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

Italy
15.58 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Switzerland
15.85 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Italy rank
62nd
Switzerland rank
61st

Secondary education, pupils, per square kilometre over time

  • Italy
  • Switzerland
05101520197119972023

How they compare

Switzerland currently reports 15.85 units per square kilometre against 15.58 units per square kilometre in Italy, a difference of 0.27 units per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1978 it was Italy ahead.

Italy ranks 62nd and Switzerland ranks 61st of 205 countries.

Italy has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Italy Switzerland Difference Ahead
1970s 17.81 units per square kilometre 16.03 units per square kilometre 1.79 units per square kilometre Italy
1980s 18.1 units per square kilometre 16.18 units per square kilometre 1.92 units per square kilometre Italy
1990s 16.5 units per square kilometre 14.15 units per square kilometre 2.35 units per square kilometre Italy
2000s 15.27 units per square kilometre 14.48 units per square kilometre 0.7909 units per square kilometre Italy
2010s 15.59 units per square kilometre 15.42 units per square kilometre 0.1736 units per square kilometre Italy
2020s 15.67 units per square kilometre 15.56 units per square kilometre 0.1065 units per square kilometre Italy

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher secondary education, pupils, per square kilometre, Italy or Switzerland?
Switzerland, at 15.85 units per square kilometre against 15.58 units per square kilometre in Italy as of 2023.
What is the difference in secondary education, pupils, per square kilometre between Italy and Switzerland?
0.27 units per square kilometre, with Switzerland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Switzerland?
44 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2023.
How do Italy and Switzerland rank globally for secondary education, pupils, per square kilometre?
Italy ranks 62nd and Switzerland ranks 61st of 205 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Secondary education, 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, pupils, per square kilometre
Unit
units per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
250 places, 9,655 data points, 1970–2023
Last refreshed

Secondary education, 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.