This country comparison is a concise, tabular overview of numerous data from our respective country pages for Liechtenstein and United States. For further information and explanations, we provide many details per country that go far beyond this comparison. For example, there are separate sub-pages for both countries on energy, refugees, population, tourism, transport, sun position and much more.
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General information
| Liechtenstein | United States | |
|---|---|---|
| Region: | Western Europe | North America |
| Area: | 161 km² | 9,831,510 km² |
| Official language: | German | English |
| Government form: | Constitutional monarchy | Federal presidential republic |
| Independent since: | 1806 AD | 1776 AD |
| Capital: | Vaduz | Washington, D.C. |
Population
Details for Liechtenstein and the United States| Liechtenstein | United States | |
|---|---|---|
| Population: | 38,254 | 331,894,000 |
| Inhabitants/km²: | 238.3 | 33.8 |
| Life expectancy males: | Ø 80 years | Ø 75 years |
| Life expectancy females: | Ø 84 years | Ø 80 years |
| Average age: | Ø 43.7 years | Ø 38.5 years |
| Birthrate: | 9.10 ‰ | 10.90 ‰ |
| Deathrate: | 8.20 ‰ | 10.30 ‰ |
| Migrationrate: | 4.81 ‰ | 3.02 ‰ |
Economy
| Liechtenstein | United States | |
|---|---|---|
| Currency: | Swiss franc (1 CHF = 100 Rappen) | US dollar (1 USD =100 Cents) |
| Unemployment rate: | 2.4 % | 5.5 % |
| Commercial taxes and contributions: | 21.60 % | 36.60 % |
| Average income: | 116,440 US$ | 70,430 US$ |
| LIE: total | per 1000 inh. | USA: total | per 1000 inh. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross domestic product: | 6,427 M US$ | 168.02 M US$ | 22,996,100 M US$ | 69.29 M US$ |
| Gross national product: | 4,160 M US$ | 108.74 M US$ | 23,374,712 M US$ | 70.43 M US$ |
| Exported goods: | 3,217 M US$ | 84.10 M US$ | 2,532,951 M US$ | 7.63 M US$ |
| Imported goods: | 2,230 M US$ | 58.29 M US$ | 3,394,346 M US$ | 10.23 M US$ |
Infrastructure
Details for Liechtenstein and the United States| LIE: total | per 1000 inh. | USA: total | per 1000 inh. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roadways: | 630 km | 16.47 km | 6,586,610 km | 19.85 km |
| Railways: | 9 km | 0.24 km | 293,564 km | 0.88 km |
| Waterways: | 28 km | 0.73 km | 41,009 km | 0.12 km |
| Harbours: | 20 | 0.5228 | 3,627 | 0.0109 |
Energy balance
Details for Liechtenstein and the United States| LIE: total | per 1000 inh. | USA: total | per 1000 inh. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Energy consumption: | 393.60 m kWh | 10.29 m kWh | 3,902.00 bn kWh | 11.76 m kWh |
| Energy production: | 68.43 m kWh | 1.79 m kWh | 4,095.00 bn kWh | 12.34 m kWh |
| Energy export: | 0.00 kWh | 0.00 kWh | 9.70 bn kWh | 29,211.16 kWh |
| Energy imports: | 325.20 m kWh | 8.50 m kWh | 72.72 bn kWh | 219,106.27 kWh |
| CO2 emissions: | 150,000.00 t | 3,921.16 t | 4.82 bn t | 14,515.85 t |
Telecommunication
Details for Liechtenstein and the United States| Liechtenstein | United States | |
|---|---|---|
| International dialing: | +423 | +1 |
| Internet domain: | .li | .us |
| LIE total | LIE per 1000 inh. | USA total | USA per 1000 inh. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Landlines: | 12,607 | 330 | 101,526,000 | 306 |
| Mobile cellulars: | 48,887 | 1278 | 351,477,000 | 1059 |
| Internet server: | 14,278 | 373 | 505,000,000 | 1522 |
| Internet users: | 37,527 | 981 | 301,691,414 | 909 |
| Broadband Internet: | 18,050 | 472 | 121,176,000 | 365 |
Native languages
| Liechtenstein | United States | |
|---|---|---|
| German: | 94.5 % | 0.6 % |
| English: | n/a | 82.1 % |
| Spanish: | n/a | 10.7 % |
| Italian: | 1.1 % | 0.6 % |
| Chinese: | n/a | 0.9 % |
| French: | n/a | 0.7 % |
| Tagalog: | n/a | 0.4 % |
| Korean: | n/a | 0.3 % |
| Polish: | n/a | 0.3 % |
| Vietnamese: | n/a | 0.2 % |
| Japanese: | n/a | 0.2 % |
| Portuguese: | n/a | 0.2 % |
| Russian: | n/a | 0.2 % |
| Eskimo: | n/a | 0.0 % |
| other: | 4.4 % | 2.6 % |
Religions
| Liechtenstein | United States | |
|---|---|---|
| Christianity: | 83.7 % | 78.5 % |
| Islam: | 5.4 % | 1.1 % |
| Nondenominational: | 5.4 % | n/a |
| Jewry: | n/a | 1.8 % |
| Sikhism: | n/a | 1.6 % |
| Hinduism: | n/a | 1.0 % |
| Buddhism: | n/a | 0.7 % |
| other: | 5.5 % | 15.3 % |