CHE · Europe
Switzerland
Switzerland, officially the Swiss Confederation, is a landlocked country located at the intersection of Central, Western, and Southern Europe. It is bordered by Germany to the north, France to the west, Austria and Liechtenstein to the east, and Italy to the south.
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The Institute's composite reading
Vigilance
3.9 /10 risk
- Security 0.0
- Legitimacy 8.7
- Economy 6.0
- Diplomacy 5.3
- Influence 0.6
Security: 0 stable → 10 unstable · others: 0 weak → 10 strong. Computed from V-Dem, FH, CPI, RSF, World Bank, SIPRI, sanctions.
UN list of 2026.10.07: 5 people and 0 entities linked to the country by nationality or a known address. Regime: Iraq.
Listings linked to the country by nationality or address: United States 87 (list of 2026.10.02), United Kingdom 15 (list of 2026.10.07), EU 11 (list of 2026.09.22).
- Capital
- Bern
- Population
- 9,082,848 inh.
- Area
- 41,284 km²
- Currency
- CHF
- Regime
- directorial system
Executive in office
Head of State
Conseil fédéral
Government in office 1 members
conseiller fédéral
Martin Pfister
Parliament
Conseil national
200 seats
Chair Pierre-André Page
Inception 1848
Conseil des États
46 seats
Chair Andrea Caroni
Inception 1848
Economic indicators World Bank · 2025
GDP
1.04 T$
GDP / capita
114,769 $
Growth
1.3 %
Inflation
0.2 %
Unemployment
4.9 %
Debt / GDP
22.3 %
Defense / GDP
0.7 %
Life expectancy
84.4 yrs
Governance indices V-Dem 2025 · Freedom House 2026 · CPI 2025 · RSF 2026
Democracy (V-Dem)
0.88/1
Freedoms (Freedom House)
96/100
Corruption (CPI)
80/100
Press freedom (RSF)
85/100
Military posture SIPRI · 2025
Global spending rank
#38
Annual budget
7.2 Md$
Defense effort
0.8 %PIB
Trade dependencies OEC · UN Comtrade · 2023
Exports
422 Md$
Imports
366 Md$
Balance
56 Md$
Top exports
- 38.0% Médicaments + chimie 160 Md$
- 14.0% Or 59 Md$
- 14.0% Machines + horlogerie 59 Md$
Top imports
- 21.0% Or 77 Md$
- 12.0% Médicaments 44 Md$
Export partners
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États-Unis
17.5%
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Allemagne
16.0%
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Inde
6.5%
Import partners
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Allemagne
19.5%
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États-Unis
7.5%
Diplomatic alignment UNGA 2020-2024 · Bailey-Strezhnev-Voeten
Vote concordance with each power at UN General Assembly.
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USA
77%
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GBR
84%
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FRA
92%
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DEU
91%
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RUS
18%
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CHN
26%
Abstention: 16%
Key treaties UN Treaty Collection · IAEA · ICRC · OPCW
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✓
NPT
-
✓
CTBT
-
◐
TPNW
-
✓
Rome Statute
-
✓
Genocide
-
✓
Geneva
-
✓
Ottawa Mine Ban
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✓
Oslo Cluster Munitions
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✓
Arms Trade Treaty
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✓
Paris Agreement
Political calendar Institute · Wikipedia · 2026-10-08
Upcoming
- 2026-11-29
- 2027-10-24
Last election
- 2026-09-27
- 2026-06-14
- 2026-03-08
- 2025-11-30
Society · human UNDP HDI 2023 · World Bank · WID · UNHCR 2025
HDI
0.97/1
Top 10% (wealth)
67.7 %
Gini
33.8
Refugees hosted
208,287
Refugees originating
6
Disputed recognitions curé éditorial · UN Member States
Recognizes
- Kosovo
- Palestine (en discussion)
Does not recognize
- Crimée russe
National anthem
Cantique suisse
Alliances and organisations Institut · Wikidata
- UN
- Schengen Area
- OECD
- WTO
- Council of Europe
- OSCE
- EFTA
- Francophonie (OIF)
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Global attention Wikipedia · 90 days
The country's Wikipedia article is usually read 7,548 times a day (French and English). On 2026.10.07: 7,188, or ×1.0.
French + English French usual level 2026.07.10 · 2026.10.07 Wikimedia statistics (CC0), human users
Sources and freshness
- Executive, government, parliament, anthem · Wikidata (CC0) · 2026-10-08
- Economy · World Bank (CC BY 4.0) · 2025
- Indices and figures · V-Dem 2026 (OWID) · Freedom House 2026 (OWID) · Transparency International CPI 2025 · RSF 2026 · PNUD IDH 2025 (OWID) · Banque mondiale Gini 2022 · UNHCR 2025 · SIPRI 2026 (OWID) · read on 2026-10-08
- Memberships · Wikidata (CC0) · 2026-10-08
- Political calendar · Institute and Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0) · 2026-10-08
- UN sanctions · Security Council consolidated list · list of 2026-10-07 · read on 2026-10-08
- Sanctions · US Treasury (OFAC), SDN and non-SDN lists · list of 2026-10-02 · read on 2026-10-08
- Sanctions · United Kingdom, UK Sanctions List (FCDO) · list of 2026-10-07 · read on 2026-10-08
- Sanctions · European Union, consolidated financial sanctions list · list of 2026-09-22 · read on 2026-10-08
- Institute dossier (sanctions, treaties, visits, capabilities) · as of 2026-05-01
- Summary · Wikipédia (CC BY-SA 4.0)