Chile and Switzerland ranked first in their respective groups.  Chile scored higher than Switzerland in two pillars: Natural Resources and Image.  Chile’s 6,435 km of coastline gave the country a strong advantage in the Natural Resources pillar against land-locked Switzerland.  Chile also had significantly lower population density with 22.8 people per square kilometer compared to Switzerland’s 183.9 people per square kilometer.

Image scores are based on expert’sperception of a country’s status as an adventure destination. Switzerland also scored only slightly higher than Chile in Adventure Resources but scored considerably higher in Sustainable Development and Health.

More information:
http://www.adventureindex.travel/docs/atdi_2011_report.pdf