Number of local governments in Switzerland
Switzerland: Number of local governments was 26 in 2022. ▬ Flat
Latest (2022)
26
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
47th
of 75 countries
All-time high
26
in 2017
All-time low
26
in 2017
Years of data
6
2017–2022
Number of local governments in Switzerland, 2017–2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Switzerland recorded 26 for number of local governments in 2022. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
That places Switzerland 47th out of 75 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
Number of local governments in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 26 | — |
| 2018 | 26 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 26 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 26 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 26 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 26 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 26 | 26 | 26 | 3 |
| 2020s | 26 | 26 | 26 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Switzerland
- 45 Egypt 27 compare
- 45 Ukraine 27 compare
- 48 Marshall Islands 24 compare
- 48 Montenegro 24 compare
- 50 Kiribati 23 compare
More public sector data for Switzerland
- Arms imports 33.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2023)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 3.71 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2023)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate 120 % change on previous year (2023)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 33.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2023)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 746.46 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0069 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 6.89 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 6.72 billion current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 835.24 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of local governments in Switzerland?
- Number of local governments in Switzerland was 26 in 2022, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest number of local governments recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 26 in 2017.
- What is the lowest number of local governments recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 26 in 2017.
- How does Switzerland rank for number of local governments?
- Switzerland ranks 47th out of 75 countries with data for 2022.
- Is number of local governments rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Switzerland data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Number of local governments (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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