NUTS-3 CH063 · Switzerland
Schwyz
Schwyz generates €12bn of GDP across 168.9k residents. Its Opportunity Index of 75.1/100 puts it in the upper quartile of EU regions, led by livability and market access. Its economy has grown +6.6%/yr over five years and accelerating, with the employment rate down 1.3pp. On quality of life it ranks strongest for clean environment (98th EU percentile) and weakest for digital connectivity (80th).
Long-run trajectory · EU percentile of real GDP per head, 1995–2024
Enduring leader94 → 95 EU percentile since 1995 (+0 ranks)
Yearly EU-wide percentile of real GDP per head (ARDECO regional accounts, constant 2020 prices, derived over population). 50 = the EU median that year; percentiles are scale-free, so decades are directly comparable. See the backtest for what long-run prosperity ranks do — and don't — anticipate.
Mandate pillar profile · EU percentiles (screener dimensions)
Labour market99
Governance96
Quality of life90
Digital readiness85
Demographic outlook83
Freight intensity83
Resilience82
Talent & skills81
Connectivity74
Growth momentum57
Each bar is this region's EU percentile on a screener pillar (higher = better for siting; cost & energy are inverted so cheap scores high). These are the exact weights you tune in the Site Screener.
Opportunity Index · composite triage (experimental)
75.1
/ 100 · blends growth, livability, market access & scale · 4/4 pillars
Growth56.6
Livability89.7
Market access87
Economic scale67
Equal-weighted mean of four EU-percentile pillars (deliberately orthogonal: growth=trend, livability=quality, market=distance-weighted demand proxy, scale=absolute GDP). Experimental — a screening triage, not investment advice.
Resilience Index · downside / risk lens (experimental)
82
/ 100 · higher = more resilient to downturns · 4/4 pillars
GDP stability36
Labour stability100
Diversification99
Demographic stability93
Inverse of GDP-growth & unemployment volatility (since 2008, incl. 2009/2020 shocks), economic diversification (inverse HHI) and population stability — each EU-percentile-ranked. Higher withstands downturns better. Experimental.
Connectivity Index · transit · air · market access (experimental)
74
/ 100 · higher = better-connected · 3/3 facets
Transit density75
Airport access60
Market access87
Public-transport stop density, proximity to a major airport, and gravity access to surrounding economic mass — each EU-percentile-ranked. Higher = better-connected. Experimental.
Talent & Human Capital Index · skills base (experimental)
81
/ 100 · higher = deeper skills base than more EU regions · 4/4 facets
Young tertiary80
Lifelong learning91
Knowledge workers71
Scientists & engineers82
Young tertiary attainment (25–34), adult lifelong learning, knowledge-worker share and scientists & engineers — each EU-percentile-ranked. Higher = deeper talent pool. Experimental.
Quality of Life · composite (experimental)
89.7
/ 100 · EU-relative · 6/7 pillars
Economy—
Jobs93.5
Education89
Health94.5
Safety83.3
Connectivity80
Environment98
Equal-weighted percentile across 6 pillars vs all EU NUTS-3; lower-is-better indicators (crime, unemployment, mortality) inverted. Experimental — regional screening only.
Growth momentum · trend analytics
56.6
/ 100 momentum · EU-relative · 5/5 signals
GDP growth · 5-yr
+6.6%
CAGR, nominal
GDP growth · 10-yr
+5.1%
CAGR, nominal
Acceleration
+1.5 pp
5-yr vs 10-yr
vs country avg
+0.9 pp
inflation-adj.
Population · 5-yr
+1.0%
CAGR
Employment rate
-1.3 pp
5-yr change
Unemployment
+0.1 pp
5-yr change
Compound annual growth to the latest available year vs all EU NUTS-3; GDP is nominal EUR (“vs country avg” removes most national inflation). Screening signal, not a forecast.
Economic structure · gross value added by sector
Dominant: Industry · 23.9%Diversified · HHI 610
Agriculture 0.6%Industry 23.9%Public · health · education 6.4%
Share of total GVA (latest year). HHI = sum of squared sector shares ×10,000; higher means a more concentrated, single-sector-dependent economy (more cyclicality risk).
Trends · 2009–2022
GDP (current prices)
€11,993M2022
15.5% 1y 6.6% 5y CAGR
EU percentile 67
Real GDP (2020 prices)
€11,097M2025
1.3% 1y 3.1% 5y CAGR
EU percentile 69
Population
168,9312025
0.9% 1y 1.0% 5y CAGR
EU percentile 34
Unemployment rate
2.9%2025
16.0% 1y 10.0% 5y CAGR
EU percentile 9
Productivity / employee
€162,8062025
2.8% 1y 6.3% 5y CAGR
EU percentile 98
Gross value added
€11,266M2022
15.1% 1y 6.3% 5y CAGR
EU percentile 68
All indicators · 66 more metrics (Eurostat, all-EU)
Economy
Gross value added, total (current prices)
€11,266M
2022 · EU pctl 68
GVA — agriculture, forestry & fishing (A)
€66M
2021 · EU pctl 26
GVA — industry (B–E)
€2,688M
2021 · EU pctl 68
GVA — information & communication (J)
€2,077M
2021 · EU pctl 89
GVA — public admin, health & education (O–U)
€717M
2021 · EU pctl 18
Real GDP (constant 2020 prices, incl. short-term forecast)
€11,097M
2025 · EU pctl 69
Labour productivity per person employed (EUR)
€162,806
2025 · EU pctl 98
Gross fixed capital formation, NUTS-3 (ARDECO)
€3,538M
2025 · EU pctl 76
Labour market
Activity rate, 15–64 (NUTS-2 source)
86.3%
2025 · EU pctl 98 · NUTS-2 src
Youth unemployment rate (15–24)
4.5%
2025 · EU pctl 2 · NUTS-2 src
Unemployment rate 15-74, NUTS-3 native (ARDECO)
2.9%
2025 · EU pctl 9
Labour force aged 15+ (ARDECO)
99,600
2025 · EU pctl 41
Innovation & R&D
Employment in high-tech sectors (% of total)
5.7%
2025 · EU pctl 74 · NUTS-2 src
Education
Tertiary education attainment, age 25–64
46.4%
2025 · EU pctl 89 · NUTS-2 src
Tertiary attainment, age 25–34 (young talent pool)
49.2%
2025 · EU pctl 80 · NUTS-2 src
Adult participation in learning, age 25–64 (last 4 weeks)
24.6%
2025 · EU pctl 91 · NUTS-2 src
Knowledge workers — tertiary-educated & in science/tech (% of labour force)
26.6%
2025 · EU pctl 71 · NUTS-2 src
Scientists & engineers (% of labour force)
11.1%
2025 · EU pctl 82 · NUTS-2 src
Digital
Households with internet access
97.9%
2025 · EU pctl 85 · NUTS-2 src
Tourism
Nights spent at tourist accommodation (total)
828,321
2025 · EU pctl 47
Mobility
Passenger cars per 1,000 inhabitants
607 /1k pop
2024 · EU pctl 57 · NUTS-2 src
Distinct public-transport stop locations within the region (GTFS feeds, deduplicated across overlapping feeds by coordinate). A measure of transit-network extent.
1,116
CURRENT · EU pctl 59
Road freight loaded (annual, thousand tonnes)
8,028 kt
2025 · EU pctl 55
Motorway density (km per 1,000 km²)
44 km/1000km²
2024 · EU pctl 83 · NUTS-2 src
Public-transport stops per 100,000 inhabitants — transit service density relative to population (GTFS feeds, coordinate-deduplicated).
661
CURRENT · EU pctl 75
Distance from the region centroid to the nearest major (large) airport, in km - air-connectivity accessibility. Lower is better.
46
CURRENT · EU pctl 40
Number of major (large) airports within 100 km of the region centroid - air-hub catchment richness.
2
CURRENT · EU pctl 50
Demography
Population aged 15–64 (working age)
111,293
2025 · EU pctl 36
Population aged 65+
33,557
2025 · EU pctl 27
Population aged under 15
24,081
2025 · EU pctl 36
Median age of population
45.0 yrs
2025 · EU pctl 38
Old-age dependency ratio (65+ / 15–64)
30.2%
2025 · EU pctl 14
Crude rate of total population change
9.1 /1k
2024 · EU pctl 90
Crude rate of net migration plus adjustment
8.5 /1k
2024 · EU pctl 80
Crude birth rate
8.5 /1k
2024 · EU pctl 70
Crude death rate
8.0 /1k
2024 · EU pctl 6
Live births
1,436
2024 · EU pctl 40
Deaths
1,345
2024 · EU pctl 16
Total age-dependency ratio (young+old / 15-64)
51.8%
2025 · EU pctl 10
Total fertility rate (births per woman)
1.40
2024 · EU pctl 51
Population density (persons per km²)
200 /km²
2024 · EU pctl 65
Projected population, 2030–2040 (EUROPOP2019 baseline)
181,299
2100 · EU pctl 42
Health
Hospital beds per 100k inhabitants
313 /100k
2024 · EU pctl 23 · NUTS-2 src
Mortality, all causes (age-standardised rate)
824 /100k
2021 · EU pctl 8 · NUTS-2 src
Cancer mortality (age-standardised rate)
186 /100k
2023 · EU pctl 1 · NUTS-2 src
Safety & crime
Intentional homicides per 100k inhabitants
0.0 /100k
2024 · EU pctl 0
Robberies per 100k inhabitants
4.2 /100k
2024 · EU pctl 7
Burglaries per 100k inhabitants
312 /100k
2024 · EU pctl 69
Thefts per 100k inhabitants
680 /100k
2024 · EU pctl 43
Road traffic deaths per million inhabitants
24 /M pop
2024 · EU pctl 7 · NUTS-2 src
Governance & institutions
Government effectiveness, WGI score -2.5..2.5 (country)
2.03
2022 · EU pctl 97
Regulatory quality, WGI score -2.5..2.5 (country)
1.76
2022 · EU pctl 95
Rule of law, WGI score -2.5..2.5 (country)
1.78
2022 · EU pctl 95
Control of corruption, WGI score -2.5..2.5 (country)
2.09
2022 · EU pctl 96
Political stability & absence of violence, WGI score (country)
1.03
2022 · EU pctl 97
Climate
Elevation at region centroid (Copernicus DEM)
1,192 m
CURRENT · EU pctl 97
Hot days ≥30°C (avg per year)
0 days/yr
CLIM_2014_2023 · EU pctl 0
Frost days ≤0°C (avg per year)
146 days/yr
CLIM_2014_2023 · EU pctl 95
Heavy-precipitation days ≥20mm (avg per year)
27 days/yr
CLIM_2014_2023 · EU pctl 99
Environment
NO2 (nitrogen dioxide) annual mean concentration — a traffic / combustion pollutant; mean across EEA monitoring stations within the region (verified E1a data). Lower is better.
3
2024 · EU pctl 2
O3 (ground-level ozone) annual mean concentration — a summer-smog pollutant; mean across EEA monitoring stations within the region (verified E1a data).
77
2024 · EU pctl 98
Industrial facilities per 100k inhabitants (E-PRTR)
1.0 /100k
2023 · EU pctl 0
Population in the 100-year river floodplain (% of residents, EFAS × census grid)
5.9%
2021 · EU pctl 73
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