+3.6 °C
Temperature
20502080
- Higher emissions SSP5-8.5
- +3.1 °C → +3.6 °C
- Lower emissions SSP2-4.5
- +2.1 °C → +2.4 °C
Hottest month +6.2 °C by 2080 (SSP5-8.5).
Switzerland Climate risk profile and hazard map
- Region
- Europe
- Subregion
- Western Europe
- Income
- High income, OECD
- ISO
- CHE
Switzerland: low across the board; strong social keeps overall risk contained.
Live events
Hourly disaster feed, shown alongside the standing risk below. Open the live mapHow risky is Switzerland, overall?
The composite and its five dimensions. Higher means more risk.
Low 33 / 100
5y
- 41 Climate Medium
- 26 Nature -0.6 Low
- 24 Social Low
- 40 Governance Medium
- 31 Adaptation +0.3 Low
Which hazards threaten Switzerland most?
Physical hazard intensity. INFORM Risk Index, 0 to 10.
- 5.9FloodMedium
- 3.4DRR capacityLow
Switzerland in global context
Risk-ranked against its cohorts. Click any country to open its page.
3
Western Europe
#3 of 9 · median 369
Europe
#9 of 43 · median 388
High income: OECD
#8 of 31 · median 37Put two countries head to head
Compare with any neighbour on all risks and their 5-year trajectory.
Switzerland: outlook from 2050 to 2100
Projected physical change under a moderate (SSP2-4.5) and a high (SSP5-8.5) emissions pathway.
By 2080 under a high-emissions pathway, Switzerland is projected to warm +3.6 °C, with annual rainfall changing +4 mm.
+4 mm
Precipitation
20502080
- Higher emissions SSP5-8.5
- +24 mm → +4 mm
- Lower emissions SSP2-4.5
- +32 mm → +25 mm
Driest month +2 mm by 2080 (SSP5-8.5).
0%
Water stress
20502080
- Higher emissions SSP5-8.5
- 0% → 0%
- Current path SSP3-7.0
- 0% → 0%
Share of land under high or extreme water stress; 0% today.
2.3%
River flooding
20502080
- Higher emissions SSP5-8.5
- 2.4% → 2.3%
- Lower emissions SSP2-4.5
- 2.3% → 2.4%
Land exposed to a 100-year river flood; 2.6% today.
Sea level
Landlocked, not applicable.
Projections from public CMIP6 (WorldClim 2.1, 5-model median, against a 1970-2000 baseline), WRI Aqueduct 4.0 and IPCC AR6 data. Monthly and bioclimatic aggregates, not daily-threshold indices. Forward-looking estimates, not a re-scored site risk.
Indicator panel
Every source-level indicator behind the dimensions above. Sort by score, value, or name.
Energy Imports | 51.2 % of energy use | 93.5 |
Renewable Energy Share | 27.7 % of total energy | 71.2 |
Flood Risk | 5.90 0-10 | 59.0 |
Heating Degree Days | 7629 degree days | 52.4 |
Fossil Fuel Consumption | 44.5 % of total | 39.6 |
Renewable Electricity Share | 68.1 % of total | 31.9 |
Land Surface Temperature | 11.1 deg C change | 31.5 |
Energy Use Per Capita | 2515 kg oil eq per capita | 15.8 |
CO2 Emissions Per Capita | 4.04 metric tons | 12.8 |
N2O Emissions Per Capita | 0.28 kt CO2e per capita | 6.5 |
PM2.5 Air Pollution | 9.06 ug/m3 | 5.2 |
Energy Intensity | 1.48 MJ/$2017 PPP GDP | 4.0 |
Cooling Degree Days | 91.5 degree days | 1.3 |
Heat Index | 0.00 index | 0.0 |
Access to Clean Fuels | 100 % population | 0.0 |
Coal Electricity Share | 0.00 % of total | 0.0 |
Dam Capacity | 0.90 0-1 | 90.4 |
Protected Areas | 12.1 % of land | 87.9 |
Food Production Index | 97.4 index | 75.3 |
Urban Concentration | 0.72 0-1 | 72.2 |
Agricultural Capacity | 0.70 0-1 | 70.4 |
Projected Warm Period Change | 0.67 0-1 | 67.0 |
Projected Hydropower Change | 0.66 0-1 | 66.2 |
Forest Area | 32.3 % of land | 65.8 |
Projected Vector Disease Change | 0.66 0-1 | 65.8 |
Projected Biome Distribution Change | 0.65 0-1 | 64.7 |
Energy Import Dependency | 0.51 0-1 | 51.2 |
Age Dependency Ratio | 0.50 0-1 | 50.3 |
Earthquake Risk | 4.60 0-10 | 46.0 |
Agricultural Land | 37.9 % of land | 44.5 |
Water Bodies Extent | 61.1 % of land | 38.9 |
Freshwater Withdrawal | 4.22 % of internal resources | 38.4 |
Natural Capital Dependency | 0.34 0-1 | 34.4 |
Rural Population | 0.28 0-1 | 27.8 |
Projected Groundwater Change | 0.26 0-1 | 26.3 |
Health Expenditure Per Capita | 0.25 0-1 | 25.3 |
Disaster Preparedness | 0.25 0-1 | 25.0 |
Water Dependency Ratio | 0.24 0-1 | 24.5 |
Projected Annual Runoff Change | 0.19 0-1 | 19.5 |
Projected Population Change | 0.19 0-1 | 19.1 |
Protected Biome Areas | 0.18 0-1 | 17.6 |
Environmental Treaties Engagement | 0.16 0-1 | 16.2 |
Quality of Trade Infrastructure | 0.15 0-1 | 15.4 |
Projected Flood Hazard Change | 0.08 0-1 | 7.8 |
Food Import Dependency | 0.06 0-1 | 6.1 |
Freshwater Withdrawal Rate | 0.04 0-1 | 3.6 |
Access to Reliable Drinking Water | 0.03 0-1 | 3.3 |
Projected Climate-Related Deaths | 0.03 0-1 | 3.0 |
Ecological Footprint | 0.03 0-1 | 2.6 |
Agriculture GDP Share | 0.62 % of GDP | 1.7 |
Threatened Mammal Species | 3.00 count | 1.6 |
Water Stress | 6.50 % | 0.2 |
Access to Improved Sanitation | 0.00 0-1 | 0.2 |
Tree Cover Loss | 3456 hectares | 0.1 |
Tsunami Risk | 0.00 0-10 | 0.0 |
Forest Depletion | 0.00 % of GNI | 0.0 |
Natural Resource Depletion | 0.00 % of GNI | 0.0 |
Projected Cereal Yield Change | 0.00 0-1 | 0.0 |
Child Malnutrition | 0.00 0-1 | 0.0 |
Dependency Ratio | 0.00 0-1 | 0.0 |
Slum Population | 0.00 0-1 | 0.0 |
Projected Marine Biodiversity Loss | 0.00 0-1 | 0.0 |
Paved Roads | 0.00 0-1 | 0.0 |
Population Below 5m | 0.00 0-1 | 0.0 |
Electricity Access | 0.00 0-1 | 0.0 |
Uprooted People | 7.40 0-10 | 74.0 |
School Gender Parity | 0.97 ratio | 70.2 |
Hospital Beds | 4.44 per 1,000 | 67.1 |
Primary School Enrollment | 101 % gross | 61.9 |
Net Migration | 45098 persons | 56.6 |
Education Expenditure | 15.4 % of govt | 55.7 |
GDP Growth | 0.68 % annual | 52.4 |
Aging Population | 19.6 % population | 51.9 |
Shared Prosperity Growth | 0.60 % annual | 50.0 |
Income Share Bottom 20% | 7.50 % | 38.0 |
Overweight Adults | 40.6 % adults | 37.4 |
Gini Coefficient | 33.8 0-100 | 31.3 |
Gender Labor Ratio | 85.8 ratio F/M | 19.3 |
Poverty Rate (National) | 15.8 % population | 16.8 |
ESG Performance Score | 2.40 0-100 | 15.1 |
Aid Dependency | 1.30 0-10 | 13.0 |
Food Security | 1.20 0-10 | 12.0 |
Fertility Rate | 1.33 births per woman | 11.3 |
Unemployment Rate | 4.04 % | 11.2 |
Life Expectancy | 84.1 years | 7.3 |
Labor Participation | 84.0 % (15+) | 7.3 |
Communicable Disease Deaths | 4.75 % | 5.4 |
Safe Drinking Water | 96.7 % population | 3.5 |
Children Under 5 | 0.30 0-10 | 3.0 |
Internet Users | 97.3 % population | 3.0 |
Under-5 Mortality Rate | 3.90 per 1,000 | 2.2 |
Health Conditions | 0.20 0-10 | 2.0 |
Population Density | 222 people/km2 | 1.2 |
Sanitation Access | 99.8 % population | 0.2 |
Development and Deprivation | 0.00 0-10 | 0.0 |
Access to Electricity | 100 % population | 0.0 |
Undernourishment | 2.50 % population | 0.0 |
Recent Shocks | 0.00 0-10 | 0.0 |
Patent Applications | 1288 count | 99.9 |
Scientific Articles | 24248 count | 97.3 |
Legal Rights Strength | 6.00 0-12 | 50.0 |
R&D Expenditure | 3.31 % of GDP | 43.1 |
Women in Parliament | 38.5 % seats | 37.1 |
Disaster Risk Reduction | 3.40 0-10 | 34.0 |
Political Stability | 1.07 -2.5 to +2.5 | 28.6 |
Voice and Accountability | 1.67 -2.5 to +2.5 | 16.7 |
INFORM Governance Index | 1.60 0-10 | 16.0 |
Regulatory Quality | 1.73 -2.5 to +2.5 | 15.4 |
Rule of Law | 1.76 -2.5 to +2.5 | 14.8 |
Communication Infrastructure | 1.30 0-10 | 13.0 |
Control of Corruption | 2.02 -2.5 to +2.5 | 9.6 |
Government Effectiveness | 2.13 -2.5 to +2.5 | 7.3 |
Healthcare Access | 0.30 0-10 | 3.0 |
Physical Infrastructure | 0.00 0-10 | 0.0 |
Education (Readiness) | 0.44 0-1 | 55.6 |
Social Inequality (Readiness) | 0.57 0-1 | 43.3 |
Doing Business Score | 0.62 0-1 | 37.8 |
Innovation (Readiness) | 0.71 0-1 | 29.2 |
ICT Infrastructure | 0.74 0-1 | 25.7 |
Political Stability (Readiness) | 0.75 0-1 | 24.6 |
Rule of Law (Readiness) | 0.85 0-1 | 15.3 |
Regulatory Quality (Readiness) | 0.85 0-1 | 14.5 |
Control of Corruption (Readiness) | 0.89 0-1 | 11.0 |
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Common questions
Answer-first, drawn from the same data above.
How risky is Switzerland?
Switzerland: low across the board; strong social keeps overall risk contained. Its overall risk score is 33 out of 100 (low), blended from World Bank, INFORM Risk Index and ND-GAIN Country Index.
What drives Switzerland's risk?
Switzerland's highest pressures are climate (41, medium) and governance (40). Its strongest area is social (24).
How might Switzerland's climate change by 2080?
Under a high-emissions scenario (SSP5-8.5), about 33% of Switzerland's land shifts toward a warmer climate zone by 2080, lifting its climate-hazard pressure index from 69 to 74 out of 100. This Koppen-based outlook is a separate, forward-looking measure from the historical ND-GAIN scores.
How much will Switzerland warm by 2080?
Under a high-emissions scenario (SSP5-8.5), Switzerland is on track to warm by +3.6 °C by 2080, with annual precipitation changing by +4 mm; under lower emissions (SSP2-4.5) the warming is about +2.4 °C. Based on CMIP6 multi-model projections against a 1970-2000 baseline.
How will water stress change in Switzerland?
The share of Switzerland under high water stress is projected to move from 0% today to 0% by 2080 under a high-emissions scenario (SSP5-8.5). Based on WRI Aqueduct projections.
How will river-flood exposure change in Switzerland?
The share of Switzerland exposed to river flooding is projected to move from 2.6% today to 2.3% by 2080 under a high-emissions scenario (SSP5-8.5). Based on WRI Aqueduct riverine-flood projections.
When was Switzerland's risk data last updated?
Updated September 2026, drawing on World Bank, INFORM Risk Index and ND-GAIN Country Index.