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In brief

Home broadband per 100 people: 47 (2024). World rank 10 of 208 (1 = best); in Europe, 6 of 46. Access to electricity: 100% (2024). World rank 1 of 214 (1 = best); in Europe, 1 of 47. Electricity from fossil fuels: 0.4% (2025). World rank 8 of 209 (1 = best); in Europe, 3 of 44. From 2015 to 2025: using the internet 87.5% → 97.3%, electricity use 7,500 → 7,111 (kWh per person), and electricity from fossil fuels 1% → 0.4%.

Internet and communications

Using the internet
97.3% 2025
Mobile subscriptions per 100 people
129 2024
Home broadband per 100 people
47 2024
Internet domain
.ch

Energy

Access to electricity
100% 2024
Electricity use, kWh per person
7,111 2025
Renewable share of energy use
27.7% 2021
Electricity from renewables
67.9% 2021
Electricity from fossil fuels
0.4% 2025
Mains voltage
230 V
Plug types
C, J

Transport

Driving side
Right
Air passengers per year
27,725,233 2023
Airports
66 2025
Railways, km
5,296 2020

Science and innovation

Research spending, share of GDP
3.2% 2023
Researchers per million people
6,108 2023
Scientific articles per year
22,804 2023
Patent applications by residents
1,191 2024
High-tech share of manufactured exports
29.6% 2024