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This table lists the international rankings of Switzerland in all categories that are published in the CIA World Factbook, and those that we derived from them. Additional international rankings of Switzerland can be found in the main country ranks menu.
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Ranked Data	Value	Rank	Date of Info
Communications
Internet hosts	5,301,000	20	2012
Internet users	6,152,000	42	2009
Telephones - main lines in use	4,382,000	38	2012
Telephones - mobile cellular	10,460,000	77	2012
Economy
Budget expenditures	$212,100,000,000	22	2012 est.
Budget revenues	$212,900,000,000	21	2012 est.
Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-) % of GDP	0.10	44	2012 est.
Central bank discount rate(%)	0.5	147	31 Dec 2010 est
Commercial bank prime lending rate(%)	2.72	178	31 Dec 2011 est.
Current account balance	$63,820,000,000	9	2012 est.
Debt - external	$1,563,000,000,000	12	31 Dec 2012
Distribution of family income - Gini index	29.6	117	2010
Exports	$332,100,000,000	18	2012 est.
GDP - composition, by end use - exports of goods and services (%)	52.30	62	2012 est.
GDP - composition, by end use - government consumption (%)	11.20	156	2012 est.
GDP - composition, by end use - household consumption (%)	57.40	129	2012 est.
GDP - composition, by end use - imports of goods and services (%)	-41.90	76	2012 est.
GDP - composition, by end use - investment in fixed capital (%)	20.10	115	2012 est.
GDP - composition, by end use - investment in inventories (%)	0.90	63	2012 est.
GDP - composition, by sector of origin - agriculture(%)	0.70	206	2012 est.
GDP - composition, by sector of origin - industry(%)	26.80	109	2012 est.
GDP - composition, by sector of origin - services(%)	72.50	54	2012 est.
GDP - official exchange rate	$622,600,000,000	21	2012 est.
GDP - per capita (PPP)	$44,900	15	2012 est.
GDP - purchasing power parity	$359,000,000,000	38	2012 est.
GDP - real growth rate(%)	1.00	157	2012 est.
Gross national saving (% of GPD)	31.50	21	2012 est.
Household income or consumption by percentage share - highest 10%	19.00	146	2007
Household income or consumption by percentage share - lowest 10%(%)	7.50	1	2007
Imports	$296,200,000,000	19	2012 est.
Industrial production growth rate(%)	1.00	119	2012 est.
Inflation rate (consumer prices)(%)	-0.70	222	2012 est.
Labor force	4,954,000	77	2012 est.
Labor force - by occupation - agriculture(%)	3.40	163	2010
Labor force - by occupation - industry(%)	23.40	51	2010
Labor force - by occupation - services(%)	73.20	33	2010
Market value of publicly traded shares	$ 1,229,000,000,000	12	31 Dec 2010
Population below poverty line(%)	7.90	151	2010
Public debt(% of GPD)	52.40	57	2011 est.
Reserves of foreign exchange and gold	$531,100,000,000	6	31 Dec 2012 est.
Stock of broad money	$ 1,166,000,000,000	15	31 Dec 2012 est.
Stock of direct foreign investment - abroad	$1,381,000,000,000	5	31 Dec 2012 est.
Stock of direct foreign investment - at home	$955,100,000,000	9	31 Dec 2012 est.
Stock of domestic credit	$1,247,000,000,000	15	31 Dec 2012 est.
Stock of narrow money	$ 534,400,000,000	11	31 Dec 2012 est.
Taxes and other revenues	34.2	71	2012 est.
Unemployment rate(%)	2.90	181	2012 est.
Energy
Carbon dioxide emissions from consumption of energy	43,360,000	69	2011 est.
Crude Oil - exports	0	84	2011 est.
Crude Oil - imports	258,200	28	2011 est.
Crude Oil - production	3,613	101	2012 est.
Crude Oil - proved reserves	0	110	1 Jan 2013 est.
Electricity - consumption(kWh)	60,420,000,000	41	2011 est.
Electricity - exports(kWh)	34,570,000,000	5	2012 est.
Electricity - from fossil fuels	3.1	199	2010 est.
Electricity - from hydroelectric plants	65.9	28	2010 est.
Electricity - from nuclear fuels	18.0	12	2010 est.
Electricity - from other renewable sources	3.0	58	2010 est.
Electricity - imports(kWh)	32,250,000,000	5	2012 est.
Electricity - installed generating capacity	18,070,000	42	2010 est.
Electricity - production(kWh)	60,180,000,000	45	2011 est.
Electricity Consumption per capita (kWh)	7,556.25	24	NA
Natural gas - consumption(cu m)	3,682,000,000	67	2010 est.
Natural gas - exports(cu m)	8,494,000,000	32	2012 est.
Natural gas - imports(cu m)	11,770,000,000	27	2012 est.
Natural gas - production(cu m)	0	110	2011 est.
Natural gas - proved reserves(cu m)	0	118	1 Jan 2011 est.
Refined petroleum products - consumption	258,200	50	2011 est.
Refined petroleum products - exports	7,585	86	2010 est.
Refined petroleum products - imports	157,600	36	2010 est.
Refined petroleum products - production	96,710	76	2010 est.
Geography
Coastline(km)	0	222	NA
Elevation extremes - highest point(m)	4634	35	NA
Elevation extremes - lowest point(m)	195	17	NA
Freshwater withdrawal (domestic/industrial/agricultural) - per capita (cu km/yr)	360.3	84	2010
Freshwater withdrawal (domestic/industrial/agricultural) - total (cu km/yr)	2.61	84	2010
Irrigated land(sq km)	550	112	2007
Land Area - sq km	39,997.00	134	NA
Land boundaries - km	1,852	92	NA
Land use - arable land(%)	9.80	112	2011
Land use - other(%)	89.63	117	2011
Land use - permanent crops(%)	0.57	143	2011
Population density - Persons per sq km*	199.92	62	Jul 2013 est.
Total Area - sq km	41,277.00	136	NA
Total renewable water resources(cu km)	53.50	90	2011
Water Area - sq km	1,280	106	NA
Military
Manpower available for military service - female	1,786,552	90	2010 est.
Manpower available for military service - male	1,828,043	96	2010 est.
Manpower fit for military service - female	1,459,450	93	2010 est.
Manpower fit for military service - male	1,493,509	93	2010 est.
Manpower reaching militarily significant age annually - female	42,585	110	2010 est.
Manpower reaching militarily significant age annually - male	46,562	110	2010 est.
Military expenditures - percent of GDP	1.00	124	2005 est.
Population
Age structure 0-14 years - female	588,725	114	2013 est.
Age structure 0-14 years - male	624,601	114	2013 est.
Age structure 0-14 years(%)	15.20	206	2013 est.
Age structure 15-24 years - female	453,568	114	2013 est.
Age structure 15-24 years - male	471,401	113	2013 est.
Age structure 15-24 years(%)	11.60	210	2013 est.
Age structure 25-54 years - female	1,749,672	89	2013 est.
Age structure 25-54 years - male	1,766,228	90	2013 est.
Age structure 25-54 years(%)	44.00	55	2013 est.
Age structure 55-64 years - female	479,642	74	2013 est.
Age structure 55-64 years - male	476,495	71	2013 est.
Age structure 55-64 years(%)	12.00	52	2013 est.
Age structure 65 years and over - female	784,940	58	2013 est.
Age structure 65 years and over - male	600,754	58	2013 est.
Age structure 65 years and over(%)	17.30	26	2013 est.
Birth Rate(births/1,000 population)	10.45	184	2013 est.
Contraceptive prevalence rate (%)	82.00	9	1994/95
Death Rate(deaths/1,000 population)	8.08	96	2013 est.
Dependency ratios - potential support ratio (number of working-age people (ages 15-64) per one elderly person (ages 65+))	0	20	201
Drinking water source - Improved - rural	100	6	NA
Drinking water source - Improved - total	100	4	NA
Drinking water source - Improved - urban	100	4	NA
Drinking water source - UnImproved - rural	0	173	2011 est.
Drinking water source - UnImproved - total	0	173	2011 est.
Drinking water source - UnImproved - urban	0	159	2011 est.
Education expenditures - percent of GDP	5.40	57	2009
Health expenditures	10.90	15	2011
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate(%)	0.40	71	2009 est.
HIV/AIDS - deaths	100	117	2009 est.
HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS	18,000	79	2009 est.
Hospital bed density	5.00	37	2010
Infant mortality rate - female (deaths/1,000 live births)	3.36	204	2013 est.
Infant mortality rate - male (deaths/1,000 live births)	4.21	197	2013 est.
Infant mortality rate - total (deaths/1,000 live births)	3.80	202	2013 est.
Life expectancy at birth - female (years)	84.71	11	2013 est.
Life expectancy at birth - male(years)	79.99	7	2013 est.
Life expectancy at birth - total (years)	82.28	8	2013 est.
Literacy - female(%)	99.00	31	2003 est.
Literacy - male(%)	99.00	40	2003 est.
Literacy - total(%)	99.00	30	2003 est.
Maternal mortality rate	8.00	157	2010
Median age - female (years)	42.70	29	2013 est.
Median age - male (years)	40.80	22	2013 est.
Median age - total (years)	41.80	20	2013 est.
Mother's mean age at first birth (years)	30.20	2	2010 est.
Net migration rate(migrant(s)/1,000 population)	6.14	19	2013 est.
Obesity - adult prevalence rate	17.50	111	2008
Physicians density	4.08	9	2010
Population	7,996,026	96	Jul 2013 est.
Population growth rate(%)	0.85	129	2013 est.
Sanitation facility access - Rural Improved (% of population)	100	3	NA
Sanitation facility access - Rural UnImproved (% of population)	0	166	NA
Sanitation facility access - Total Improved (% of population)	100	3	NA
Sanitation facility access - Total UnImproved (% of population)	0	167	NA
Sanitation facility access - Urban Improved (% of population)	100	4	NA
Sanitation facility access - Urban UnImproved (% of population)	0	162	NA
School life expectancy - female (years)	16	27	2011
School life expectancy - male (years)	16	14	2011
School life expectancy - total (years)	16	18	2011
Sex ratio - 0-14 years(male(s)/female)	1.06	40	2013 est
Sex ratio - 15-24 years(male(s)/female)	1.04	84	2013 est
Sex ratio - 25-54 years(male(s)/female)	1.01	86	2013 est
Sex ratio - 55-64 years(male(s)/female)	0.99	72	2013 est
Sex ratio - 65 years and over(male(s)/female)	0.76	142	2013 est
Sex ratio - at birth (male(s)/female)	1.06	38	2013 est
Sex ratio - total population(male(s)/female)	0.97	142	2013 est
Suffrage	18.00	31	NA
Total fertility rate(children born/woman)	1.53	186	2013 est.
Unemployment, youth ages 15-24 - female (%)	8	116	2012
Unemployment, youth ages 15-24 - male(%)	9	110	2012
Unemployment, youth ages 15-24 - total (%)	8	120	2011
Urbanization - rate of urbanization(%)	0.5	187	2010
Urbanization - urban population(%)	74	68	2010-15 est.
Transportation
Airports	63	78	2013
Airports - with paved runways - total	40	49	2013
Airports - with unpaved runways - total	23	98	2013
Heliports	2.00	54	2013
Merchant marine(ships)	38	76	2010
Pipelines(km)	1,901	71	2013
Railways(km)	4,876	37	2008
Roadways(km)	71,464	66	2011
Waterways(km)	1,292	58	2010

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