Re:Why is Switzerland so rich?
by dgb23 on Friday October 17, 2025 @02:43AM
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That’s not true at all.
Over 25% of the population are foreigners and over 40% of citizens have a immigration background.
Immigrants often become more Swiss than traditional residents, whether they are from Albania, Italy, Turkey or Germany (these some of the largest groups).
In fact we have a more heterogenous, multicultural and multilingual country than most other western nations.
And it was like that since basically forever. That’s why decentralization, federalism, neutrality are deemed so important I think.
Over 25% of the population are foreigners and over 40% of citizens have a immigration background.
Immigrants often become more Swiss than traditional residents, whether they are from Albania, Italy, Turkey or Germany (these some of the largest groups).
In fact we have a more heterogenous, multicultural and multilingual country than most other western nations.
And it was like that since basically forever. That’s why decentralization, federalism, neutrality are deemed so important I think.