Country comparison Switzerland vs Iceland

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Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20241.3%chart-1.2%2024GDP Growth (%) [+]
Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]2025Q325,534Kchart22,143K2025Q3Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024€865,620Mchart€30,697M2024Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$936,564Mchart$33,222M2024Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€96,010chart€79,4002024GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$104,681chart$86,6642024GDP per capita [+]
Quarterly GDP [+]2025Q3€231,056Mchart€8,623M2025Q3Quarterly GDP [+]
Debt (M.€.) [+]2024325,312chart18,0272023Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]2024352,006chart19,4982023Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]202437.52%chart61.55%2023Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024€35,950chart€46,9982023Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024$38,900chart$50,8332023Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]20244,745chart-1,1382024Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]20245,410chart-1,2312024Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]20240.50%chart-3.70%2024Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]2024291,053.9chart14,456.12024Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]2024299,453.5chart15,647.02024Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]202342,344.1chart1,978.92023Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]202345,799.1chart2,139.42023Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202315.85%chart14.83%2023Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]202469,255,025,560.8chart2,318,346,769.32024Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]202334,580.5chart2,289.62023Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]202311.65%chart16.06%2023Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]20246,213.5chart02019Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]20246,722.8chart02019Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20242.27%chart0%2020Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202433.60%chart47.00%2024Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024€32,165chart€37,1202024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024$33,093chart$40,1782024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2023€4,750chart€5,2112023Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2023$5,198chart$5,6952023Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2024€7,727chart€6,0442024Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023$3,898chart$5,9082023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024€689chart€02019Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024$751chart$02019Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Moody's Rating [+]02/14/2025AaaA109/20/2024Moody's Rating [+]
S&P Rating [+]10/01/1988AAAA+11/10/2023S&P Rating [+]
Fitch Rating [+]02/28/2020AAAA05/22/2020Fitch Rating [+]
Corruption Index [+]202382chart722023Corruption Index [+]
Competitiveness Ranking [+]20195ºchart26º2019Competitiveness Ranking [+]
Fragile States Index [+]202416.2chart15.22024Fragile States Index [+]
RTI Raking [+]202487ºchart115º2024RTI Raking [+]
Innovation Ranking [+]20241ºchart22º2024Innovation Ranking [+]
Labour
Unemployment Rate [+]September 20255.0%chart4.6%November 2025Unemployment Rate [+]
Unemployment rate [+]2025Q35.1%chart3.6%2025Q2Unemployment rate [+]
Unemployed [+]2025Q3261Kchart9K2025Q2Unemployed [+]
NMW [+]2024$5,011.6chart$3,127.62024NMW [+]
NMW [+]2024€4,548.8chart€2,830.52024NMW [+]
Average Wage [+]2024$112,976chart$85,6212024Average Wage [+]
Average Wage [+]2024€104,378chart€79,1042024Average Wage [+]
Human Capital Ranking [+]20173ºchart21º2017Human Capital Ranking [+]
Markets
Euro / Swiss francs [+]01/14/20260.9333chart146.600001/13/2026Euro / Icelandic kronas [+]
US Dollar exchange rate [+]01/14/20260.8010chart125.790001/13/2026US Dollar exchange rate [+]
10-Year Bond Yield [+]01/14/20260.24%
Risk Premium [+]01/14/2026-258
Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]12/30/2026-0.09%chart0%12/30/2026Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]
Prices
CPI (overall index) [+]December 20250.1%chart4.5%December 2025CPI (overall index) [+]
HICP [+]November 20250%chart3.4%November 2025HICP [+]
PPI Year on Year [+]November 2025-1.2%
Money Market
Key rates [+]06/20/20250%chart7.25%11/19/2025Key rates [+]
Business
Doing Business [+]202036ºchart26º2020Doing Business [+]
IPI Year on Year [+]September 20259.2%
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 2024464,102chart20,014December 2024Passengers vehicles Year [+]
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 202228.91chart47.75December 2022Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]2021603.77chart695.182021Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]
Taxes
Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]202427.8%chart36.9%2024Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]
Standard VAT [+]01/01/20187.70%chart24.00%01/01/2015Standard VAT [+]
Top tax rate + SSC [+]202241.6%chart44.4%2022Top tax rate + SSC [+]
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]20229,159,500chart698,0002021Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2024€410,785.1Mchart€6,404.4M2024Exports [+]
Exports [+]2024$444,625.6Mchart$6,932.0M2024Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]202447.46%chart20.86%2024Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2024€337,781.2Mchart€8,922.6M2024Imports [+]
Imports [+]2024$365,607.6Mchart$9,657.6M2024Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202439.02%chart29.07%2024Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2024€73,003.9Mchart€-2,518.2M2024Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2024$79,018.0Mchart$-2,725.7M2024Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]20248.43%chart-8.20%2024Trade balance % GDP [+]
Retail Sales YoY [+]November 20252.2%
Socio-Demography
Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]20151ºchart7º2015Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]
Density [+]2024219chart42024Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]20246ºchart1º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
Crude divorce rate [+]20231.80‰chart1.90‰2020Crude divorce rate [+]
Remittance received ($M) [+]20172,488.1chart171.92017Remittance received ($M) [+]
% Immigrant [+]202028.73%chart17.74%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]20208.23%chart11.73%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]20248.70‰chart11.20‰2024Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]20179,197.2chart132.92017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]20248.00‰chart6.80‰2024Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20231.33chart1.552023Fertility Rate [+]
Crude marriage rate [+]20234.20‰chart5.00‰2020Crude marriage rate [+]
% risk of poverty [+]202416.2%chart8.8%2020% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]20249,048,905chart389,4442024Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]20202,491,249chart65,4242020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]2020713,623chart43,2512020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.967chart0.9592022HDI [+]
Gender Gap Ranking [+]202420ºchart1º2024Gender Gap Ranking [+]
Life expectancy [+]202484.50chart82.802024Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]20231,023chart482024Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]202311.20chart12.332024Suicide rate [+]
Number of homicides [+]202353chart52023Number of homicides [+]
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]20230.60chart1.292023Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20233.87chart8.792023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
Consumption GWh [+]202357,185chart19,2732023Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]202368,389chart19,8162023Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]12/21/202514,170chart18612/21/2025COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]12/21/20254,488,685chart211,14812/21/2025COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]05/01/20236,013,254chart297,93412/23/2023Fully vaccinated [+]
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]12/21/20251,565.94chart477.6012/21/2025COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]07/03/202316,940,716chart903,42412/23/2023Doses administered [+]
Switzerland
Iceland