Italy vs Switzerland: Secondary education, general pupils, per square kilometre

Italy
10.26 units per square kilometre
in 2017
Switzerland
9.68 units per square kilometre
in 2017
Italy rank
69th
Switzerland rank
70th

Secondary education, general pupils, per square kilometre over time

  • Italy
  • Switzerland
051015197119942017

How they compare

Italy currently reports 10.26 units per square kilometre against 9.68 units per square kilometre in Switzerland, a difference of 0.58 units per square kilometre.

That makes Italy's figure about 1.1 times Switzerland's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 39 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Italy ahead.

Italy ranks 69th and Switzerland ranks 70th of 203 countries.

Italy has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Italy Switzerland Difference Ahead
1970s 11.87 units per square kilometre 10.55 units per square kilometre 1.32 units per square kilometre Italy
1980s 11.53 units per square kilometre 9.99 units per square kilometre 1.54 units per square kilometre Italy
1990s 9.67 units per square kilometre 9.17 units per square kilometre 0.5 units per square kilometre Italy
2000s 10.94 units per square kilometre 9.83 units per square kilometre 1.1 units per square kilometre Italy
2010s 10.04 units per square kilometre 9.85 units per square kilometre 0.1912 units per square kilometre Italy

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher secondary education, general pupils, per square kilometre, Italy or Switzerland?
Italy, at 10.26 units per square kilometre against 9.68 units per square kilometre in Switzerland as of 2017.
What is the difference in secondary education, general pupils, per square kilometre between Italy and Switzerland?
0.58 units per square kilometre, with Italy ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Switzerland?
39 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2017.
How do Italy and Switzerland rank globally for secondary education, general pupils, per square kilometre?
Italy ranks 69th and Switzerland ranks 70th of 203 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Secondary education, general pupils, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Secondary education, general pupils, per square kilometre
Unit
units per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
246 places, 9,094 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Secondary education, general pupils divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.