Supported cities
11
City profiles indexed for Switzerland.
Western Europe
Switzerland Country Intelligence Hub
Switzerland's profile reflects high-quality public services, low-carbon hydro and nuclear electricity, and a long tradition of careful urban and infrastructure planning. Switzerland is indexed at the country level in Western Europe, with 11 city profiles linked below.
- Last updated
- 2026-05-16
- Data year
- 2025
- Country code
- CH
Matterhorn
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Visual context
Additional verified imagery for Switzerland. Each photo is sourced from Wikimedia Commons with full attribution and a permissive license.
Jungfrau
Image credit: Image: Roland Zumbühl, Arlesheim / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0
Switzerland country overview
Snapshot of structured Switzerland city intelligence and which verified utility layers are available on this hub.
Switzerland country overview
Emergency profile
Verified
Country emergency contacts attributed to official publishers.
Healthcare profile
Fallback
Verified healthcare data is not available; fallback context is shown.
Transport profile
Fallback
Verified transport data is not available; fallback context is shown.
Related comparisons
1
Curated city-vs-city comparison pages that reference this country.
Related collections
3
Best Cities collections that include at least one city from this country.
Data year
2025
Reference year for the country intelligence dataset.
Last updated
2026-05-16
Most recent platform-side review of the country hub.
Service quality
Very high
Health, transit, and education services support a stable daily life.
Energy mix
Low-carbon
Hydroelectric capacity provides a favorable starting point for transition.
Affordability pressure
High
Housing and services costs are the main resident well-being constraint.
Switzerland data table
Country pages group cities into crawlable clusters and give national context without replacing city-level comparisons.
| Metric | Value | Context |
|---|---|---|
| Region | Western Europe | Used for geographic clustering and regional comparisons. |
| Indexed cities | 11 | Lucerne, Lugano, St. Gallen, Lausanne, Bern, Winterthur, Zurich, Geneva, Basel, Biel/Bienne, Neuchâtel |
| Service quality | Very high | Health, transit, and education services support a stable daily life. |
| Energy mix | Low-carbon | Hydroelectric capacity provides a favorable starting point for transition. |
| Affordability pressure | High | Housing and services costs are the main resident well-being constraint. |
Indexed cities in Switzerland
Each linked city page includes its own metadata, data table, source block, module links, and any verified utility layers.
Indexed cities in Switzerland
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Lucerne
Switzerland / Western Europe
Use the Lucerne profile to compare tourism exposure, transport access, and cost-of-living framing alongside regional peers such as Zurich and Bern.
Overall73/100
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Lugano
Switzerland / Western Europe
Use the Lugano profile to compare cross-border commuting, transport access, and cost framing alongside regional peers such as Geneva and Zurich.
Overall71/100
Image credit: Image: Thomas Woodtli from Zürich, Switzerland / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 2.0
St. Gallen
Switzerland / Western Europe
Use the St. Gallen profile to compare institutional capacity, transport access, and cost framing alongside regional peers such as Zurich and Winterthur.
Overall70/100
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Lausanne
Switzerland / Western Europe
Use the Lausanne profile to compare transport access, healthcare capacity, and cost-of-living framing alongside regional peers such as Geneva and Bern.
Overall76/100
Image credit: Image: Thomas Woodtli from Zürich, Switzerland / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 2.0
Bern
Switzerland / Western Europe
Use the Bern profile to compare transport access, institutional capacity, and cost framing alongside regional peers such as Zurich and Basel.
Overall77/100
Image credit: Image: Simon Aughton / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 2.0
Winterthur
Switzerland / Western Europe
Use the Winterthur profile to compare transport access, industrial transition, and cost framing alongside regional peers such as Zurich and Basel.
Overall74/100
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Zurich
Switzerland / Western Europe
Zurich is most informative for users comparing service quality, transit reliability, and clean-energy depth against high housing and services costs.
Overall90/100
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Geneva
Switzerland / Western Europe
Use the Geneva profile to compare cost framing, mobility, and quality-of-life signals alongside Zurich and other Western-European metros.
Overall87/100
Image credit: Image: Norbert Aepli, Switzerland (User:Noebu) / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.5
Basel
Switzerland / Western Europe
Use the Basel profile to compare cost framing, mobility, and quality-of-life signals alongside Zurich and Geneva.
Overall86/100
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Biel/Bienne
Switzerland / Western Europe
Use the Biel/Bienne profile to compare affordability, livability, and economic indicators against other indexed cities in Switzerland and across Western Europe, and to explore nearby nature and weekend destinations.
Overall74/100
Image credit: Image: Francoise Kuenzi / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
Neuchâtel
Switzerland / Western Europe
Use the Neuchâtel profile to compare affordability, livability, and economic indicators against other indexed cities in Switzerland and across Western Europe, and to explore nearby nature and weekend destinations.
Overall80/100
Country indicators
Source-attributed country-level indicators for Switzerland, drawn from the World Bank Development Indicators. Use the cards and table together to compare scale, unit, and data year for each metric.
Country indicators for Switzerland
VerifiedOfficial dataLast updated 2026-04-08 · data year 2024
How to read these country indicators
Reading guideCountry-level, not city-level
Indicators describe national context. Pair them with city profiles, comparisons, and verified utility layers (emergency, healthcare, transport) for local detail.
Source-attributed where available
Values come from the World Bank Development Indicators. Where no verified record exists, the platform shows a transparent fallback rather than a guessed number.
Different indicators, different years
Each record carries its own data year because publishers refresh indicators on their own cadence. The card and table both display the year alongside the value.
Context, not a ranking
Treat indicators as orientation, not as a leaderboard. The platform never claims any country is best, safest, cleanest, richest, healthiest, or most connected.
Read alongside city intelligence
Country indicators are most useful when combined with the city profiles in the country, the public-safety, healthcare, and transport sections, and the methodology and data-sources pages.
For full construction details, read the methodology page and the data sources registry.
Economic context
National-level economic signals to read alongside city-level cost and services pages.
GDP per capita
Verified103,998.19current US$Economic context only — not a cost-of-living score or a household-income measure.
Data year 2024 updated 2026-04-08
Unemployment rate
Verified4.87percentModeled ILO labor-market context — not a guarantee of job availability for any specific worker.
Data year 2025 updated 2026-04-08
Population and urban context
National scale and urbanisation context; pair with city profiles for local detail.
Population
Verified9,005,582peopleNational scale only — not a city population value or a measure of urban density.
Data year 2024 updated 2026-04-08
Urban population share
Verified85.46percentShare of population living in urban areas — not a quality-of-life or urban-form measure.
Data year 2024 updated 2026-04-08
Digital access context
Connectivity context drawn from World Bank usage and subscription indicators.
Internet usage
Verified97.32percentShare of population that uses the internet — not a measure of connection speed or quality.
Data year 2025 updated 2026-04-08
Fixed broadband subscriptions
Verified47.02per 100 peopleFixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people — not a measure of overall internet quality or speed.
Data year 2024 updated 2026-04-08
Health context
National health-system context; not a substitute for verified city-level healthcare layers.
Life expectancy
Verified84.41yearsNational health-context indicator — not individual health guidance.
Data year 2024 updated 2026-04-08
Health expenditure per capita
Verified11,783.67current US$Per-capita spending context — not a measure of healthcare quality or access for any individual.
Data year 2023 updated 2026-04-08
Environment context
National emissions context; read separately from city-level air-quality data.
CO₂ emissions per capita
Verified3.75metric tons per capitaNational emissions context — not a city-level air-quality measurement.
Data year 2024 updated 2026-04-08
| Indicator | Value | Unit | Data year | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 9,005,582 | people | 2024 | Verified |
| Internet usage | 97.32 | percent | 2025 | Verified |
| Urban population share | 85.46 | percent | 2024 | Verified |
| GDP per capita | 103,998.19 | current US$ | 2024 | Verified |
| Life expectancy | 84.41 | years | 2024 | Verified |
| Health expenditure per capita | 11,783.67 | current US$ | 2023 | Verified |
| Unemployment rate | 4.87 | percent | 2025 | Verified |
| CO₂ emissions per capita | 3.75 | metric tons per capita | 2024 | Verified |
| Fixed broadband subscriptions | 47.02 | per 100 people | 2024 | Verified |
Data provenance
Source attributionGlobal City Intelligence — country indicators dataset
Verified- Publisher
- World Bank — World Development Indicators
- Last verified
- 2026-04-08
Methodology and context
Country indicator values appear in this section only after they are sourced from accepted publishers and validated at build time. Malformed records cannot ship to production.
- Scoring methodology — how indicators across the platform are constructed.
- Data sources registry — the official sources cited by verified datasets.
- Cited references: World Bank
Emergency and public safety in Switzerland
Verified emergency contacts for Switzerland, drawn from official emergency services and government publishers. Use these as a starting point and confirm current details with local authorities before traveling or relocating.
| Service | Number | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| European emergency | 11224/7 | 112 routes to police, fire, or ambulance dispatch nationwide. |
| Police | 11724/7 | — |
| Ambulance | 14424/7 | — |
| Fire | 11824/7 | — |
Public safety sources
Each emergency contact above is attributed to an official emergency service or government publisher. Confirm current numbers directly with these sources.
- European Commission: 112 — The European emergency number
Used as the primary attribution for the EU-wide 112 universal emergency number on European country profiles.
Last verified: 2026-05-16
Methodology and the wider source registry are documented on the scoring methodology and data sources pages.
Healthcare and hospitals in Switzerland
Verified national healthcare information for Switzerland, drawn from official government and public health publishers. This is informational only and does not provide medical advice.
Related sections: emergency and public safety, scoring methodology, and data sources.
Transport and mobility in Switzerland
Verified national transport context for Switzerland, attributed to official transport ministries, national operators, and aviation authorities. This is informational only; routes, fares, and schedules change frequently — check the linked authorities for current details.
Related sections: emergency and public safety, healthcare and hospitals, cities directory, countries directory, scoring methodology, data sources.
Related city comparisons for Switzerland
Curated city-vs-city comparisons that include at least one city from Switzerland. Each link opens a comparison page with structured indicators across cost, safety, healthcare, transport, and country context.
Related city comparisons for Switzerland
Best Cities collections featuring Switzerland
Curated city collections that include at least one Switzerland city. Each collection is a comparison-oriented shortlist, not an official ranking.
Best Cities collections featuring Switzerland
Family life
Best Cities for Families: Practical City Comparison
A comparison-oriented collection of cities seen through family-relevant context: safety, healthcare, public services, transport, air quality, and livability indicators. Designed for comparison, not as an official family ranking.
1 city from Switzerland in this collection
Clean air
Best Cities for Clean Air: Air Quality-Oriented City Collection
An air quality-oriented city collection. Designed for comparison through WHO and regional air-quality context — not a ranked claim of which city has the cleanest air.
1 city from Switzerland in this collection
Public transport
Best Cities for Public Transport: Mobility-Focused City Collection
A mobility-focused city collection comparing cities with useful public-transport context and verified transport or mobility profiles where available.
1 city from Switzerland in this collection
Rankings featuring Switzerland cities
Explore rankings where supported Switzerland city profiles appear. Use rankings as directional city intelligence, not an official government ranking.
Rankings featuring Switzerland cities
Ranking
Overall City Intelligence Ranking
A balanced ranking of cities across affordability, air quality, clean-energy readiness, and resilience.
11 cities from Switzerland appears in this ranking
Ranking
Best Cities for Quality of Life
Cities that combine strong services, mobility, safety, clean air, and resilience into a healthy day-to-day profile.
11 cities from Switzerland appears in this ranking
Ranking
Best Cities for Remote Workers
Cities that combine fast connectivity, safety, healthy day-to-day life, and a manageable cost-of-living balance for remote and hybrid workers.
11 cities from Switzerland appears in this ranking
Ranking
Cleanest Air Cities
A health-oriented comparison of city air-quality scores using WHO-centered pollutant interpretation.
11 cities from Switzerland appears in this ranking
Ranking
Most Affordable Global Cities
Cities ranked by cost-of-living score, weighing housing pressure, essential spending, and household offsets across global metros.
11 cities from Switzerland appears in this ranking
Ranking
Best Connected Cities
Cities ranked by internet speed, mobile coverage, and digital-readiness depth for residents, businesses, and remote workers.
11 cities from Switzerland appears in this ranking
Ranking
Energy Ready City Ranking
A ranking of city energy-transition readiness, grid resilience, clean-resource potential, and adaptation capacity.
11 cities from Switzerland appears in this ranking
Ranking
Affordability Balance Ranking
A practical affordability ranking that weighs housing pressure against transport access, services, and opportunity density.
11 cities from Switzerland appears in this ranking
See the full rankings directory for every available structured ranking.
Interpretation and methodology note
Across 11 indexed cities, Zurich leads at 90/100 and St. Gallen sits at 70/100. Use the country page as a parent context layer; module-level detail lives on each city profile. Data year 2025; last updated 2026-05-16. Drawn from 5 institutional references.
Structured indicators on this hub are directional and intended for orientation. Verified utility layers — emergency, healthcare, transport — are attributed to official publishers where available and use transparent fallback states where verified country-level data is not yet integrated.
- Cities directory — browse every indexed city profile.
- All countries — navigate to other country hubs.
- City comparisons — curated city-vs-city pages with structured indicators.
- Best Cities collections — comparison-oriented shortlists by intent.
- All rankings — structured rankings across city intelligence categories.
- Read the scoring methodology for the scoring model used across modules.
- Browse all data sources for the source registry behind verified layers.
- Travel budget calculator — plan a trip budget for cities in Switzerland. Use your own trip inputs and then review city, public safety, healthcare, and transport context. Planning estimator only, not an official travel cost estimate.
Structured indicators on this page are directional and intended for orientation. Verified datasets are being integrated; official sources should be used for critical decisions.
Sources
5 institutional references inform this view, listed below with reliability notes. Structured indicators on this page are directional and intended for orientation; verified datasets are being integrated and official sources should be used for critical decisions.
- UN-Habitat: World Cities Report 2024
Used as a policy and methodology reference for urban exposure and resilience signals.
- NASA: NASA POWER
Used as an energy-resource and weather-normalization reference.
- European Environment Agency: Air Quality Status Report
Used where European city comparisons need monitored air-quality context.
- IPCC: AR6 WGII Chapter 6: Cities, settlements and key infrastructure
Used to explain urban climate vulnerability and adaptation scoring logic.
- International Energy Agency: Empowering Urban Energy Transitions
Used to ground energy-readiness scoring in international transition guidance.