Which has higher number of deaths, Saudi Arabia or Switzerland?

Saudi Arabia, at 77,838 deaths against 73,789 deaths in Switzerland as of 2023.

What is the difference in number of deaths between Saudi Arabia and Switzerland?

4,049 deaths, with Saudi Arabia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Saudi Arabia and Switzerland?

74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of deaths. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Saudi Arabia vs Switzerland: Number of deaths

Saudi Arabia

77,838 deaths

in 2023

Switzerland

73,789 deaths

in 2023

Saudi Arabia rank

92nd

Switzerland rank

94th

Number of deaths over time

Saudi Arabia
Switzerland

How they compare

Saudi Arabia currently reports 77,838 deaths against 73,789 deaths in Switzerland, a difference of 4,049 deaths.

That makes Saudi Arabia's figure about 1.1 times Switzerland's.

The two have swapped places 13 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Switzerland ahead.

Saudi Arabia ranks 92nd and Switzerland ranks 94th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Saudi Arabia averaged higher in 2 and Switzerland in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Saudi Arabia	Switzerland	Difference	Ahead
1950s	46,764 deaths	49,537 deaths	2,773 deaths	Switzerland
1960s	53,161 deaths	54,956 deaths	1,795 deaths	Switzerland
1970s	51,399 deaths	56,874 deaths	5,475 deaths	Switzerland
1980s	49,775 deaths	59,931 deaths	10,156 deaths	Switzerland
1990s	49,352 deaths	62,960 deaths	13,609 deaths	Switzerland
2000s	57,377 deaths	61,773 deaths	4,396 deaths	Switzerland
2010s	68,523 deaths	65,540 deaths	2,982 deaths	Saudi Arabia
2020s	79,672 deaths	74,550 deaths	5,122 deaths	Saudi Arabia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of deaths, Saudi Arabia or Switzerland?: Saudi Arabia, at 77,838 deaths against 73,789 deaths in Switzerland as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of deaths between Saudi Arabia and Switzerland?: 4,049 deaths, with Saudi Arabia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Saudi Arabia and Switzerland?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Saudi Arabia and Switzerland rank globally for number of deaths?: Saudi Arabia ranks 92nd and Switzerland ranks 94th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of deaths. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Number of deaths
Unit: deaths
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

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