France vs Switzerland
France is 15.6 times larger than Switzerland. Switzerland would fit into France about 16 times.
FranceSwitzerlandFrance moved onto Switzerland · Equal-area projection
15.6×
France is 15.6× the area of Switzerland.
| France | Switzerland | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 643,801 km² | 41,291 km² |
| Population | 68,720,337 | 9,092,436 |
| Density | 107 / km² | 220 / km² |
| Capital | Paris | Bern |
| Region | Western Europe | Western Europe |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Landlocked |
| Neighbours | 10 | 5 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. France sits at about 43°N and is stretched to 1.87× 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 France bigger than Switzerland?
- Yes. France is 15.6 times larger than Switzerland. France covers 643,801 km² and Switzerland covers 41,291 km².
- How many times does Switzerland fit into France?
- About 16 times: France has 15.6× the area of Switzerland.
- Why do France and Switzerland look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. France is drawn about 1.87× 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, France or Switzerland?
- France: 68,720,337 people against 9,092,436. Density: France 107 per km², Switzerland 220 per km².