Croatia vs Switzerland
Croatia is 37% larger than Switzerland.
CroatiaSwitzerlandCroatia moved onto Switzerland · Equal-area projection
1.37×
Croatia is 1.37× the area of Switzerland.
| Croatia | Switzerland | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 56,594 km² | 41,291 km² |
| Population | 3,876,200 | 9,092,436 |
| Density | 68 / km² | 220 / km² |
| Capital | Zagreb | Bern |
| Region | Southern Europe | Western Europe |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Landlocked |
| Neighbours | 5 | 5 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Croatia sits at about 45°N and is stretched to 2.01× 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 Croatia bigger than Switzerland?
- Yes. Croatia is 37% larger than Switzerland. Croatia covers 56,594 km² and Switzerland covers 41,291 km².
- How many times does Switzerland fit into Croatia?
- About 1.4 times: Croatia has 1.37× the area of Switzerland.
- Why do Croatia and Switzerland look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Croatia is drawn about 2.01× 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, Croatia or Switzerland?
- Switzerland: 9,092,436 people against 3,876,200. Density: Croatia 68 per km², Switzerland 220 per km².