# Switzerland and Liechtenstein compared Switzerland and Liechtenstein side by side: 31 shared sourced indicators across 9 domains, and the 2 events their chronicles record of each other. Canonical: https://terralore.co/compare/che-vs-lie Updated: 2026-08-10 (latest of the two dossiers' refreshes and the two chronicles' verification dates) Two sourced records set beside each other — nothing on this page was written for the pair. Every figure is the same observation, with the same source, as on the two national dossiers; every event is the same record, with the same sources, as on its own chronicle. Figures are compared, never graded. A "—" is an absence in the source data, never a zero; each value shows its own observation year — vintages differ by indicator and nation. ## Formation - Switzerland: 1291 — The Federal Charter binds Uri, Schwyz and Unterwalden - Liechtenstein: 23 January 1719 — Vaduz and Schellenberg are united as the imperial principality of Liechtenstein ## Economy | Metric | Switzerland | Observed | Liechtenstein | Observed | |---|---|---|---|---| | GDP | $937 B | 2024 | $8.2 B | 2023 | | GDP per capita | $103,998 | 2024 | $206,781 | 2023 | | GDP growth | 1.3% | 2024 | -1.2% | 2009 | | Inflation | 1.1% | 2024 | — | — | | Trade openness | 134.1% | 2024 | — | — | ## Society | Metric | Switzerland | Observed | Liechtenstein | Observed | |---|---|---|---|---| | Population | 9.0 m | 2024 | 40,000 | 2024 | | Life expectancy | 84.4 yrs | 2024 | 84.2 yrs | 2024 | | Urban population | 85.5% | 2024 | 14.7% | 2024 | | Fertility rate | 1.3 | 2024 | 1.4 | 2024 | ## Governance | Metric | Switzerland | Observed | Liechtenstein | Observed | |---|---|---|---|---| | Voice & accountability | 85.6 | 2024 | 80.1 | 2024 | | Political stability | 82.6 | 2024 | 92.9 | 2024 | | Government effectiveness | 87.1 | 2024 | 84.3 | 2024 | | Regulatory quality | 82.8 | 2024 | 79.1 | 2024 | | Rule of law | 87.3 | 2024 | 86.7 | 2024 | | Control of corruption | 88.5 | 2024 | 83.4 | 2024 | ## Health | Metric | Switzerland | Observed | Liechtenstein | Observed | |---|---|---|---|---| | Health spending | 11.7% | 2023 | 5.7% | 2023 | | Physicians | 4.48 | 2022 | — | — | | Under-5 mortality | 3.9 | 2024 | — | — | | Measles immunisation | 96.0% | 2024 | — | — | | Safe drinking water | 96.7% | 2024 | 100.0% | 2024 | ## Education | Metric | Switzerland | Observed | Liechtenstein | Observed | |---|---|---|---|---| | Education spending | 4.9% | 2022 | 2.6% | 2011 | | Primary enrolment | 101.2% | 2024 | 102.1% | 2021 | | Secondary enrolment | 101.4% | 2024 | 118.7% | 2021 | | Tertiary enrolment | 73.5% | 2024 | 46.0% | 2021 | ## Technology | Metric | Switzerland | Observed | Liechtenstein | Observed | |---|---|---|---|---| | R&D spending | 3.2% | 2023 | 6.0% | 2023 | | Researchers (per million) | 6,108 | 2023 | 18,130 | 2023 | | Internet users | 97.3% | 2025 | 98.3% | 2024 | | Mobile subscriptions | 129 | 2024 | 129 | 2024 | | High-tech exports | 29.6% | 2024 | — | — | ## Geography | Metric | Switzerland | Observed | Liechtenstein | Observed | |---|---|---|---|---| | Land area | 39,510 km² | 2023 | 160 km² | 2023 | | Forest area | 32.4% | 2023 | 41.9% | 2023 | | Agricultural land | 37.8% | 2023 | 32.3% | 2023 | | CO₂ per capita (t) | 3.7 | 2024 | — | — | | Renewable energy | 27.7% | 2021 | 56.9% | 2022 | ## Resources | Metric | Switzerland | Observed | Liechtenstein | Observed | |---|---|---|---|---| | Resource rents | 0.0% | 2021 | 0.0% | 2020 | | Oil rents | 0.0% | 2021 | — | — | | Mineral rents | 0.0% | 2021 | 0.0% | 2020 | | Forest rents | 0.0% | 2021 | 0.0% | 2020 | | Electricity access | 100.0% | 2023 | 100.0% | 2023 | ## Military | Metric | Switzerland | Observed | Liechtenstein | Observed | |---|---|---|---|---| | Military burden | 0.7% | 2024 | — | — | | Defense spending | $6.7 B | 2024 | — | — | | Armed forces | 20,000 | 2020 | — | — | Each metric is also ranked across all nations: https://terralore.co/rankings (markdown twins at /rankings/.md). Full dossiers: https://terralore.co/country/CHE.md and https://terralore.co/country/LIE.md. ## Entangled histories (2 events) Events in which either nation's sourced chronicle names the other — including under earlier names of the same state. Each is the record exactly as its own chronicle carries it, with that chronicle's sources. - 1921: **Liberal constitution of 1921** — Following the First World War, Liechtenstein adopted a new constitution that combined the prince with an elected Landtag and instruments of direct democracy, modernising the state as it reoriented toward Switzerland. (from the Liechtenstein chronicle; sources: The History of the Princely House of Liechtenstein; Liechtenstein: History (Alpine, Principality, Sovereignty)) - 1923–1924: **Customs union with Switzerland and the Swiss franc** — A customs treaty signed in 1923 and in force from 1 January 1924 joined Liechtenstein and Switzerland into a single customs and economic area; Liechtenstein adopted the Swiss franc, binding its economy to its western neighbour. (from the Liechtenstein chronicle; sources: Advantages of the customs and monetary union with Switzerland; History of Liechtenstein; Liechtenstein: History (Alpine, Principality, Sovereignty)) ## Sources - World Development Indicators — World Bank · CC BY 4.0 · accessed 2026-06-14 · https://data.worldbank.org - Worldwide Governance Indicators (via World Bank API) — Worldwide Governance Indicators / World Bank · CC BY 4.0 · accessed 2026-08-10 · https://www.worldbank.org/en/publication/worldwide-governance-indicators - Global Health Observatory (WHO, via World Bank WDI) — WHO / World Bank · CC BY 4.0 · accessed 2026-08-10 · https://www.who.int/data/gho - Child mortality & immunisation estimates (UN IGME and WHO/UNICEF, via World Bank WDI) — UNICEF and WHO / World Bank · CC BY 4.0 · accessed 2026-08-10 · https://childmortality.org - R&D statistics (UNESCO UIS, via World Bank WDI) — UNESCO Institute for Statistics / World Bank · CC BY 4.0 · accessed 2026-06-15 · https://uis.unesco.org - ICT indicators (ITU, via World Bank WDI) — ITU / World Bank · CC BY 4.0 · accessed 2026-06-15 · https://www.itu.int/en/ITU-D/Statistics - Military Expenditure Database (via World Development Indicators) — SIPRI / World Bank · CC BY 4.0 · accessed 2026-06-14 · https://www.sipri.org/databases/milex Chronicle references are cited inline above and resolve in full at https://terralore.co/country/CHE/chronicle.md and https://terralore.co/country/LIE/chronicle.md. 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