The Global COVID-19 Index (GCI) - Switzerland Dashboard

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Country Rank

16

Switzerland

Recovery Rank for 184 countries/regions

COVID-19 Recovery Rating

4

Recovery Index
71.63
(Out of 100)

(100 = Best, 0 = Worst)

COVID-19 Severity Rating

3

Severity Index
58.39
(Out of 100)

(0 = Best, 100 = Worst)

Stringency Rating

34.78

(100 = Strictest Measures, 0 = No Measures)

Population

8,513,227

(Medium Density)

GNI per capita (US$)

84450

(High income)

COVID-19 Recovery Rating Guide

5	Countries who have made the most progress in curtailing the spread of the pandemic and can be used as examples of best practices (Relative Rating)
4
3
2	Countries who are struggling to cope with the crisis and who may need to consider maintaining stringent non-pharmaceutical measures (Relative Rating)
1

COVID-19 Severity Rating Guide

1	Countries who are coping with the crisis with a low percentage of infections and resulting deaths per population (Relative Rating)
2
3	Countries who may be overwhelmed by the crisis with a high percentage of infections and resulting deaths per population (Relative Rating)
4
5

Travel Advisory

Switzerland - published 23.07.2020

1. Passengers are not allowed to enter.
-This does not apply to:
- nationals of EEA Member States and Switzerland;
- British nationals;
- passengers arriving from Schengen Member States;
- passengers arriving directly from Algeria, Andorra, Australia, Bulgaria, Canada, Croatia, Cyprus, Georgia, Ireland (Rep.), Japan, Korea (Rep.), Monaco, Morocco, New Zealand, Romania, Rwanda, San Marino, Thailand, Tunisia, Uruguay and Vatican City (Holy See);
- family members of nationals of EEA Member States. They must present proof of their relationship;
- family members of British nationals. They must present proof of their relationship;
- residents of Liechtenstein and Switzerland;
- residents of Schengen Member States returning directly via Switzerland to their country of residence;
- passengers with a D visa issued by Switzerland;
- passengers with a Schengen C visa issued by Switzerland after 16 March 2020.
2. Passengers are not allowed to transit if arriving from a non-Schengen Member State to another Schengen Member State.
- family members of nationals of EEA Member States and Switzerland;
- family members of British nationals;
- residents of EEA Member States and Switzerland;
3. Passengers who have been in the following countries in the past 14 days are subject to quarantine for 10 days: Argentina, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Bolivia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Brazil, Cape Verde, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Dominican Rep., Ecuador, El Salvador, Eswatini, Guatemala, Honduras, Iraq, Israel, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Kosovo (Rep.), Kuwait, Luxembourg, Maldives, Mexico, Moldova (Rep.), Montenegro, North Macedonia (Rep.), Oman, Palestinian Territory, Panama, Peru, Qatar, Russian Fed., Saudi Arabia, Serbia, South Africa, Suriname, Turks and Caicos Isl. United Arab Emirates and USA.

Travel Advisory information provided and published with permission by IATA.

1. Passengers are not allowed to enter.

-This does not apply to:

- nationals of EEA Member States and Switzerland;

- British nationals;

- passengers arriving from Schengen Member States;

- passengers arriving directly from Algeria, Andorra, Australia, Bulgaria, Canada, Croatia, Cyprus, Georgia, Ireland (Rep.), Japan, Korea (Rep.), Monaco, Morocco, New Zealand,
Romania, Rwanda, San Marino, Thailand, Tunisia, Uruguay and Vatican City (Holy See);

- family members of nationals of EEA Member States. They must present proof of their relationship;

- family members of British nationals. They must present proof of their relationship;

- residents of Liechtenstein and Switzerland;

- residents of Schengen Member States returning directly via Switzerland to their country of residence;

- passengers with a D visa issued by Switzerland;

- passengers with a Schengen C visa issued by Switzerland after 16 March 2020.

2. Passengers are not allowed to transit if arriving from a non-Schengen Member State to another Schengen Member State.

- family members of nationals of EEA Member States and Switzerland;

- family members of British nationals;

- residents of EEA Member States and Switzerland;

3. Passengers who have been in the following countries in the past 14 days are subject to quarantine for 10 days: Argentina, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Bolivia, Bosnia and
Herzegovina, Brazil, Cape Verde, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Dominican Rep., Ecuador, El Salvador, Eswatini, Guatemala, Honduras, Iraq, Israel, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Kosovo
(Rep.), Kuwait, Luxembourg, Maldives, Mexico, Moldova (Rep.), Montenegro, North Macedonia (Rep.), Oman, Palestinian Territory, Panama, Peru, Qatar, Russian Fed., Saudi Arabia,
Serbia, South Africa, Suriname, Turks and Caicos Isl. United Arab Emirates and USA.

Travel Advisory information provided and published with permission by IATA.

Switzerland Infection Trend

How can you tell if a curve is really flattening?

The number of daily confirmed cases has been used as an estimation of how severe the COVID-19 situation is in a given country. However, we’ve found that focusing on the country’s cumulative number of active cases gives a clearer picture of whether the infection curve is flattening.

Countries with Similar Characteristics

This table is generated by a GCI-developed tool to match countries based on their similar characteristics such as population, population density, income and climate.

Country	Recovery Index	Population	Density	GNI per capita	Average Temperature since First Case (Celsius)	Match%
Switzerland	71.63	8,513,227	Medium Density	High income	< 10 deg
Austria	70.42	8,840,521	Medium Density	High income	< 10 deg	100%
Denmark	67.15	5,793,636	Medium Density	High income	< 10 deg	100%
Estonia	73.03	1,321,977	Medium Density	High income	< 10 deg	100%
Ireland	70.26	4,867,309	Medium Density	High income	< 10 deg	100%
Latvia	80.33	1,927,174	Medium Density	High income	< 10 deg	100%
Lithuania	76.60	2,801,543	Medium Density	High income	< 10 deg	100%
Slovakia	65.58	5,446,771	Medium Density	High income	< 10 deg	100%
Slovenia	72.37	2,073,894	Medium Density	High income	< 10 deg	100%
Croatia	63.10	4,087,843	Medium Density	High income	11-20 deg	85%
Hungary	65.51	9,775,564	Medium Density	High income	11-20 deg	85%

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