,365,512
1983 - $114,634,358,535
1984 - $109,455,312,168
1985 - $110,980,314,192
1986 - $159,089,921,063
1987 - $199,236,370,038
1988 $554,828,660,436 $215,540,625,299
1989 $506,631,299,735 $208,105,846,934
1990 $517,014,446,228 $265,763,573,999
1991 $517,962,962,963 $268,901,693,863
1992 $460,290,556,901 $279,921,425,828
1993 $435,083,713,851 $272,237,527,071
1994 $395,077,301,248 $301,375,055,202
1995 $395,537,185,735 $352,835,806,342
1996 $391,724,890,744 $340,103,959,547
1997 $404,928,954,192 $294,788,198,856
1998 $270,955,486,862 $303,459,014,347
1999 $195,907,128,351 $297,873,643,323
2000 $259,710,142,197 $279,216,033,870
2001 $306,602,070,621 $286,582,672,434
2002 $345,470,494,418 $309,301,422,430
2003 $430,347,420,185 $362,075,086,508
2004 $591,016,690,732 $403,912,891,033
2005 $764,015,973,481 $418,284,865,885
2006 $989,932,071,353 $441,634,672,197
2007 $1,299,703,478,482 $490,740,715,595
2008 $1,660,848,058,303 $567,267,767,519
2009 $1,222,645,900,056 $554,212,916,092
2010 $1,524,916,715,224 $598,851,027,948
2011 $2,045,922,753,398 $715,888,126,682
2012 $2,208,293,553,878 $686,420,221,558
2013 $2,292,470,078,346 $706,234,937,371
2014 $2,059,241,589,895 $726,537,809,430
2015 $1,363,482,182,198 $694,118,186,380
2016 $1,276,786,350,881 $687,895,460,903
2017 $1,574,199,360,089 $695,200,834,102
2018 $1,657,328,773,461 $725,568,717,468
2019 $1,693,115,002,708 $721,369,112,727
2020 $1,493,075,894,362 $741,999,406,006
2021 $1,829,186,719,575 $815,309,330,987
2022 $2,291,612,121,335 $828,508,926,958
2023 $2,071,505,725,031 $894,424,821,645
2024 $2,173,835,806,672 $936,564,198,049

Russia and Switzerland economies compared

GDP per capita
Russia

Switzerland
Year GDP per capita
Russia Switzerland
1960 - $1,954
1961 - $2,155
1962 - $2,330
1963 - $2,508
1964 - $2,735
1965 - $2,865
1966 - $3,045
1967 - $3,237
1968 - $3,413
1969 - $3,657
1970 - $4,044
1971 - $4,835
1972 - $5,885
1973 - $7,856
1974 - $9,005
1975 - $10,328
1976 - $10,865
1977 - $11,644
1978 - $16,282
1979 - $18,266
1980 - $19,394
1981 - $17,665
1982 - $18,000
1983 - $17,859
1984 - $16,991
1985 - $17,152
1986 - $24,460
1987 - $30,441
1988 $3,778 $32,690
1989 $3,430 $31,309
1990 $3,494 $39,575
1991 $3,490 $39,544
1992 $3,099 $40,714
1993 $2,931 $39,237
1994 $2,662 $43,092
1995 $2,666 $50,114
1996 $2,644 $48,093
1997 $2,738 $41,584
1998 $1,835 $42,681
1999 $1,331 $41,696
2000 $1,772 $38,865
2001 $2,100 $39,639
2002 $2,378 $42,459
2003 $2,975 $49,336
2004 $4,102 $54,659
2005 $5,323 $56,243
2006 $6,920 $59,011
2007 $9,101 $64,989
2008 $11,635 $74,175
2009 $8,563 $71,568
2010 $10,675 $76,531
2011 $14,305 $90,477
2012 $15,402 $85,836
2013 $15,941 $87,304
2014 $14,277 $88,725
2015 $9,427 $83,806
2016 $8,804 $82,153
2017 $10,835 $82,254
2018 $11,399 $85,217
2019 $11,640 $84,122
2020 $10,280 $85,898
2021 $12,637 $93,665
2022 $15,888 $94,395
2023 $14,403 $100,632
2024 $15,145 $103,670

Russia vs. Switzerland life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Russia

Switzerland
Year Life expectancy, years
Russia Switzerland
1950 55.5 68.9
1951 55.3 68.7
1952 57.6 69.6
1953 58.8 69.5
1954 59.9 70
1955 62.1 70.1
1956 66.5 70.2
1957 66 70.5
1958 67.7 71.3
1959 67.4 71.5
1960 68.3 71.4
1961 68.6 71.7
1962 68.5 71.3
1963 69.1 71.3
1964 69.5 72.2
1965 69.3 72.3
1966 69.4 72.4
1967 69.2 72.7
1968 69.1 72.7
1969 68.6 72.7
1970 68.7 73.1
1971 68.9 73.2
1972 68.8 73.8
1973 68.9 74.1
1974 68.7 74.4
1975 68.3 74.8
1976 68.1 74.9
1977 67.9 75.4
1978 67.8 75.3
1979 67.6 75.6
1980 67.5 75.6
1981 67.6 75.8
1982 68.1 76.2
1983 68 76.2
1984 67.6 76.8
1985 68.3 76.9
1986 70 77
1987 70.1 77.3
1988 69.9 77.4
1989 69.7 77.6
1990 69.3 77.4
1991 69 77.6
1992 67.8 77.9
1993 65 78.2
1994 63.8 78.5
1995 64 78.6
1996 65.4 79
1997 66.6 79.2
1998 66.9 79.5
1999 65.6 79.7
2000 65 79.8
2001 65 80.3
2002 64.7 80.4
2003 64.7 80.5
2004 65.1 81.1
2005 65.2 81.2
2006 66.5 81.5
2007 67.5 81.7
2008 67.9 82
2009 68.7 82
2010 68.2 82.3
2011 69.7 82.6
2012 70.1 82.6
2013 70.6 82.7
2014 70.8 83.1
2015 71.3 82.8
2016 71.9 83.4
2017 72.8 83.4
2018 72.9 83.6
2019 73.1 83.8
2020 71.2 83.1
2021 69.8 83.6
2022 72.5 83.2
2023 73.2 84
2024 73.3 84.1
2025 73.5 84.2

Russia and Switzerland population clocks and comparison

Population
Russia

Switzerland
Year Population
Russia Switzerland
1960 119,897,000 5,327,827
1961 121,236,000 5,434,294
1962 122,591,000 5,573,815
1963 123,960,000 5,694,247
1964 125,345,000 5,789,228
1965 126,745,000 5,856,472
1966 127,468,000 5,918,002
1967 128,196,000 5,991,785
1968 128,928,000 6,067,714
1969 129,664,000 6,136,387
1970 130,404,000 6,180,877
1971 131,155,000 6,213,399
1972 131,909,000 6,260,956
1973 132,669,000 6,307,347
1974 133,432,000 6,341,405
1975 134,200,000 6,338,632
1976 135,147,000 6,302,504
1977 136,100,000 6,281,174
1978 137,060,000 6,281,738
1979 138,027,000 6,294,365
1980 139,010,000 6,319,408
1981 139,941,000 6,354,074
1982 140,823,000 6,391,309
1983 141,668,000 6,418,773
1984 142,745,000 6,441,865
1985 143,858,000 6,470,365
1986 144,894,000 6,504,124
1987 145,908,000 6,545,106
1988 146,857,000 6,593,386
1989 147,721,000 6,646,912
1990 147,969,406 6,715,519
1991 148,394,216 6,799,978
1992 148,538,197 6,875,364
1993 148,458,777 6,938,265
1994 148,407,912 6,993,795
1995 148,375,787 7,040,687
1996 148,160,129 7,071,850
1997 147,915,361 7,088,906
1998 147,670,784 7,110,001
1999 147,214,776 7,143,991
2000 146,596,869 7,184,250
2001 145,976,482 7,229,854
2002 145,306,497 7,284,753
2003 144,648,618 7,339,001
2004 144,067,316 7,389,625
2005 143,518,814 7,437,115
2006 143,049,637 7,483,934
2007 142,805,114 7,551,117
2008 142,742,366 7,647,675
2009 142,785,348 7,743,831
2010 142,849,468 7,824,909
2011 143,018,195 7,912,398
2012 143,378,447 7,996,861
2013 143,805,638 8,089,346
2014 144,237,223 8,188,649
2015 144,640,716 8,282,396
2016 145,015,460 8,373,338
2017 145,293,260 8,451,840
2018 145,398,106 8,514,329
2019 145,453,291 8,575,280
2020 145,245,148 8,638,167
2021 144,746,762 8,704,546
2022 144,236,933 8,777,088
2023 143,826,130 8,888,093
2024 143,533,851 9,034,102

Fertility rates in Russia and Switzerland

Fertility rate
Russia

Switzerland
Year Fertility rate
Russia Switzerland
1960 2.52 2.44
1961 2.45 2.52
1962 2.36 2.58
1963 2.27 2.65
1964 2.18 2.66
1965 2.13 2.59
1966 2.1 2.5
1967 2.04 2.39
1968 1.99 2.29
1969 1.97 2.19
1970 1.99 2.1
1971 2.03 2.04
1972 2.04 1.91
1973 2.01 1.81
1974 2 1.73
1975 1.98 1.61
1976 1.97 1.55
1977 1.95 1.53
1978 1.92 1.51
1979 1.9 1.52
1980 1.89 1.55
1981 1.91 1.55
1982 2.04 1.56
1983 2.11 1.52
1984 2.06 1.53
1985 2.05 1.52
1986 2.15 1.53
1987 2.22 1.52
1988 2.12 1.57
1989 2.01 1.56
1990 1.89 1.58
1991 1.73 1.58
1992 1.55 1.58
1993 1.39 1.51
1994 1.4 1.49
1995 1.34 1.48
1996 1.27 1.5
1997 1.22 1.48
1998 1.23 1.47
1999 1.16 1.48
2000 1.2 1.5
2001 1.22 1.38
2002 1.29 1.39
2003 1.32 1.39
2004 1.34 1.42
2005 1.29 1.42
2006 1.31 1.44
2007 1.42 1.46
2008 1.5 1.48
2009 1.54 1.5
2010 1.57 1.52
2011 1.58 1.52
2012 1.69 1.52
2013 1.71 1.52
2014 1.75 1.54
2015 1.78 1.54
2016 1.76 1.54
2017 1.62 1.52
2018 1.58 1.52
2019 1.5 1.48
2020 1.51 1.46
2021 1.51 1.52
2022 1.42 1.39
2023 1.41 1.33

Russia and Switzerland demographics compared

Median age
Russia

Switzerland
Year Median age, years
Russia Switzerland
1960 27.1 32.6
1961 27.4 32.4
1962 27.7 32
1963 28.1 31.7
1964 28.3 31.5
1965 28.6 31.6
1966 28.9 31.6
1967 29.2 31.6
1968 29.8 31.7
1969 30.3 31.7
1970 30.7 32
1971 31 32.2
1972 31.1 32.3
1973 31.1 32.5
1974 30.9 32.7
1975 30.7 33.1
1976 30.6 33.5
1977 30.9 33.8
1978 31 34.2
1979 31.1 34.5
1980 31.3 34.8
1981 31.4 35
1982 31.6 35.3
1983 31.7 35.6
1984 31.8 35.9
1985 32 36.1
1986 32.2 36.3
1987 32.4 36.5
1988 32.6 36.7
1989 32.9 36.8
1990 33.2 36.9
1991 33.6 36.9
1992 33.9 36.9
1993 34.4 37
1994 34.7 37.1
1995 35 37.3
1996 35.3 37.6
1997 35.7 37.9
1998 36 38.2
1999 36.3 38.4
2000 36.6 38.7
2001 36.8 39
2002 36.9 39.3
2003 37 39.6
2004 37.2 39.9
2005 37.4 40.3
2006 37.6 40.6
2007 37.7 40.9
2008 37.8 41.1
2009 37.9 41.3
2010 38 41.5
2011 38.1 41.6
2012 38.3 41.8
2013 38.4 42
2014 38.6 42.1
2015 38.7 42.2
2016 38.8 42.3
2017 39 42.4
2018 39.2 42.5
2019 39.4 42.6
2020 39.7 42.7
2021 39.9 42.8
2022 40.1 43
2023 40.5 43.4
2024 40.9 43.7

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Russia Switzerland
GNI, Atlas method
$2.24T
2024
$866B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
37.6%
2025
32.1%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
4.16%
2023
4.92%
2022
Military expenditure, % of GDP
5.86%
2023
0.7%
2023
Armed forces personnel
1,454,000
2020
20,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-1.01%
2025
+0.26%
2025
Unemployment rate
2.43%
2024
4.34%
2024
Services, % of GDP
57.5%
2024
72%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
30.7%
2024
24.7%
2024
Economic freedom index
51.6
2025
83.7
2025
Income share by richest 10%
25.1%
2023
26.6%
2022
Income share by poorest 10%
3.1%
2023
2.9%
2022
Number of millionaires
381,726
2024
1,054,293
2024
Percentage of millionaires
0.34%
2024
14.6%
2024
Number of billionaires
140
2025
42
2025
Percentage of billionaires
0.0001%
2025
0.0006%
2025
Listed domestic companies
194
2023
206
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$650B
2023
$1.97T
2024
Total reserves including gold
$597B
2023
$909B
2024
Personal remittances received
$1.91B
2024
$3.5B
2024
International tourist arrivals
6,359,000
2020
11,818,000
2019
International tourism as share of exports
1.3%
2020
2.11%
2020
Banked people share
79.3%
2024
98.4%
2024

Energy

Russia Switzerland
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
5,601 kg
2022
2,512 kg
2023
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$7.43
2022
$36
2023
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
2,070 megatons
2023
34.2 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
14.4 tons
2023
3.85 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
89.5%
2022
44.5%
2023
Renewable energy use share
3.5%
2021
27.7%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
9.45%
2022
45.1%
2023
Net energy imports use share
-75.1%
2022
51.7%
2023
Electric power consumption per capita
7,184 kWh
2022
7,097 kWh
2023
Renewable electricity output share
19.2%
2021
68.1%
2021
Hydroelectric share
17.3%
2022
55.8%
2023
Nuclear share
19.4%
2022
33%
2023
Electricity access
100%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Russia Switzerland
% of world population
1.76%
2024
0.11%
2024
Annual migration change
-178,042
2024
+40,099
2024
Urban population
75.5%
2024
74.3%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.79 ft
2025
5.86 ft
2025
Average female height
5.4 ft
2025
5.39 ft
2025
Quality of life index
48.5
2025
100
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
22
2024
81
2024
Higher education index
84
2025
99
2025
Homicides per 100K people
6.8
2021
0.6
2023
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
12
2019
2.2
2019
Visa free countries
125
2025
175
2025
Adult literacy rate
99.9%
2021
99%
2003
English speaking
4.84%
2023
61.3%
2023
People using the Internet
94.4%
2024
97.3%
2023

Health

Russia Switzerland
Government health expenditure per capita
$1,078
2022
$10,963
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$298.7
2022
$2,366
2022
Life expectancy
73.5 years
2025
84.2 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0.05%
2008
0%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
3.83
2020
4.44
2021
Age at first childbirth
25.2 years
2013
31.3 years
2023
Maternal mortality per 100K births
9
2023
5
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
4.5
2023
3.9
2023
Obesity rate
24.8%
2022
12.5%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
5.9%
2024
5.3%
2024
Air quality index
69
2025
83
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
29.2%
2022
25.5%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
10.5 liters
2020
10.1 liters
2020

Territory

Russia Switzerland
% of world land
11%
2025
0.03%
2025
Land area per capita
44,053 sq mi
2024
1,689 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
832,826 sq mi
2025
5,765 sq mi
2025
Forest area
3,147,937 sq mi
2025
4,940 sq mi
2025
Roads length
981,326 mi
2023
52,266 mi
2021

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