Natural resources
Switzerland: limited mineral resources. No coal, small amount of iron and manganese deposits. Building stones (granite, limestone), timber, salt are only appropriate for commercial usage. Waterpower – main natural resource (hundres of glaciers). 11% of land – agricultural usage, 30% - covered by forest.
Barbados: gas, petroleum, fish.
Similarities: Both of countries don’t possess a lot of natural resources. The countries’ sizes are small (Barbados is much smaller). Both of countries have recreational resources and attractive for tourists.
Differences: Mainly mountainous landscape in Switzerland, more plains in Barbados.
Population Switzerland: population – 8 066 224, 3 966 991 males (49.2%), 4 099 233 females (50.8%), 8976 births (2016), 8213 deaths (2016), 1215 net migration (2016), ...