Germany vs Switzerland: Country area — Area, per capita
Germany
0.0004 1000 ha per person
in 2024
Switzerland
0.0005 1000 ha per person
in 2024
Germany rank
143rd
Switzerland rank
142nd
Country area — Area, per capita over time
- Germany
- Switzerland
How they compare
Switzerland currently reports 0.0005 1000 ha per person against 0.0004 1000 ha per person in Germany, a difference of 0.0001 1000 ha per person.
That makes Switzerland's figure about 1.1 times Germany's.
Across all 64 years both countries report, Switzerland has been ahead every year.
Germany ranks 143rd and Switzerland ranks 142nd of 190 countries.
Switzerland has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Germany | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0005 1000 ha per person | 0.0007 1000 ha per person | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | Switzerland |
| 1970s | 0.0005 1000 ha per person | 0.0007 1000 ha per person | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | Switzerland |
| 1980s | 0.0005 1000 ha per person | 0.0006 1000 ha per person | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | Switzerland |
| 1990s | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | 0.0006 1000 ha per person | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | Switzerland |
| 2000s | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | 0.0006 1000 ha per person | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | Switzerland |
| 2010s | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | 0.0005 1000 ha per person | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | Switzerland |
| 2020s | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | 0.0005 1000 ha per person | 0 1000 ha per person | Switzerland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher country area — area, per capita, Germany or Switzerland?
- Switzerland, at 0.0005 1000 ha per person against 0.0004 1000 ha per person in Germany as of 2024.
- What is the difference in country area — area, per capita between Germany and Switzerland?
- 0.0001 1000 ha per person, with Switzerland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Switzerland?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Germany and Switzerland rank globally for country area — area, per capita?
- Germany ranks 143rd and Switzerland ranks 142nd of 190 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Country area — Area, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Country area — Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.