# Liechtenstein — national dossier

Liechtenstein — economy, society, governance, health, education, technology, geography and resources in one sourced dossier: 31 indicators, each with its…

Canonical: https://terralore.co/country/LIE
Updated: 2026-08-14 (latest domain refresh; each figure carries its own observation year)

## Overview

- Official name: Principality of Liechtenstein
- Capital: Vaduz
- Region: Western Europe, Europe
- Population: 38,000
- Area: 160 km²
- Languages: German
- Currency: Swiss franc (CHF)

A "—" is an absence in the source data, never a zero. Each figure shows the year it was observed — vintages differ by indicator and nation.

## Economy

| Metric | Value | Observed | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| GDP | $8.9 B | 2024 | World Development Indicators |
| GDP per capita | $220,167 | 2024 | World Development Indicators |
| GDP growth | -1.2% | 2009 | World Development Indicators |

## Society

| Metric | Value | Observed | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 41,000 | 2025 | World Development Indicators |
| Life expectancy | 84.2 yrs | 2024 | World Development Indicators |
| Urban population | 14.6% | 2025 | World Development Indicators |
| Fertility rate | 1.4 | 2024 | World Development Indicators |

## Governance

| Metric | Value | Observed | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Voice & accountability | 80.1 | 2024 | Worldwide Governance Indicators (via World Bank API) |
| Political stability | 92.9 | 2024 | Worldwide Governance Indicators (via World Bank API) |
| Government effectiveness | 84.3 | 2024 | Worldwide Governance Indicators (via World Bank API) |
| Regulatory quality | 79.1 | 2024 | Worldwide Governance Indicators (via World Bank API) |
| Rule of law | 86.7 | 2024 | Worldwide Governance Indicators (via World Bank API) |
| Control of corruption | 83.4 | 2024 | Worldwide Governance Indicators (via World Bank API) |

## Health

| Metric | Value | Observed | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health spending | 5.7% | 2023 | Global Health Observatory (WHO, via World Bank WDI) |
| Safe drinking water | 100.0% | 2024 | Global Health Observatory (WHO, via World Bank WDI) |

## Education

| Metric | Value | Observed | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Education spending | 2.6% | 2011 | R&D statistics (UNESCO UIS, via World Bank WDI) |
| Primary enrolment | 102.1% | 2021 | R&D statistics (UNESCO UIS, via World Bank WDI) |
| Secondary enrolment | 118.7% | 2021 | R&D statistics (UNESCO UIS, via World Bank WDI) |
| Tertiary enrolment | 46.0% | 2021 | R&D statistics (UNESCO UIS, via World Bank WDI) |

## Technology

| Metric | Value | Observed | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| R&D spending | 6.0% | 2023 | R&D statistics (UNESCO UIS, via World Bank WDI) |
| Researchers (per million) | 18,130 | 2023 | R&D statistics (UNESCO UIS, via World Bank WDI) |
| Internet users | 98.3% | 2024 | ICT indicators (ITU, via World Bank WDI) |
| Mobile subscriptions | 129 | 2024 | ICT indicators (ITU, via World Bank WDI) |

## Geography

| Metric | Value | Observed | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Land area | 160 km² | 2023 | World Development Indicators |
| Forest area | 41.9% | 2023 | World Development Indicators |
| Agricultural land | 32.3% | 2023 | World Development Indicators |
| Renewable energy | 56.9% | 2022 | World Development Indicators |

## Resources

| Metric | Value | Observed | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Resource rents | 0.0% | 2020 | World Development Indicators |
| Mineral rents | 0.0% | 2020 | World Development Indicators |
| Forest rents | 0.0% | 2020 | World Development Indicators |
| Electricity access | 100.0% | 2024 | World Development Indicators |

Every metric above is also ranked across all nations: https://terralore.co/rankings (markdown twins at /rankings/<metric>.md).

Machine-readable claims — every figure above as an addressable claim ID (TL:LIE:<metric>:<year>) with value, source, license and a ready citation string: https://terralore.co/country/LIE.claims.json

History: "A principality bought into being, the last survivor of the Holy Roman Empire, ruled from afar before it found itself." — the sourced chronicle is at https://terralore.co/country/LIE/chronicle.md (5 eras, 22 events).

## Sources

- World Development Indicators — World Bank · CC BY 4.0 · accessed 2026-08-14 · https://data.worldbank.org
- Worldwide Governance Indicators (via World Bank API) — Worldwide Governance Indicators / World Bank · CC BY 4.0 · accessed 2026-08-14 · 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 2026-08-14 · https://www.who.int/data/gho
- R&D statistics (UNESCO UIS, via World Bank WDI) — UNESCO Institute for Statistics / World Bank · CC BY 4.0 · accessed 2026-08-14 · https://uis.unesco.org
- ICT indicators (ITU, via World Bank WDI) — ITU / World Bank · CC BY 4.0 · accessed 2026-08-14 · https://www.itu.int/en/ITU-D/Statistics

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