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Liechtenstein

Principality of Liechtenstein · Fürstentum Liechtenstein

Capital
Vaduz
Population
41,024 2025
Area
160 km²
Neighbours
2
Locator map of LiechtensteinLIECHTENSTEINAUSTRIASWITZERLANDFRANCEGERMANYITALYSLOVENIAAdriatic Sea0100 km
Liechtenstein hatched and ringed, Vaduz marked with a triangle, land neighbours shaded. Orthographic projection centred on 47.2°N 9.5°E; the scale bar is true at the centre.

Landlocked in Western Europe, Liechtenstein has two land neighbours: Austria and Switzerland. At 160 km², it is the 6th-smallest of the 195 countries by area.

Its population was 41,024 in 2025 (World Bank), the 7th-smallest of the 194 countries with data. Density is 256 people per km². Most people live outside urban areas: the urban share was 14.6% in 2025.

GDP per capita was US$220,167 in 2024 (World Bank, current US$), 2nd of 191 and 2nd of 44 in Europe. Life expectancy at birth was 84.2 years in 2024, the 5th-highest of the 194. 98.3% of people used the internet in 2024.

Its main landmass lies entirely in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres. Vaduz's antipode is in the South Pacific Ocean, about 540 km from New Zealand, the nearest land.

How it compares Europe: 45 countries

MeasureFigureWorldEurope
Population41,0242025, World Bank188th of 19442nd of 44
Area160 km²world-countries190th of 19542nd of 45
GDPUS$8.9 billion2024, World Bank, current US$153rd of 19142nd of 44
GDP per capitaUS$220,1672024, World Bank, current US$2nd of 1912nd of 44
Population density256 per km²population 2025, World Bank; area, world-countries41st of 1948th of 44
Life expectancy84.2 years2024, World Bank5th of 1944th of 44
Urban population14.6%2025, World Bank194th of 19444th of 44
Forest area36.8% of land2024, World Bank80th of 19418th of 44
Population growth+1.41% a year2025, World Bank72nd of 1946th of 44
Internet users98.3%2024, World Bank9th of 1885th of 44
Fertility rate1.37 births per woman2024, World Bank165th of 19425th of 44
Land neighbours2world-countries; among the 195112th of 19530th of 45
 Ranks run from the largest value (1st) among the countries with data; equal values share a rank.

Closest in areaMarshall Islands, Saint Kitts and Nevis and Maldives

Closest in populationMonaco, Marshall Islands and Saint Kitts and Nevis

Neighbours 2 countries by land, nearest capital first

  • Switzerland157 km
    Vaduz to Bern, capital to capital
  • Austria526 km
    Vaduz to Vienna, capital to capital

Where on Earth main landmass

Hemispheres
Northern and Eastern
Capital
Vaduz
47.13°N 9.52°E
Northernmost latitude
47.27°N
Southernmost latitude
47.06°N
Westernmost longitude
9.48°E
Easternmost longitude
9.61°E
North to south
about 24 km
Antipode of Vaduz
47.13°S 170.48°W
in the South Pacific Ocean, about 540 km from the nearest land (New Zealand)