Japan vs Switzerland
Japan is 9.15 times larger than Switzerland. Switzerland would fit into Japan about 9.2 times.
JapanSwitzerlandJapan moved onto Switzerland · Equal-area projection
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Japan is 9.15× the area of Switzerland.
| Japan | Switzerland | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 377,972 km² | 41,291 km² |
| Population | 123,366,734 | 9,092,436 |
| Density | 326 / km² | 220 / km² |
| Capital | Tokyo | Bern |
| Region | Eastern Asia | Western Europe |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Landlocked |
| Neighbours | 0 | 5 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Japan sits at about 37°N and is stretched to 1.59× its true area; Switzerland at 47° N is stretched to 2.13×. That difference is why Switzerland looks so much bigger than it is next to Japan. The figure above uses the Equal Earth projection, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
Questions about this pair
- Is Japan bigger than Switzerland?
- Yes. Japan is 9.15 times larger than Switzerland. Japan covers 377,972 km² and Switzerland covers 41,291 km².
- How many times does Switzerland fit into Japan?
- About 9.2 times: Japan has 9.15× the area of Switzerland.
- Why do Japan and Switzerland look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Japan is drawn about 1.59× its true area there and Switzerland about 2.13×. That is why Switzerland looks so much bigger than it really is next to Japan. Kartavera uses Equal Earth, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
- Which has more people, Japan or Switzerland?
- Japan: 123,366,734 people against 9,092,436. Density: Japan 326 per km², Switzerland 220 per km².