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by dgellow 2309 days ago
Looking at the country's history, you will see that Switzerland isn't rich since a long time. The country is considered successful economically since around 1848[0]. But the confederation is known to have been formed around 1291 (that's the official date that is part of the national myth, the actual date could be slightly different).

[0]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Modern_history_of_Switzerland