Albania vs Switzerland
Switzerland is 44% larger than Albania.
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Albania is 0.7× the area of Switzerland. Put the other way, Switzerland is 1.44× the size of Albania.
| Albania | Switzerland | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 28,748 km² | 41,291 km² |
| Population | 2,349,580 | 9,092,436 |
| Density | 82 / km² | 220 / km² |
| Capital | Tirane | Bern |
| Region | Southern Europe | Western Europe |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Landlocked |
| Neighbours | 4 | 5 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Albania sits at about 41°N and is stretched to 1.76× its true area; Switzerland at 47° N is stretched to 2.13×. Here the two are distorted about the same amount, so Mercator gets this pair roughly right. The figure above uses the Equal Earth projection, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
Questions about this pair
- Is Albania bigger than Switzerland?
- No. Albania is 30% smaller than Switzerland. Albania covers 28,748 km² and Switzerland covers 41,291 km².
- How many times does Albania fit into Switzerland?
- About 1.4 times: Switzerland has 1.44× the area of Albania.
- Why do Albania and Switzerland look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Albania is drawn about 1.76× its true area there and Switzerland about 2.13×. For this pair the distortion is similar, so Mercator gets the comparison roughly right. Kartavera uses Equal Earth, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
- Which has more people, Albania or Switzerland?
- Switzerland: 9,092,436 people against 2,349,580. Density: Albania 82 per km², Switzerland 220 per km².