Jersey vs Switzerland
Switzerland is 350 times larger than Jersey. Jersey would fit into Switzerland about 350 times.
JerseySwitzerlandJersey moved onto Switzerland · Equal-area projection
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Jersey is 0.0× the area of Switzerland. Put the other way, Switzerland is 350× the size of Jersey.
| Jersey | Switzerland | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 118 km² | 41,291 km² |
| Population | 103,267 | 9,092,436 |
| Density | 875 / km² | 220 / km² |
| Capital | Saint Helier | Bern |
| Region | Northern Europe | 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. Jersey sits at about 49°N and is stretched to 2.34× 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 Jersey bigger than Switzerland?
- No. Jersey is 350 times smaller than Switzerland. Jersey covers 118 km² and Switzerland covers 41,291 km².
- How many times does Jersey fit into Switzerland?
- About 350 times: Switzerland has 350× the area of Jersey.
- Why do Jersey and Switzerland look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Jersey is drawn about 2.34× 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, Jersey or Switzerland?
- Switzerland: 9,092,436 people against 103,267. Density: Jersey 875 per km², Switzerland 220 per km².